Tiny houses - is less the new more?

it sounds like an Edward Houses move.

You can take them with you wherever you go to

go exploring.

You could wake up by the ocean or in the

mountains or even in the forest.

It's up to you.

So to start with, that controversial question is less than

you. More today I want to talk about the price

and popularity off tiny houses, the benefits of living in

tiny houses and on.

I will look at some advantages and disadvantages, and I

will show some different types of tiny homes people who

are living in there, and I will complete my presentation

with a personal.

The dream off home in the suburbs with the white

picket fans is changing between housing crisis and homelessness.

Mounting that and downsizing home ownership has become less attainable,

and the tiny house movement can be seen as a

direct response of these forces.

The past years, the tiny house movement has been evolving

rapidly on.

Dhe is growing both in urban and rural environment.

Select the picture behind it is you need to convince

a standard size home, down from a normal size off

to only 500 square feet of living space it would

be in the European metric system, about 46 square meters,

like a single part, a single apartment.

And the fact is that many people they really decide,

um, freely.

They're choosing to reject the traditional standards of how big

a standard size home should be and are choosing to

live time instead because tiny homes offer a small alternative

for people who want to own their own house but

for whatever reason, can't afford to.

By Ortio FINANCIAL FINANCE Standard size home Tiny houses are

nothing new.

They have been around for decades only, but the modern

movement is considered by some to have started in the

1900 seventies, with artists Ellen Wexler, who investigated the concept

off, choosing to live in compact spaces and the small

house movement can be seen having searched in the past

decade. You, too.

Rising energy costs, global climate change concerns, for example, off

the aging baby boomer generation and also the economic downturn.

Collective crisis in the US and the debate on tiny

House is continues because off different perspectives and there are

different definitions.

But, um, to have one definition everybody off, one can

say tiny home.

It's usually about the size off one fountain square feet.

That's almost the same living spy space like the standard

house in the 19 fifties, showing the minute.

Yeah, and compared to an average house off today, well,

to compare to present times is about 2500 square feet.

So it's a big difference if you compare the size

off tiny home like the houses in 1950 the normal

standard size home from nowadays.

The next question is, why do people choose to live

in time?

Okay. Simply put, the Trend Tower Tiny house has become

a social movement already, so people are choosing to downsize

the space they live in, simplify and live hopeless.

So they embracing the tiny life philosophy and the freedom

that accompanies tiny house lifestyle.

The tiny House movement is about more than simply living

in a small space.

It's about life simplification.

It's about doing what makes us person or family happy,

pursuing your passions, your goals and, um, you having a

space that facilitates on the's components.

And they're different.

Many different perspectives from tiny home owners why they choose

to live in tiny spaces.

Some people, tiny life is all about this kind of

philosophy is about living more engaged with nature, with environment

in terms, off the environmental sustainability and also with other

people to be connected to the near community.

Because if you're living in in a standard size apartment

in the city, um, you won't be in contact with

every neighbor off your house like in New York City.

So it's kind of yeah, not really to be connected

with other people, but just being with yourself.

But tiny homes all often like combined, so different.

How's the combined to the tiny community and a tiny

life? It's people also financial freedom, the luxury to do

whatever they want to do.

The key words like you have seen on the slide,

I've shown, um, it's simplifying freedom and sustainability.

The tiny house movement is about finding housing to fit.

Your individual lifestyle is about not decluttering your home in

space, but decluttering your obligations, your social.

There are lots of shows also, and of tutorials, lots

of videos you can find on YouTube.

And there's even a movie called Tiny The Story of

Living Small, which I can highly recommend.

And there are lots off shows dedicated on living concert

on TV.

This, for example, the phrase tiny house gets more than

200 14,000 searches under the ever.

So the next question is, what kind of people choose

to live in tiny helps on slide.

You can see tiny houses appear to a surprising variety

of people.

So, um, people have all kinds of reasons choosing to

live tiny even as a family.

They choose to live in there with Children.

Some are just looking for ways to own a home

without paying rich and someone the house they can take

wherever they go to be more flexible.

And some cluster together a time in tiny communities levels,

and some are just trying thio threat more like you.

But whatever their reasons are, they're part of growing dreamt.

That's gradually changing the way people all over the world

talk. Think about the topic home itself.

So there are different types of tiny homes.

I will show one the next side on um, for

example, tiny houses are frequently built on wheels, so they're

called the holes on wheels because, um, the zoning regulations,

they won't allow such a structure to be placed on

that area like normal House Yard or something.

One spirit.

You can simply look up your truck and hit the

road so you stay really flexible with this kind house.

But they're also shipping containers that are used to create

your own time house and houseboats and old school Busses.

Are we popular?

Especially houseboats you can find in the Netherlands near Amsterdam,

which I have been to, and I have seen lots

off different variations and also the You're like the The

tent shape, which has its origins in Asia, is also

nowadays again very popular in the tiny house communities.

The next point, I would talk about our pros and

cons, the advantage, advantages and disadvantages off tiny homes.

So okay, mhm.

So to complicate things, tiny homes are in many ties,

become Manus ties and can sometimes illegal in some place.

So it depends on the country.

The laws.

They look at tiny houses like something between the camper,

win mobile homes and also like a transitional single family

residence. And in Germany, the land of and the zoning

and land ownership laws make it difficult for this movement.

Take root where there are many problems.

Tiny homes can also provide a range of benefits.

So in terms off energy and due mostly to the

Chinese ties off the house, um, they're incredible.

Energy efficient at many tiny houses also includes solar systems.

But this is a part of the economic reason, and

it's a big reason for people to switch from the

standard size going to a tiny home.

And the average goes a lot compared to standard, because

there you also need to take out a loan to

afford it.

But the price of a tiny home, um, is between

is about 5000 euro up to It depends on your

taste and your needs.

And the ecological fact is also really important for some

tiny home owners.

A large part of the tiny House movement is wants

to reduce Theo owners carbon footprint in terms, off living

in a way, in a sustainable way in this world,

because tiny homes can be built eco friendly and also

with out off local materials.

And yeah, but another point.

I was really surprised off this theme.

Psychological efficiency, they call it Tiny.

House owners tend to list among the benefits, not a

quantifiable efficiency by the sense of organization well being and

the piece from the ability to have just what you

need and no more.

Okay, so this will be the last part of my

presentation. Okay?

And just sum it up.

Living in a tiny home isn't for everyone.

Yeah, um, in general, tiny living works best for people

who are willing to offend the widespread social idea that

bigger is better and replace it with less.

It's more that is having less space and less stuff

to fill.

It means more money, more freedom and more time for

the things that matter most.

That's the ethos of tiny house movement is the key

to its appeal.

And I hope that in Germany, the bureaucracy when improve

in terms of creating especially laws that support the variety

off Chinese spaces, especially in overcrowded cities this would be

a good alternative for maybe students, young families.

But in my opinion, tiny houses will become a really

alternative in the following decades.

All over the world, like climate change movements off, the

young generation from nowadays have shown they're willing to change,

and this could be one step to a climate friendly

future. All of us so Lastly, I want to thank

you for listening to my midterm presentation.

I hope you enjoyed it because I really like the

topic off tiny homes.

And I'm really fascinated about it.

I will.

Tiny houses - is less the new more?

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