Baby Boomers

Old Skool

Could Baby Boomers Make Room for Millennials?

Baby boomers own homes, lots of them, with empty rooms, lots of them.

July 21, 2017 - Trulia

Prop. 13 Will Blunt the Property Tax Windfall as Boomers Transfer Property to Millennials

The benefits of Prop 13's limit on property taxes will pass from generation to generation in California, at the expense of state and local coffers.

June 25, 2017 - California Legislative Analyst's Office

Survey Finds Surprising Generation Trends in the Real Estate Market

Generation X is barnstorming the market, so to speak, and Millennials and Baby Boomers might be swapping their perspectives on the urban, suburban divide.

March 12, 2017 - Realtor

Where Thinking About the End is a Good Place to Begin

Facing scary stuff that's also inevitable tends to clarify the landscape for decision-making.

February 8, 2017 - PlaceShakers

Elderly

All Communities Must Address the 'Housing Crisis for Seniors'

A call to action to change the paradigm of planning and development to better serve an aging nation.

January 30, 2017 - The New York Times

The City as 'Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities': It’s the People Thing

If even a sliver of a 78-million-strong set of consumers seems willing to hand over cash for something, businesses organize themselves to deliver, whether we’re talking hula hoops or downtown apartments.

October 26, 2016 - PlaceShakers

Vancouver

Former Vancouver Mayor: Development Politics Equals 'Generational Warfare'

Former Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan put out a call to action, so to speak, in the hopes of energizing younger Canadians to respond to the entrenched interests of older generations.

August 15, 2016 - The Province

Elderly Walking

Suburbs Are Failing the Elderly

Around two-thirds of Baby Boomers in metropolitan areas live in the suburbs. But as they age, suburbia seems less and less hospitable.

July 11, 2016 - RenewATL

Millennials

Millennials Now Greater Than Baby Boomers

According to U.S. Census data released this month, Millennials now outnumber Baby Boomers, and there are only more Millennials on the way.

April 26, 2016 - Pew Research Center

Millennials

Peak Millennial: Looking Past the Numbers

Two articles look at millennials, cities, and the future. "Peak Millennial" refers to the numbers of millennials moving to and from cities. Grist's Ben Adler looks at why urban millennials are moving to suburbs, and what can be done to address it.

March 29, 2016 - Grist

McMansion

Empty Nesters Stuck in the Suburbs

Just when boomers are ready to return to the city to enjoy all its cultural offerings, they find themselves priced out. Many do downsize, however, from large single family homes to more urban areas close to home.

March 4, 2016 - The New York Times

The New Retirement Home: Former Vacation Homes

The second homes that once laid dormant much of the year, waiting for the next summer or winter vacation getaway, are now a desirable location for baby boomers to retire.

September 9, 2015 - Grand Forks Herald

Suburbia

Aging Boomer Suburbanites: The Coming Transit Disaster

The suburbs are not conducive to the aging baby boomers that populate them. How do we prepare?

August 31, 2015 - Mother Nature Network

Household Formation on the Rise—For a Surprising Reason

Writing for the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at U.C. Berkeley, Jed Kolko breaks down the data on recent trends in household formation.

August 17, 2015 - Terner Center for Housing Innovation

The Counties With the Fastest Growing Population of Older Americans

The country as a whole is getting older—though some counties are aging faster than others.

July 14, 2015 - Pew Research Center

Millennials and Gen Xers Commuting Less by Car

Following up on earlier reports about the latest commuting data from the U.S. Census 2013 American Community Survey, Joseph Kane and Adie Tomer find different trends in commute choice between age groups.

October 8, 2014 - The Brookings Institution

Leaving California

Migration Trends Don't Support the 'Golden Age' of Cities Narrative

"Who's Moving to the Cities, Who Isn't" suggest that the number of Americans selling the "Golden Age" cities narrative is greater than the number of Americans buying into it.

October 6, 2014 - Center for Community Progress

Not in my back yard

Census Data: Millennials Choosing the Suburbs; Babies Booming in Big Cities

Jed Kolko analyzes 2013 population estimates by age group for counties—the U.S. Census released the data late last week.

July 1, 2014 - Trulia Trends Blog

Old Skool

The New Retirement Community Paradigm

After postponing home purchases during the recession, people over the age of 55 have been the first group to return to the home buying market.

June 2, 2014 - New York Times

Young and all people stroll at a community event in New York City.

APA Poll Finds Millennials and Boomers 'Investing in Place'

During the American Planning Association's (APA) 2014 National Planning Conference in Atlanta, the APA announced findings from a national opinion survey that shows a clear interest in place-making among the concerns of Americans of all ages.

May 1, 2014 - American Planning Association

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