Alicia Byassee is house hunting in Irvine, California. She went to look for her dream home in a newly built neighborhood. But the house she visited has a different floor plan, or design, from a normal single family home. The house has enough space for her mother to stay and care for her grandparents.
“She’s driving over an hour every day to come see them or to come stay with them and it would just be a lot easier on her and her family if there was something like that they can live in.”
Alicia Byassee is looking at homes equipped with what is commonly called a “mother-in-law suite.” That is a part of the house with a separate living space, cooking area, bedroom and restroom.
Homebuilders and developers in the United States are seeing a growing demand for homes that can accommodate families that span generations.
The United States Census Bureau has found an increase in the number of families with three or more generations living together. Many of these families are Hispanic, African American or Asian.
Victor Reigner is a professor of architecture and gerontology at the University of Southern California. He specializes in designing living spaces that meet the needs of older adults. He says the increase in multi-generational homes is driven by economics, not customs.
“A lot of third world countries have had this kind of housing arrangement partly because they didn’t have enough income to be able to purchase additional space and so everybody lives together in a communal way.”
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