Pete HahnloserM to U.S. News@beehaw.org • 11 months agoBaby boomers are buying up all the houseswww.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkBaby boomers are buying up all the houseswww.washingtonpost.comPete HahnloserM to U.S. News@beehaw.org • 11 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@GiantRobotTRexlink6•11 months 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@beehaw.orglinkfedilink8•11 months 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.
minus-square@MJBrune@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-211 months agoEveryone is a boomer when you need to insult their generation. Or it seems like it now days.
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.
Everyone is a boomer when you need to insult their generation. Or it seems like it now days.