The National Association of Realtors, Chicago, released its 2025 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends report, finding that Baby Boomers were 42% of all home buyers in the past year.
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Gen Z, Millennial Homeownership Rates Flat in 2024, Redfin Finds
Redfin, Seattle, found that homeownership rates for Gen Z and millennials were stagnant in 2024.
Jason Dorsey on the Strengths, Trials of a Multigenerational Industry
DALLAS–Housing and mortgage banking is one “of the only industries that ultimately serves every generation,” said Jason Dorsey, a generational researcher and President of the Center for Generational Kinetics, at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2025 Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo.
MBA RIHA Report: Housing Supply Will Remain Tight as Older Americans Continue to ‘Age in Place’
As older Americans remain in their homes for longer and the homeownership rate for people over 50 continues to increase, there will be excess demand for older Americans’ homes as shifting demographics impact housing for homebuyers of all ages.
Redfin Finds 78% of Baby Boomers Plan to Stay in Current Home as They Age
Redfin, Seattle, conducted a survey to determine Baby Boomers’ plans for where to live as they age. More than three-quarters said they plan to age in their homes.
70% of GenX, Baby Boomers Plan to Stay Put in Retirement
Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C. said its data show 70% of Gen X and Baby Boomers—who account for 70% of the 84.7 million owner-occupied homes in the country—are planning to stay where they are, not just for now, but into retirement.
RIHA: Boomer Homeowners’ Mortality Expected to Have Minimal Impact on Housing Supply, Prices
More than 4 million existing-homes for sale annually over the next decade will come from the aging and mortality of older homeowners, but sustained homebuyer demand from population growth and younger-generation households should lead to minimal excess housing supply and have no measurable reduction in home prices.
MBA Chart of the Week July 1, 2022: Projected Excess Supply of Housing from the Aging of Baby Boomers
The Research Institute for Housing America, MBA’s think tank, released a special report, “Who Will Buy the Baby Boomers’ Homes When They Leave Them?”, authored by Gary Engelhardt of Syracuse University. The report examines population aging, mortality and the future of the housing market.
MBA RIHA: Baby Boomer Homeowners’ Mortality Expected to Have Minimal Impact on Housing Supply and Prices
More than 4 million existing-homes for sale annually over the next decade will come from the aging and mortality of older homeowners, but sustained homebuyer demand from population growth and younger-generation households should lead to minimal excess housing supply and have no measurable reduction in home prices.
MBA RIHA: Baby Boomer Homeowners’ Mortality Expected to Have Minimal Impact on Housing Supply and Prices
More than 4 million existing-homes for sale annually over the next decade will come from the aging and mortality of older homeowners, but sustained homebuyer demand from population growth and younger-generation households should lead to minimal excess housing supply and have no measurable reduction in home prices.