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

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Gen Zer taking a photo of a house featuring a 'Sold' real estate sign in the foreground. On the side, an older couple (previous owners) stands, gazing at the property and holding a suitcase.
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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A housing expert who nailed the prediction for 2023 says home prices to jump 7% this year

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A single family home is shown for sale in Encinitas, California May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Single family home is shown for sale in Encinitas

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The housing market is breaking out of mortgage rate lock as a wave of sellers look poised to list their homes in the coming years, Zillow says

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The housing market is starting to break free from
The housing market is starting to break free from "rate lock," Zillow economists said.

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People are buying cheap, abandoned homes in Japan and living their dreams free of financial burden

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Take Kurosawa and Joey Stockermans working on their akiya renovation in Japan.

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US home prices jump another 5% on tumbling mortgage rates and tight supply

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A for sale sign in front of a house.
US house prices ticked up another 5.2% in November, according to data from CoreLogic.

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Americans see cheaper mortgage rates ahead as expectations flip for the first time ever in Fannie Mae's latest survey

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Home for sale sign

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The value of the housing market in America's largest metros has surged to $23 trillion

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Homes in a neighborhood in Missouri

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America's offices are in 'uncharted territory' as vacancies hit an all-time high

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A view of the Manhattan Skyline with the Empire State Building in the center.

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A major banking executive apologized after facing sharp criticism for saying it's not that hard to save up and buy a house

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Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest Group.
Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest Group.

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The state of the US housing market in 5 charts

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In this aerial view, single family homes are shown in a residential neighborhood on October 27, 2022 in Miramar, Florida.
In this aerial view, single family homes are shown in a residential neighborhood on October 27, 2022 in Miramar, Florida.

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