I don’t like them either but they meet a market niche.
I’d like to think all those people would rather be able to build a small 1000 sf house on a lot instead ... if it were allowable. People used to raise families in 1000 sf houses so it is not something could be out of reach of single people or young couples just starting out. Today’s “starter’ houses start at about 3,000 sf. which seems absurd to me. It keeps so many people in apartments.
A well designed 1000 sf house would always hold its value and always have a market. People are always “starting”.
My house is a bit under 2000 SF. It was built 100 years ago when families having 8 and 10 children was extremely common. Somehow they made it work.
My apologies. I left out condo crud and HOA retards in the above post.
Yup, I just bought a house in a 1950’s subdivision of 1040 sq ft. homes. It’s always been a very family-oriented neighborhood, and even though it’s still relatively pricey, being located in a pretty nice part of the SF Bay Area, there are lots of young families, more moving in all the time. You gotta make good use of that space though!