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Share of Homes With Two-Story Foyers Increases For First Time Since 2022

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For the first time since 2022, the share of new homes with two-story foyers increased, according to the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC). Despite the increase, the market share of two-story foyers has generally trended downward since 2017, with most new single-family homes being built without a two-story foyer both nationally and regionally.

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