<div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">Over the past century, American demographics and social norms have shifted dramatically. More people are living alone, marrying later in life, and having smaller families. At the same time, their lifestyles are changing, whether by choice or by force, to become more virtual, more mobile, and less stable. But despite the ways that today's America is different and more diverse, housing still looks stuck in the 1950s.</div>
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<div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql">In her book <a href="http://www.dianalind.com/bravenewhome" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>BRAVE NEW HOME: OUR FUTURE IN SMARTER, SIMPLER, HAPPIER HOUSIN</em>G</a>, published in October 2020, writer and urban policy specialist Diana Lind shows why a country full of single-family houses is bad for us and our planet, and details the new efforts underway that better reflect the way we live now, to ensure that the way we live next is both less lonely and more affordable. Lind takes readers into the homes and communities that are seeking alternatives to the American norm, from multi-generational living, in-law suites, and co-living to microapartments, tiny houses, and new rural communities.</div>
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<div>Below is an excerpt of an interview with Ms. Lind, where she discusses her book with DVCC co-founder Roger Balson.</div>
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