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Retirees Get 265% of What They Paid Into Social Security—but Will Young...
Workers born in the 1960s are on track to receive Social Security benefits worth more than 2.6 times the taxes they personally paid into the program, according to a new analysis. The findings, from...
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Social Security Turns 91 as Its Future Hangs in the Balance—and Housing Costs...
Ninety-one years after Social Security was signed into law, the program has largely delivered on its original promise. In 1935, more than half of older Americans were estimated to lack enough income...
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A Viral AI Property Tax Hoax Is Targeting Some Homeowners—and It Could Cost...
Douglas County Assessor Toby Damisch first suspected something was wrong when Colorado homeowners started calling his office with some unusual questions. “Hey, I hear I don’t have to pay the school...
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The ‘Sandwich Generation’ Is Getting Younger—and Homeownership Is at Risk
Rachael Piltch-Loeb was just 29 when she suddenly found herself pulled between two generations. Six months after the birth of her first child, her father was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s....
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Older Boomers Enter ‘Cash Is King’ Era as 46% Buy Homes Outright Without a...
Nearly half of baby boomers buying homes are making all-cash offers, according to a new report. Among boomers aged 71 to 79, 46% purchased their home without financing, while 39% of boomers aged 61 to...
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Boomers Hold $93 Trillion in Assets—but Their Heirs May Get Less Than Half
Baby boomers hold roughly $93 trillion in assets, but only $36 trillion could reach Gen X and millennial heirs over the next 20 years, according to new data. The estimate, released last week by Visa...
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Millennials Are Set To Inherit Trillions—but for Most, It Will Come Too Late
The cruelest part of the Great Wealth Transfer may be its timing. An estimated $124 trillion will pass between generations through 2048. But by then, even the youngest millennials—one of the...
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‘Inheritance Bullying’ Is Putting Family Homes and Generational Wealth at Risk
Inheritance fights are largely believed to happen only after death: A will is read, a sibling feels slighted, a family home becomes the center of a dispute. But estate experts say a more troubling...
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‘Ridiculous’ Rents Are Forcing Baby Boomers To Seek Roommates—and Some Find...
Over the past few years, 72-year-old cinematographer David West saw his whole world fell apart. “My 22-year marriage ended, after raising four kids,” he tells Realtor.com®. “The strikes in Hollywood...
View ArticleBoomers Own a Third of All Housing Wealth—Here Are the Markets They Dominate
As baby boomers and older Americans age and begin to downsize, some cities are poised to see new housing become available to younger generations. But the “silver tsunami” of home sales won’t hit all...
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First-Time Buyers Fall to Record Low as Baby Boomers Reign Supreme
The share of first-timers breaking into the housing market fell to just 21% of homebuyers last year—a drop of three percentage points from the year prior and the lowest share since at least 1981, new...
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Gen Z Is America’s Most Mobile Generation—Here’s Where They’re Heading
America’s interstate migration hit a 10-year low in 2024, but Gen Z defied this trend to become the nation’s most mobile generation, overtaking millennials for the first time on record. According to...
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$84 Trillion in Generational Wealth Is About To Transfer—but the Heirs Are...
On the eve of the largest transfer of wealth in history, something is wrong: The heirs are missing. Today, as many as 15.2 million adults ages 55 and older are childless, according to the latest...
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Am I ‘Too Old’ To Buy a House?
They say you’re never too old to learn, but is there a cutoff when it comes to homebuying? The answer feels like a resounding no, especially when the median age for a homebuyer is now 59 years old,...
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The Pandemic Windfall, Mapped: Where Affordability Opened the Door to New Wealth
From 2020 to 2024, U.S. home values surged, creating a major windfall for homeowners. Yet the metros that generated the biggest gains were not just the ones where prices climbed the highest—they were...
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The Hidden Math Behind How Homeownership Builds Generational Wealth—and How...
Homeownership builds wealth by pulling three levers at once: Monthly mortgage payments gradually increase owners’ equity, rising home values contribute to that equity, and the earlier a buyer gets in,...
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‘Dementia Village’ in Wisconsin Will House Patients in ‘Main Street USA’ Setting
For millions of people living with dementia, quality of life often takes a drastic turn downward. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Agrace Hospice is planning a new village to be built in Madison,...
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Has The Villages Lost Its Shine? Demand Cools as Boomers Seeking a More...
The sprawling senior community of The Villages, FL, boomed during the pandemic, drawing retirees in droves despite viral rumors—some later debunked—about residents’ wild sexual escapades, but new data...
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The Love Nest Is Dead—Why Fewer Young Married Homeowners Signal a Major...
The share of Americans who are both married and own a home by age 30 has shrunk from 52% in 1960 to just 12%, according to new data—in a shocking collapse that has the potential to impact the future...
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Spartanburg, SC, Is the Top Real Estate Haven Where Smart Boomers Grew Their...
Spartanburg, SC, has been a significant area for housing wealth growth, particularly for older generations. Boomers and older homeowners in the region saw their housing wealth grow by a notable...
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