Baby boomers are buying up all the houseswww.washingtonpost.comexternal-link Pete Hahnloser ( @Powderhorn@beehaw.org ) M U.S. News • 1 year ago message-square7arrow-up135
arrow-up135external-linkBaby boomers are buying up all the houseswww.washingtonpost.com Pete Hahnloser ( @Powderhorn@beehaw.org ) M U.S. News • 1 year ago message-square7
minus-square GiantRobotTRex ( @GiantRobotTRex@lemmy.sdf.org ) linkfedilink5•1 year ago This year, the average age for a repeat buyer was 58, according to data released Monday from the National Association of Realtors 1965 is generally considered to be the first year of Gen X but putting that in the headline won’t get as many clicks
minus-square blindsight ( @blindsight@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink8•1 year agoRight, but the typical buyer isn’t 58. It’s implied in the article that it’s bimodal, with lots of older (Boomer) buyers skewing the median very high.
1965 is generally considered to be the first year of Gen X but putting that in the headline won’t get as many clicks
Right, but the typical buyer isn’t 58. It’s implied in the article that it’s bimodal, with lots of older (Boomer) buyers skewing the median very high.