Tiny House Movement

That is why I choose to get involved with Habitat for Humanity. “We build because we believe that everyone, everywhere, should have a healthy, affordable place to call home.” That is one of their beliefs, which is why I want to be working with Habitat.

It is said that “the tiny house on wheels expands economic freedom to geographic freedom in that people can take it with them if they decide to move across the country.” This home becomes a convenient way of living for those who love the on-the-go lifestyle. The interior design of these homes also plays a huge roll in the mobility of them. The purpose of these homes is to "carve out all the unusable space and make sure all the space offered is usable, maybe for several different purposes" (Gillette). Tiny home contractors have innovative ideas that combine several functions into one appliance. These inventions offer a unforgettable living experience to tiny home buyers offering installations such as: "well-placed skylights, tables that turn into beds, stacked drawers that double as stairs" ("Teeny House, Big Life"). The average person is able to live in these houses without lacking the everyday necessities. Tiny home transform the focus of life to a self-reliant, simplistic lifestyle. Along with the extremely suitable mobility of these homes, many civilians claim that "living low-rent (or with a micro-mortgage) is a definite draw."

According to the American Enterprise Institute, the average home today contains about two thousand six hundred eighty-seven square feet, where the average size in 1973 was one thousand six hundred sixty square feet (Perry). In 1973 the average cost per square foot was $114.42 and today’s average cost sits at $120 (Perry). For only a small increase in cost, homes today are more functional and modern. The majority of houses built today are more energy efficient, have air conditioning, appliances, big bathrooms, closets, garages and more. Though it was possible for houses to have these things in 1973, many did not because they were considered a luxury at the time.

In previous years homeownership is was what people in the United States showed pride in, up until recent years after the fall in the market economy. The current homeownership in the United States have declined significantly since the years have passed and is now the lowest it has been in decades. Even though the housing market has been improving over the years in the United States, and the increasing homeownership rate is a worthwhile policy goal for America, home ownership still continue to decline.

With these homes being manufactured in industrial shops, they are constructed fairly quickly and can be shipped to a location on one semi-trailer. The doublewide trailers require a little more effort to obtain. Doublewide homes begin at 1,067 square feet and can reach up to 2,300 square feet. These homes have a width of 20 feet or more and can reach an astonishing 90 feet long. Although they can get quite large, the most common size is 56 feet long and 26 feet wide. This totals out to be around 1,456 square feet. Unfortunately, with these homes being wider they have to be shipped as two separate units and are jointed together seamlessly to create a double wide home. These homes can be shipped onto the site very quickly and at a low cost compared to constructing a larger home built in a subdivision. After some research conducted on the U.S. Census Bureau website, I found the average new home built in 2015 had a square footage of 2,467. Even though these statistics are the average house size in the Midwest in 2015, Cobblestone Estates holds houses well over the median square footage in the Midwest. All of this information within the economic differences category because wealthier families tend to relocate to upper class neighborhoods, compared to lower class families moving to trailer parks. Although Cobblestone includes homes larger than the average sized home, this does not mean they are necessarily wealthier than than the inhabitants in

To start, my dream home would consist of multiple houses to make a family village. My family relies on each other, and being in different counties or even states makes it a lot harder to assist each other. We all have different size families, as well. Therefore living in a circuit of mansions would be a wise way to accommodate everyone. These mansions would be separated from the outer world by a 100-yard deep forest. There would be either a heated

The cost to make a tiny house would be approximately $10,000-$12,000. Tiny houses are truly affordable; we hope to have them built by volunteers on donated land. According to Charter for Compassion, the cost of tiny homes in Newfield, NY is $12,000 per unit housing 18 residents in 18 houses, and in Madison, WI they have 10-15 residents, 11 houses totaling at $5,000 per house. Research shows that residents at the tiny homes foster a positive relationship with other residents, law enforcement, and local government. The residents will have common shared space such as laundry, shared showers, garden space, a community room and garden space.

Owning a property has long been a gateway to the American dream. Individuals have possession of the house if they have enough money to afford the payment on a home, and be willing to purchase it. As the owners, they have the power to make decisions about the property. Other people who rent have limited control and have to depend on the ruling of the owners even though they pay the rent monthly. Advocates of house renting may claim that renting seems to be a better option than buying in the aspect of cost. However, they often overestimate the benefits of renting and lack consideration of the time factor. Instead, many people argue that buying a house is better than renting since it brings tremendous advantages to individuals and the community. In the United States, there are 56% of people own a house, and 25% of non-homeowners are looking to acquire their home in next 25 years, while only 11% of non-homeowners do not hope to own a home in the future (Newport, 2013, p.1). Therefore, purchasing a property is the desirable and the best option since it generates financial benefit, build self-confidence for owners, and profits the construction of the community harmony rather than renting a house.

“House America” and “We House America” were two programs created at Countrywide to assist low-income and minority individuals with home ownership by offering lower

The first dimension of housing is the material dimension. This dimension is about the physical structure of the house and includes things such as if it is big enough for the people living in it and whether it is disrepair. Many researchers have argued that having a decent, safe and healthy house is necessary to one’s well-being and stability, whereas inadequate housing leads to excessive mental

Housing affordability has been one of the most persistent national concerns mainly because housing costs are the biggest expenses in the budgets of most households. A typical American household spends more than a third of its budget on housing while poor and near-poor households commonly devote about half of their incomes to housing (Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011) .

I’m sitting on the couch, with the computer in my lap, surfing and daydreaming. My honey walks past me and says “what are you looking at? Tiny houses?” I got caught red-handed when I was supposed to be working. He sat down next to me and I showed him a very ingenious table designed for tiny living. It’s a table for four that stacks against the wall, in no more space than a sofa table would take up. How ingenious is that?

people to live in homes that are bigger than they actually need, but the way the

In rural Togo households are averaging at about 6.2 people per home with around 470,000 houses. These houses are usually made from sun dried mud bricks and mud plaster with straw roofs and only have one main room where the whole family lives, cooks, eats and sleeps. All housing areas North of Lomé are made up of slums which is where 75% of the Togolese population

Second, micro homes, known by many as Tiny Homes, are homes considered to be under 500 square feet. Banks won 't finance tiny houses––any house smaller than four hundred square feet is difficult to mortgage––and, in addition to being tricky to occupy legally, the houses are excluded from many R.V. parks because they 're too tall (Wilkinson, A. 2011). All Micro Homes are designed the way a normal family home would be designed. A Micro Home has the necessities such as: A bathroom, a kitchen, a bedroom, and a living room. The households are mainly built for single individuals who are just starting off on their own, does not want to live in a fancy home, or a person who is unable to be