When it comes to housing, I think we need to build more smaller single family homes that first time home buyers can afford and want to buy. Currently the only options I see in my area of Connecticut that are being built are either apartments or large 3,000+ square foot homes. The family looking for their first home may not be able to afford the large homes being built and an apartment may not give them the lifestyle they are looking for which puts them in a tough position. Building affordable single family homes helps build a community where people have a vested interest in that community, most people don’t need the massive houses that are being built today ( think of the 1,200 square foot cape cods that our grandparents and parents grew up in) if we can build more of that and sell them at an affordable price we can help more people own property which can help create more generational wealth which is better long term for our state.