Millennials

Dallas-Fort Worth And San Antonio Are Attracting More New Residents Than Any Other Texas Metro

By Joanna England / September 1, 2021 /

More Americans are migrating from expensive, densely populated urban areas to less-pricey, coastal locales according to CoreLogic’s recent report on the hottest metro areas for migration. CoreLogic’s report states that secondary cities — large cities adjacent to major metros — were the target for homebuyers looking to get more housing bang for their buck. This…

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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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Democracy Thrives in Vibrant, Liberal Areas Because Empathy is Higher

By Jon Anderson / July 11, 2019 /

Have you ever wondered why Texas cities are more liberal than outlying areas?  It’s not a Texas thing. Large urban environments are typically more ideologically liberal around the globe. Like a blast zone, liberal ideals diminish the further away you get from an urban environment.  But why?  The clichés of vibrancy, higher average education, and…

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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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Americans Want to Save Enough to Retire, But Doubt It Will Happen

By Candy's Dirt / June 29, 2019 /
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From staff reports Not quite 20 percent of Americans surveyed by LendEDU said their goal was to save enough to retire one day, but almost 40 percent of them felt that goal was unattainable. The survey was released earlier this month, and polled 1,000 Americans to understand their financial goals and their confidence that they…

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