Sad factor in the loss of porches: Appraisers don’t value them.
If Builder A built a 2,000 sqft home without a porch, and Builder B built an identical home with a nice porch, Builder B was punished in the value, loan amount.
So they stopped building porches.
Why neighbors don’t know each other like they used to, porches play a big role:
1920 ➡️2024