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A tiny apartment for most people sounds good - you can own a home without being locked into lifetime mortgage payments.

People want to own their place free and clear and enjoy it.

I agree with you. For some reason, many here reflexively go into attack mode with regard to "tiny" houses and apartments.

Yes, the American dream is to own a 4,000 sq. ft. palace with spacious bedrooms, cathedral ceilings, three-car garages and acres of lush lawn surrounding it. I've been there and done that and have a million dollars in mortgage payments behind me to show for it.

But for the very young just starting out or for the aging empty-nesters, this is not a bad way to go.

When I moved to my current CT home from Massachusetts, I downsized considerably and it's much nicer to have a home that is more easily maintained. Before coming down here, I got rid of most of my furniture, digitalized most of my music and books and have a wall mounted flatscreen TV. Nothing but laptops and tablets for computers and everything wireless, even the stereo system. It's a nice, clean uncluttered and modern space.

Downsizing living space is not for everybody but it's a trend that works for me. When I moved out of my last home, there were rooms I hadn't even stepped into for years. I just didn't need all that space.