Builders gut check what buyers may like vs. what they’ll pay for

As home sizes shrink and a new mega-generation ages into the homebuying market, homebuilders may have to rethink certain aspects of home design. 

With affordability the main issue for buyers, builders are now working to maximize space with functional design over flash. Buyers are still largely driven by emotion, but they are also constrained by affordability, so cost-effective design…