What is becoming more prevalent is that existing house lots are being logged again. The last twenty years we have had several ice storms. People have begun to realize that you do NOT want hundred foot tall pine trees twenty feet from your house.
I have TWELVE acres. I logged about eight of it two years ago.
We took five trucks of logs and four vans of chips off the property. This house was built in 1972. They cleared just enough to build the house. I had hundred year old pines and oaks within fifteen feet of the house. The house was dark all the time. Not anymore.
I think it was a fad in the 70s and 80s to leave the trees real close. Stupid hippies. Now, people have come to realize that you really do not want anything bigger than an ornamental within fifty feet of your house. At least here in NH. Sometimes those big trees come crashing down in the winter.
The problem is unless you have a bunch, like me it costs thousands of dollars if you do not have room to drop them and you need a crane.
The main reason for not having large pines anywhere near your home are pine beetles. They will go through an entire stand of trees in no short order, and by the time you notice anything, the damage has already been done.
Trees around the house can be a good thing if they are the right kind in the right place. Those 100 foot pines should not be kept in urban areas, but a good shady oak far enough away from the house on the west side can really help with the electric bill in the summer. A good rule is if a tree will drop large limbs on the house and cause damage, it is too close.