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Building Homes for Extended Families

By on November 7, 2012 in News

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A Southern California homebuilder is now building houses with a smaller home nested inside of the larger one.

Lennar designers and researchers and an independent architect developed the floor plans this year to respond to the doubling-up trend that has affected more than 1 in 5 U.S. households. Executives with the Miami-based home building titan hope the atypical designs will appeal to families moving in together and pooling financial resources; the idea is to draw them back into the beleaguered market for newly constructed homes, which is on course for its worst annual performance on record.

“This Great Recession has forced us, as builders, to push the envelope,” said Greg McGuff, president of Lennar’s Inland Empire operations.

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  • http://wahm.business-opportunities.biz Angela Shupe

    For someone looking into a new home AND expecting to have extended family moving in (like an aging parent, etc.), that’s a great idea. However, I imagine most people would just do what my Aunt did. When Grandma moved in with her many years ago, she built an extension onto her home. That allowed grandma to have her own space.