Tata of India now may have the world's least expensive house, cost is proposed at $700, 216 sq ft. Makes a person ponder why India is set to overtake China and the US in the years ahead, and why members of the Hearth.com forum puzzle over heating multi x 1000 sq ft houses + pools, hot tubs, etc. Saw another article that the average Korean works 1000 more hours per year than the average US worker. Me thinks the good ol' USA golden era could be over unless we get our priorities back in line to provide a genuinely better future based on conservation, efficiency and modesty.