[catpuppy]

... these newby communities are just as crappy as the tract homes....

I don't know which communities you refer to but the Seaside/Watercolor communities mentioned in the article are anything but "crappy." As for a "40x80 foot lot," you might find that small but it will accomodate a nice beach house if one can afford the million or so it takes to buy the lot.

[volchef]

just my opinion....didn't mean to offend. I just look at all these homes going up around here that you can stand in one yard touching the home and reach out your arms both ways and touch the home next to you. That just doesn't seem like quality of life to me. Personally I prefer a lot where I don't have to look at my naked neighbors in the window every morning :)

I'm just kind of eclectic I guess. I like to have a big yard and a house that doesn't look like everyone else's. But to each his own. Sorry again if I offended.