More porches, fewer garages

Posted at: 09/20/2012 6:38 AM

Have you noticed anything different about the houses going up around you?
 
Turns out front porches are making a big comeback, hinting at a shift in the way Americans want to live nowadays.
 
According to a census survey of construction, two-thirds of new homes built last year had a porch. The data also found fewer garages with the percentage of homes without a garage or carport at its highest since the late 1990s.

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