Of course, another question there is, how much of that is the result of local zoning and permitting processes banning all the stuff that people actually like? I know I've seen a lot of complaints about basic stuff with stairs, windows, and bedroom sizes in older plans that have been rendered illegal by newer zoning.
I haven't seen such complaints about basic stuff. Maybe it's just my own bias, but whenever I see people complaining about "regulations" choking out The Way Things Used To Be, it's usually actually about cost to the producer, whether houses or soda or anything else. See this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35894852
Everything that made century homes desirable isn't mass-producible, and therefore untenable.
