We?ve been hearing a lot about the downsizing trend taking hold in new homes, and that the square footage of homes is shrinking. But if you look at the latest housing stats from the Census Bureau, you might be scratching your head on that theory. The latest stats show that new-homes actually seem to be getting supersized, not downsized: Nearly 40 percent of new single-family homes in 2011 had four or more bedrooms, 28 percent had three or more bathrooms, and 54 percent of new homes were two stories or taller. Both upper-end buyers and move-up buyers tend to show preference to bigger homes. However, in a more normal market, it?s the first-time home buyers who tend to dominate, and they?re saying they want smaller.