U.S. No Longer Has the World's Largest Homes

McMansions are often thought to be a U.S.-only problem, but Australians have the largest homes in the world, with houses in the state of New South Wales averaging 262.9 square meters (around 2800 sq. ft.).

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January 13, 2010, 1:00 PM PST

By Tim Halbur

From the Courier Mail in Australia: "Data commissioned by CommSec shows the Australian house has grown on average by 10 per cent in the past decade to a record high of 214sq m, three times the size of the average British house."

In the United States, the average home size of new construction fell 7% in the first quarter of 2009 to 2,065 ft.

FULL STORY: Australians have the world's largest houses

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 in The Courier Mail

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