[Eric in the Ozarks]

I noticed that too. A couple w/ no kids shouldn’t need a five BR...

[Reeses]

It's really hard to buy a one bedroom Spanish-style house with sparkling pool, a designer kitchen and a nearby golf course. There aren't many of them. I would like to buy a beautifully designed but small house on an extra large lot but there just aren't any. High quality luxurious construction in small volume is very rare. In the more expensive houses the rooms are laughably huge, like having to walk 10 feet from the bed to the dresser. The basic problem is way too much bad taste out there.

[LeGrande]

I noticed that too. A couple w/ no kids shouldn’t need a five BR...

Speak for yourself : ) The point is whether people can afford the house they are living in. If people are using houses as an investment vehicle that is fine too. It is the only investment that I know of where the profits are tax free. Now, it looks like the Government wants to guarantee the investment too. I have a big problem with that. The government should not be in the business of bailing banks out of bad investments.