Boomer homebuying bonanza

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In today’s edition:

• Millennials are desperate to buy a home — but cash-flush boomers are standing in their way.
• We’ve mapped where everyone in America is moving to.
• Gen Zers and millennials disagree on whether it’s appropriate to have a work spouse.

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Boomer buying bonanza

Millennials have never had it easy in the housing market. But the sheer size of the generation, combined with the fact that many of its members have now reached prime-homebuying age, means that more millennials are literally getting their foot in the door with each passing year.

After a decade in which millennials sat atop the housing-market heap, though, baby boomers have suddenly and unexpectedly seized the upper hand.

Between July 2021 and June 2022, new data shows boomers were the largest share of homebuyers for the first time since 2012. The numbers game favors millennials, but a slew of other factors conspired to let boomers stick it to their successors.

While the sudden reversal is a sign of the financial strength of boomers, it also underscores the bleak prospects for millennials and the growing divides within the generation.

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• Here’s where everyone in America is moving to. We looked at domestic migration data from the Census Bureau to see which counties people have moved around the US. Check out our map.
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• The debate around travel etiquette reignites. TikTokers are rushing to support a man who refused to let a passenger sit in the seat he was allocated. In the viral clip, the man can be heard saying, “Sorry, I pay for my place.” Watch it here.
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