Jun 26 2021

Majority of Young Adults now Live at Home: The Millennial and Gen Z Housing Crisis Highlights a Growing Wealth Divide.

As the economy starts to fully open, there are some glaring issues that are being exposed. First, there is still a deep crisis in housing on the affordability front. The Fed in partnership with big banks buying up properties, is causing major market disruptions that are pushing out regular first-time home buyers (aka younger Americans). […]

Nov 20 2014

Multi-generational living is here to stay in a low wage economy: Over 57 million Americans live in multi-generational households.

The Great Recession might be officially over on paper, but the social impact continues to be felt today. The structural changes are deep and profound and have caused a major rise in multi-generational households. Many young Americans burdened by low wage jobs and college debt may have no other option but to move back home […]

Mar 6 2014

Never leave home generation: Household formation goes negative year-over-year at steepest rate since recession ended in 2009.

Young Americans have taken on the brunt of this Great Recession.  Since the recession ended, young Americans continue to be saddled with tremendous amounts of student debt.  With a weak blue collar sector, going to college may seem like the only viable road into the middle class.  Yet one thing is certain and that is, […]

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