CBS News | Living Large | November 27, 2005�20:00:05

I came across this today and while I don't watch 60 minutes much anymore, thought it insightful.
Most of us don't have to worry about someone buying the house next door and tearing it down only to build a McMansion, but it apparently is happening with much aplomb all across the country.
Interestingly, the size of the average new house in this country has grown almost 50 percent in the last 30 years, while the average family has shrunk.