"small house movement"

http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20081202_smallhouse.htm

I loved this article. It's about the trend in real estate moving away from these big huge mansion-type houses to smaller energy efficient homes with all the style you want, just on a smaller scale. This would be ideal as far as I am concerned. So much wasted energy occurs in these big houses that people have just to keep up with the Joneses. Rooms are closed off and not being used a lot of time or they're being heated and air-conditioned for no one. Also, as people age they can no longer take care of these big houses, funds get lower and they become eyesores. Check it out and think small. It's a wise move for the future.