It's a combination of prefab cost meeting regulatory constraint. The most generic of the new builds have been optimized for cost while also working within legal requirements for many states and cities.
Overall I welcome it, because there's a herd strength in having a generation of homes all built the same way, with the same kinds of known caveats.
Overall I welcome it, because there's a herd strength in having a generation of homes all built the same way, with the same kinds of known caveats.