How Baby Boomer Home Ownership is Affecting the Market

Many baby boomers own homes that are too big. Can they be ... - NPR

While 54% of baby boomer homeowners own their homes free and clear, according to Redfin, most of those with mortgages have low rates. So it ...

In recent years, there's been much speculation about the impact of aging baby boomers on the housing market. Many predicted a flood of homes ...

Baby Boomer-Dominant Housing Markets - Construction Coverage

Researchers calculated the percentage of owner-occupied households that are headed by baby boomers, then ranked U.S. metros and states ...

Housing Insights: The Coming Exodus of Older Homeowners

The Baby Boom generation, which comprises those born between 1946 and 1964, has an enormous housing market footprint. Baby Boomers inhabit 32 million ...

Baby Boomer Housing Market 2024: More Than Half of Older ...

Their reasons for staying put are clear: More than three-quarters of boomer homeowners (76%) primarily credit owning their homes for their ...

Majority of Boomers Say They Will Never Sell Their Homes

Homebuyers hoping for a flood of homes to hit the market from aging baby boomers might be disappointed by the results of a new survey.

Baby boomers are most active in these housing markets

“The most recent U.S. Census Bureau data confirms that baby boomers have the highest net worth of all generations,” DeJohn said. “This means ...

Baby boomers aren't going to crash the housing market—they're ...

More than 9 million homes are expected to come onto the market in the next decade, as there will be nine million fewer baby-boomer-owned homes ...

Report says more baby boomers staying put as they age - CoStar

People born between 1946 and 1964, known as the baby boomer generation, made up 41% of all homeowners as of 2022 when the MBA's original report ...

Younger Buyers Want Baby Boomers to Update Their Homes

Some millennials are waiting out the housing market for more larger homes that can accommodate their growing families. Ten percent of ...

Declining boomer ownership will free up 9.2 million homes by 2035 ...

As baby boomers age, their homes are going to increasingly be hitting the open market. A new report from Freddie Mac estimates that ...

Boomers struggled more than millennials to buy their first homes

“Buyers in today's market face high prices, high mortgage rates, and low levels of affordable inventory, making it exceptionally challenging to ...

Boomers won't part with their homes, and that's a problem for young ...

The lock-in effect, because of rates, is only half of it. Few homeowners of any age want to sell right now. · Boomers have always loved their ...

Baby boomers dominate home ownership, leaving little for Gen Z

Part of the issue is home inventory being taken up by the Baby Boomer generation (those born from 1946-1964), which also impacts millennials and ...

9 million homes will come on the market in the next decade as baby ...

Baby boomers aren't ready to give up their low or non-existent mortgage rates, but as they age their homeownership rates will decline, ...

Baby Boomers Downsizing: Impact on the Housing Market

The downsizing trend among baby boomers has had a notable effect on the housing market, particularly in the segment of starter homes. According ...

Baby boomers are buying up all the houses - The Washington Post

The Zinnicks aren't alone: Older buyers are prevailing in America's hot housing market. This year, the median age for a repeat buyer — someone ...

Did the Baby Boomers Ruin the Housing Market?

Although much has been attributed to shortages of existing properties and mortgage lock-in effects, we think strong demand is a symptom of the ...

2024 Generational Divide in Homeownership Report - Leaf Home

The U.S. housing market is caught in a generational tug-of-war, with baby boomers opting to age in place and passing on outdated, under-maintained ...

Blame the baby boomers for the housing shortage, Redfin says

Findings published by real estate brokerage Redfin show that baby boomers, who are currently between the ages of 57 and 75, are aging in place, ...