Millennials & Real Estate

Millennials Making Moves on The Housing Market Need to Think Outside The Box

By Daniel Lalley / March 21, 2022 /

Having lived through Y2K, 9/11, two major wars, one major recession, and COVID-19, the world’s most financially cursed generation faces its next obstacle – an inventory collapse in the housing market. Yes, just when Millennials survived the most precarious job market in generations, there is precious little left to buy.  Even Millennials Make Mistakes A…

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Millennials Will Break The Bank On Homes To Appear More Successful

By April Towery / August 8, 2019 /

Forget keeping up with the Joneses; kids these days just want to blow the Joneses out of the water. Many consumers have spent too much on a luxury handbag, or signed on for a car payment that might require a regular phone call to Mom and Dad. But the price tag of appearing successful, wealthy,…

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Millennials Don’t Want Your Big Houses, Unless They Do

By Bethany Erickson / July 8, 2019 /
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It started as a drumbeat last March, as Candace Taylor of the Wall Street Journal wrote that Baby Boomers who built million-dollar, large homes, suddenly were finding it difficult to unload them because Millennial buyers (the next market of age to buy a home after Gen Xers) were disinterested in (or couldn’t afford) the homes.…

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Turtle Creek Gardens: Living Well And Wisely While Saving For Down Payment

By Jon Anderson / November 7, 2018 /

Homeownership is the most consistent way to build up the nest egg you’ll need in retirement. People who downsize their homes are cashing out equity built up over a lifetime (and telling the kids they’re on their own). Sure, there are many reports that claim folks who rent in some areas make out better. But…

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Could IRS Ruling Quicken Pace Of Homeownership For Student Loan Holders?

By Jon Anderson / September 11, 2018 /

In Texas, the average debt is $26,292 and 56 percent of residents hold student loan debt. But one company found a way to make it go away faster. In 1995, about a quarter of adults aged 20-29 had student loan debt. In 2016, it had increased to 47 percent. The percentage who had less than…

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