More homes built for rent to drive further fall in floor space

The modest improvement in housing demand combined with recent increases in homebuilder confidence are reasons to think that the fall in average new home floor space should be drawing to an end. But the increase in the share of (typically smaller) housing units being built for rent will remain a drag on average floor space for a number of years yet.

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