Taking an Inventory of U.S. Homes, Amenities (and Rodents) Included

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Even in a lousy real-estate market, Americans’ homes are typically their most valuable assets. So, what are those homes like? A report issued this month by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development presents lots of detail about what houses had and lacked as of last year.

While the size of the average household has been shrinking for decades, the average home has not. Eighty-two percent of occupied homes built in the past four years have three or more bedrooms, vs.

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