Young people in the U.S are finding it increasingly difficult to buy a home of their own

A report by Gallup showed that burnout in people managers increased from 27% in 2020 to 35% in 2021. A separate poll by Metlife found that millennial managers saw the biggest increase in burnout over the past year with 42% reporting workplace tiredness and stress compared to 34% of Gen Z, 27% of Gen X and 21% of Baby Boomers.

Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips collectively earned a record $15B in sales this year. Between a third to one half of the buyers were new. A third of Christie's buyers were millennials.

2021 Google searches revealed our interest in alternative assets like cryptocurrencies and NFTs, and persistent economic insecurity, evidenced by questions about stimulus checks and student loan forgiveness. It also showed the cultural rift between millennials and Gen Z cropped up in queries about hair parts and jeans, as did other social media trend, like how to make TikTok pasta or Squid Game cookies. When Covid-19 vaccines became widely available, Americans tried figure out how to be a normal person again, like what kind of pants to wear and if you could wear sweatpants.

Younger buyers are more likely than older ones to have regrets about their recent home purchase.

Many Americans picked up stakes during the coronavirus pandemic in an effort to find more space. New research identifies who was most likely to move.

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Volume 45, Number 13 July 7, 2021 By Deborah J. Cloutier, CRE Photo: fokke baarssen/Shutterstock.com ESG at a Tipping Point was listed as the #3 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Introduction Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) has reached a tipping point. In a 2019 McKinsey …

Survivalism, stimulus and the search for space make it easy to ignore warning signs.

Categories such as "baby boomers" and "Millennials" do nothing to capture social change.

A retailer with an old-school feel might win big from the home-buying frenzy should it draw younger first-time members.

We’re not going to find a set of fixed divisions that works across arenas — such as social attitudes, family behavior, and economic status.

OK boomer, you may have money, but you’re not spending it.

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Maybe if we got a lot of signatories to this, or something like it, they would take heed. Suggestions welcome.

A collection of essays documenting the financial challenges Millennials face.