[quote=CA renter][quote=AN]I hate those type of houses and would never buy them. They also seem to be very tightly packed together too.[/quote]

Could not agree more.

We would not live in one of those sardine cans, even if we could get it for free. The whole point of buying a SFH is to have a yard and private space.

Those “courtyards” are maybe acceptable for storing a BBQ, but nothing else.

It is all about maximizing profits for the builders/developers. Hopefully, more buyers will turn their noses up at these disasters so that builders never attempt to force them on us, again.[/quote]

this price segment was a disaster in the 80’s/90’s with extremely close zero-lot-line garages with homes attached with almost no driveways and minimal curbside. this ended up creating neighborhoods with chronic parking problems that always look very crowded.

I’m glad the builders put in some innovative efforts and revamped this whole segment.

my feeling after living in both the updated ’00 variety with the backloading garages as well as the ’80-’90 variety with front loading garages but no driveway and minimal curbs, the updated backloading variety definitely wins and will also age a lot better.

and compared to attached townhomes, this is still way better.