Smaller. When I was 25 I thought I wanted a three or four bedroom house with two and a half baths. It's what the new subdivisions around here are. Now ten years later I'm single with no kids and have been in a two bedroom condo for ten years. I find I go in the second bedroom every other month, and the only reason I go in the second bathroom is because there are cat litter boxes in there. So what I think I want is a two bedroom place with an unfinished but dry basement where I could build out a modest fun room. Two bathrooms would be nice but not necessary. A two car garage would be nice, but I could get by with one. There are older but nice neighborhoods in my area closer to downtown with cafes and restaurants walking distance away. The combination of being smaller and not downtown makes them relatively affordable. The next time I move, if I stay in town, it's what I'll look for. A must-have will be some level of privacy, too. I don't want to have my wall six feet from my neighbor's.