By Andy Warren | Guest Column/Ahwatukee Foothills News
What was old is new again in the real estate market, as homebuyers are increasingly seeking single-story homes.
According to the National Association of Home Builders and U.S. Census information, 67 percent of newly constructed homes in 1973 were single-story – or ranch-style – homes. That number dropped to 43 percent in 2006, but has reversed course and is on the rise again.
These classic American icons first became popular in the 1950s and ‘60s, when suburban growth exploded across the United States. The homes were easy to build and affordable.
