In article >, Magnulus wrote:

> of us are like that. Small houses, OTOH, are harder to get. Housing prices
> have shot up, and often developers seem to favor gargantuan houses in the
> "better" neighborhoods. Sure, you can get smaller houses and apartments- if
> you don't mind living a stones throw away from a drug dealer or gang member.

If you want smaller you simply have to buy older properties. There are
many good areas with smaller homes.