I remember how excited I was as a new empty nester about the empty bedrooms. One of them became a guest room and for a few years, it housed my niece, while she attended college at the University of Minnesota. Now it is an empty guest room.
In 2023 “excess bedrooms” reached a record high of 31.9 million according to a study done by Realtor.com. Houses have more bedrooms while at the same time, household size is shrinking but shrinking household size was the biggest factor.
We have a guest room and a home office. I see this configuration in many three-bedroom houses, which leads me to this: Do I really have “excess” bedrooms? What is a bedroom?
