24-year-olds are more likely to own homes than millennials and Gen X when they were that age

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They might not care as much about the milestone, but most adult Gen Zers are out-pacing older generations in homeownership, according to Redfin.

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Move over, millennials: Gen Zers are coming for boomers' houses

Tech Insider : Economy
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No generation has shaped the modern housing market more than baby boomers. Now their reign is coming to an end, and Gen Z is coming for the crown.

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Millennials and Gen Z are giving up on one of their core values and investing more like boomers

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As the economy has tightened, younger investors are showing they are less willing to sacrifice gains in support of ESG initiatives.

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Boomers aren't ready for retirement. Millennials and Gen Z are going to pay the price.

Tech Insider : Economy
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Boomers are the largest generation to enter retirement. The US economy isn't ready.

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Younger baby boomers are facing a homelessness crisis as rents skyrocket and outpace Social Security

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Jeffrey Snow, a former math teacher who lacks housing, sits under the I-95 expressway in Miami.
Jeffrey Snow, a former math teacher who lacks housing, sits under the I-95 expressway in Miami.

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Gen Z and millennials should be thanking boomers, not bashing them

Tech Insider : Economy
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For all the flak the older generation gets, baby boomers have left millennials and Gen Z with a better and richer America.

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Baby boomers are winning the housing market again with all-cash purchases

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Boomers got wealthy off of real estate.

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A boomer couple left Texas for the retirement of their dreams: 'We were brainwashed that it was the only place to be — it's not'

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Nancy and Jim Cotton.

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Baby boomers got rich off real estate and they are in perfect position to do it again

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Baby boomers built a lot of wealth through home equity.

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2024 will be Gen Z's year to change work as we know it

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
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A new report suggests there will likely be more Gen Zers who are full-time employed than baby boomers who are full-time employed by early 2024.

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