Housing preference is big houses even if services are further away?

In August 2023, the Pew Research Centre published data on housing preferences that showed a majority of Americans would prefer to live in 'houses that are larger and further apart, but schools, stores and restaurants are several miles away.'

This housing is a stronger preference for those who are 30-65 old, white, with some education and conservative.

The results have been fairly consistent since 2019, averaging between 53-60% of Americans preferring this type of community.

The National Association of Realtors has difference housing preference survey results from April 2023. Their survey asked people whether they would prefer 'houses with large yards and you have to drive to the places you need to go' or 'houses with small yards, and it is easy to walk to the places you need to go.'

The survey found 56 percent chose the walkable alternative, which was even more than in 2017 (before the COVID pandemic made dense urban areas less popular).

Why do these surveys yield such drastically different results?

The Pew survey in my email below is designed to include a representative sample of Americans, including rural Americans who typically do live in very spread-out environments. It seems to me quite natural that rural Americans would prefer rural lifestyles. 

By contrast, the National Association of Realtors is limited to adults in the fifty largest metropolitan areas. This includes almost every metropolitan area over a million people.

Thus, it seems to me natural that the National Association of Realtors respondents would be more receptive to less car-dependent lifestyles. 

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/02/majority-of-americans-prefer-a-community-with-big-houses-even-if-local-amenities-are-farther-away/

https://www.nar.realtor/reports/nar-community-and-transportation-preferences-surveys