--From the Wall Street Journal: "Builders Downsize the Dream Home"

"'There's a lot more that comes with those McMansions,' said Mr. Easley. 'There's a lot more cleaning. There's a lot more heating, a lot more cooling.'

"Wieland believes the market downshift reflects 'a fundamental change in the way people are going to want to live,' and not just a reaction to scarce credit and insecure jobs, said F. David Durham, senior vice president. 'We're not waiting for things to return to the way they were.'"

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