> [Blake said the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom...]
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> THREE-CAR GARAGES THE TREND OF THE FUTURE
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> WASHINGTON, July 21-Back in the 1950s, the one-car garage was
> standard in the 41 percent of homes that had any garage at all. More
> than half a century later, almost two-thirds of all new homes have
> two-car garages and on a nationwide basis, 19 percent have three-car
> or more garages.
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> "The home building industry is definitely seeing a growing trend
> toward the three-car garage," said Jerry Howard, executive vice
> president and CEO of the National Association of Home Builders.
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> "Especially in areas where houses do not traditionally have
> basements, the three-car garage is becoming a must-have in new
> homes," said Howard. "But it's not just limited to those areas.
> Three-car garages are becoming more common in markets across the
> country."
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> Census Bureau statistics confirm that mother-in-law girth is increasing.
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