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Indeed the world keeps turning... wait what were we talking about?

Oh, that's right. Older homes being beautiful and a treasured part of our history... And only white people like them, or some such nonsense.
The interesting thing about open mindedness - most people can understand the attraction of a new build. It's such a simple concept, " new= better". Funny thing is a new home isn't new very long. There have been a swath of homes posted on this forum, esstenially mocked because they are terrible McMansions. Some of them are pretty bad, but many just seem dated. They often are fewer than 10 years old. 
The glorious thing about a [b]well proportioned [/b](that can still be very large mind you - I'm not talking small box here) classic older home, it doesn't go out of style. there is some new custom construction that fits into this category as well. 
It takes true open mindedness to look at an older house and see its potential. Most people aren't good at that. Watch HGTV sometime, all you will hear is homeowner after homeowner telling a designer, " I just can't see it"
I'm certain there are people who would much rather live in a new build. They have many things going for them ( closest space!). To me there is a chunk of time between that one being "new" and later being " classic" - I'll wait and see if your home becomes the latter. Then it will be interesting to me. In the meantime - it falls into the category of " dated". 
Not necessarily ugly or hateful, just not my ( and many peoples) cup of tea. 
I like tea
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And older homes
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The interesting thing about what you wrote is that what appeals to you, technically, does not necessarily have to emerge over time.  The rules of good proportions - things like air circulation, proportion of rooms, ratios between windows/ceilings/doors, structural things of that matter - are a known quantity.  In theory, nothing prevents a new home builder from integrating them during the design/architectural stage so that the house is planned with good proportions to begin with.  I'm not talking here about interior finishes that can easily be changed every ten years, but rather the actual proportions/golden section type rules. [/quote]

Indeed! I think you are right about that. As I recall reading earlier in this thread, an architect had mentioned that new homes are often changed by the builder. I'm sure some less attractive new construction loses out to those golden sections in order  to cram more features into a home. Which is also understandable. If a person is spending a fortune on a tiny lot close into the city, it makes sense that they'd want a comfortable house that meets the needs of their family. I don't dispute that. I did note that good custom construction often does this well. Of course, we've all driven by some real doozies that have got to be custom - there could be no other explanation. I sort of love the ones that are outrageously bad. Those people are living their dream...
 Boy howdy. 
The thing I find interesting about this thread is that many people championing new homes, have two different and sort of competing ideas. The first being, " it's my house mind your own business", which makes me think they don't have much experience living in a single family home community. I live in Arlington, most everyone is incredibly busy and don't have time to be in each others business. I prefer older homes, but welcome improvements to my neighborhood, and I bet most of my neighbors agree. Be it good new construction, or a good renovation. Of course nosy or not, a huge eye sore you can't help but take note of. The other idea being, " your jealous of my fabulous new house" which to me implies you are smugly hoping everyone is interested in your business.
I would say I am very jealous of my Arlington neighbor's fabulous renovations, and ambivalent to my other neighbor's fabulous new build. However, grateful I am that are improving my neighborhood and raising my own property value.  But that is really just a matter of personal taste.

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