16 Jan 2026

Survey: 72 per cent are interested in modular houses

What are visitors to NEW HOUSING most interested in? What topics would they like to see at Europe's most important event for small-scale housing? And how old are those interested in NEW HOUSING? Here are the survey results.

The NEW HOUSING team recently published a survey of readers of its free newsletter. Nearly 70 people took part.

According to the survey, around a third of respondents are between 51 and 60 years old. This is consistent with visitors to NEW HOUSING in previous years. The number of participants decreases with age.

41 per cent live as a couple

According to the survey, 44 per cent of those who took part live alone. 41 per cent live with one other person in a household. 15 per cent said they share a flat or house with three or more people.

Nine percent already live in a tiny house, six percent have only recently moved in. 33 percent of those surveyed do not yet live in a mini house, but are planning to do so in the near future. Just under half of the participants do not yet live in a tiny house, but can imagine doing so in a few years.

Respondents were also asked about their interest in small living spaces. The clear winner is modular houses. These living spaces, which can be enlarged, reduced or modified depending on the stage of life and needs, are of great interest to 72 per cent of respondents.

Respondents were asked which tiny house topics they were interested in. Multiple answers were possible. In second place in terms of interest were the topics of building law and land. This was followed by furniture and interiors, as well as accessories such as toilets, with just under 50 per cent.

Greatest interest in modular houses

A good third are interested in tiny houses on wheels. NEW HOUSING will also be showcasing a large number of the mini houses that once sparked the tiny house movement. A similar number of participants said they were interested in consulting, planning, technology and smart homes. A quarter are looking for information on financing mini houses.

NEW HOUSING already offers products and information on all these areas of interest. Participants were also asked in which areas they would like to see more at NEW HOUSING. The topics mentioned were housing for the elderly, second-hand tiny houses, wheelchair-accessible tiny houses, suppliers of mobile garages and thermal insulation. Das NEW-HOUSING-Team hat jüngst eine Umfrage unter den Lesenden des kostenfreien Newsletters veröffentlicht. Knapp 70 Menschen haben teilgenommen.

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Matthias Jundt
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