Houses get smaller, but homeowners still want lots of space | Business News from the Press-Register - al.com

Houses get smaller, but homeowners still want lots of space | Business News from the Press-Register - al.com: "'In the next house I buy, the kitchen is going to accommodate everything I need,' said Sheree Dees of Prudential Cooper & Co. Realtors in Mobile, including a master bath and adjacent home office. 'The kitchen is where everyone lives.'

Homeowners love large kitchens and master baths -- preferably with a big soaker tub and an oversized custom shower. Other must-haves for homes in 2010 include energy-efficient appliances, an outdoor living area, stone and brick exterior, two-car garage, a home office or study, and community landscaping with walking paths or playgrounds, according to building experts at the National Association of Home Builders International Builders Show in Las Vegas."