homes of varying sizes
Homes for sale have been shrinking in size since the pandemic.
  • The typical home for sale in the South is smaller than it was pre-pandemic. 
  • Builders are constructing smaller homes and many homes for sale are in denser places, like cities. 
  • Here are five places where the trend is most dramatic. 

More smaller homes are on the market in the South than pre-pandemic, Danielle Hale, Realtor.com's chief economist, told Insider.