" This is Money Markets & More for this Thursday September 10 2009. From the newsroom at the MarketWatch radio network I Adrian Mitchell. Coming up Warner Bros. takes a page from Disney's book and from Harry Potter it's I'm Tracy -- in some cases small are really -- better that's right people are starting to shy away from those big make mentions that and Kate -- will be talked about that in just a minute but first -- what are Wall Street's biggest names -- about stocks and the economy. Listen to Morning Stock Talk weekday mornings only here. Marketwatch.com. On the date book we're getting a look at jobless claims that trade balance for July and annual poverty in common health insurance state at. And the Treasury Secretary is testifying at a hearing on TARP oversight. Among the companies reporting earnings Dollar General store its National Semiconductor. Navistar. And jeweler to the star is Harry Winston."

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" And there Adrian Americans are used a living large reader everything. -- here rights and Kate yes again and invented seems like that we are rethinking that and these days and we aren't at least in terms of housing back. Starting in early 1990s and the economy was booming in people had great jobs and they went and this that the other thing people were building and the mentions the huge houses everywhere. But now all because of the recession because of the housing downturn houses are actually getting smaller new construction on homes that the average size is now dropped. Down to about 2200 square feet which is it's significantly smaller than maybe even just a few years ago. I live in badge activity or apartment and 200 square feet sounds enormous throughout Canada our you know compared to use some of that homes up there that we used to seeing -- of divisions signing up everywhere and this. And this pretty teeny -- it is an and and there's an obvious reasons why I mean the economy people are concerned about their their jobs and things like that I don't wanna have -- cover themselves with a huge mortgage if they can even get one and missed an age. But they're also concerned about. Their their utility bills because the -- your house war. It costs heated although some people say they also just wanna be green -- dissent dissent. Stick out a couple without children need a five bedroom house or should they downsize to something small like town home and cities something like that so those of the questions. That people are starting to ask themselves and it's time to buy a house. Also up first time buyers who who were taking advantage of the government tax credit first time buyers not as buyers tend to start out small. And worked their way from there -- what they can afford right that's what they can afford it and that's where they go south. But out of the homebuilders tell of the Baltimore sun that this really may be. Something new in the works because after other recessions people went back to buying their -- houses that they think that this time around people want to do that because. They'd think there's just been a whole new mindset about frugality and and why do you need. House with a library and again and a playroom and the living room and -- this and of that that's a lot of work to clean that housing -- and dusty at a higher you know if you are working -- your -- working have to hire some upcoming an hour here. Until mine living in and you know with a lot of dust bunnies I guess not at an even long before there is such a nice a look at those gigantic houses and -- scheduled time. Like on authors say I'll go sit in the downstairs. East wing player -- remember I don't know how how happy news. Possibly enjoy yourself and not tires space and I guess if your big. Entertainer and have a lot of parties this would be one thing. I guess. Yeah and I never understood the appeal either I mean we we grew up in modest means via your and I stand that is okay so. So it sizes it doesn't matter -- Aaron ache and even at a LA I think very Gergen just continues the trend towards smaller houses and I think there's always going to be some demand for a bigger house maybe have a big family -- just want one but. But that it's that a house getting bigger bigger bigger. Like they were I think we're gonna go back to singing when we see new construction of homes backed him more modest sciences in you're seeing furniture stores. Trying to keep up with this. With this larger and larger trend you TV -- enormous pieces of hard to earn larger pieces of furniture went out shopping a few years back -- it was really hard to find something that weighs. You know I know the size of -- out but today if you have 440 of room with a forty foot. Cathedrals ceiling high end and all those of the space that they have to scale the furniture a little bit bigger. So you mentioned that. And it basically that builders expect that this trend will continue -- an army -- keeps shrinking. Yeah I don't know if about shrinking that but I think people just to have this mindset now like I said it if it's just. You with that say you're just a single person. Do you really need. A Big Five bedroom house would you be better off. And C. A smaller town house because saying that your utility bills or lesser mortgages last. And there's less maintenance of the property -- about momentum to mean these houses have to be built in almost in the -- because there closer NC -- larger urban areas there -- a lot of space to be announced -- an -- and -- that anybody who does the big city -- if you buy a home the homes. For the most part -- into -- obviously their mentions that. Some of the homes -- teeny tiny room at Georgetown Washington DC for example very pricey very nice area but boy -- some itty -- homes there -- literally summer just a few feet wide and I you look at people from out of town I think you know there's no way to -- cost more than a million and now. Guess -- lights at yeah I mean in any other town you might you know at the most paid 250 Palestinians know. Out at little sticker Shaq on on line right well thank you can thank you."

" Thanks Tracy NN. And if you'd like to get in on the conversation -- big your -- he can email us at MarketWatch -- eastern at Yahoo.com. Follow us on Twitter MW radio or look for MarketWatch radio network and fix them. I'm Spiderman. -- they have a new adversary soon at the movies. Warner Bros. is making a move to better compete with Disney and some newly acquired Marvel Entertainment. It's changing the name of its DC comics division to DC entertainment. Bringing it in house and appointing an executive who guided the Harry Potter franchise to run it. Marvel has had big hits with Spiderman Iron Man at the X-Men. But that man has been DC it's only make a movie star can do so much you're not stupid and you know and that's it for Money Markets & More. I'm Adrian Mitchell. Thanks for listening until next time."