Baby boomers have turned into Generation Can't-Let-Go

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America's first-time homebuyers are disappearing. That's bad news for real estate.

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By the time she turned 40, Suzie Payne had resigned herself to the fact that she would never be able to buy a home.

A cross between tiny homes and van life could help solve America's shortage of affordable starter homes

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Julie Lennox outside her tiny home on wheels near Missoula, Montana.
Julie Lennox outside her tiny home on wheels near Missoula, Montana.

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America's richest generation got much richer in recent decades as everyone else fell behind

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Americans over 75 have gotten richer in recent decades as younger generations have seen their household wealth fall or stagnate.

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Boomer homeowners aren't as well off as you may think

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Many older households are having a harder time affording housing.

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What baby boomers learned from weathering the Great Recession — and what they regret

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These baby-boomer homeowners have seen their home values soar. Now they can't afford housing to retire in.

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A dating expert explains why living apart keeps the spark alive in older relationships

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Logan Ury, a dating expert on "The Later Daters"

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After losing her job, a boomer is 'walking a tightrope' between retiring early and searching for work

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Trump's plan for Social Security would help baby boomers in the short term and cut benefits for anyone younger

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