"We are seeing more guest rooms for two main reasons: homes getting bigger and household size getting smaller," said Ralph McLaughlin, senior economist at Realtor.com. "What's more, we find that spare rooms are more popular in cheaper areas where it's more affordable to buy a home with extra bedrooms."
The average size of a new home grew during the famous 'McMansion' era, beginning in the 1980s, when builders went big. But they stopped growing about a decade ago; much of that has to do with rising costs as well as both energy efficiency and environmental demands from consumers.
Excess space trends are highest in the Mountain West and in the South. That is simply because there is more land there, and homes are built with larger floor plans, according to the report.
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