Builders Shift Toward More Compact Lots in 2024 as Shortages Bite
Washington, DC, July 15, 2025-In 2024, most new single-family detached homes sold in the U.S. sat on increasingly smaller parcels, marking the continuation of a multi-year trend toward compact "spec" construction, according to a new analysis by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) of U.S. Census Bureau data.









