Who Will Buy the Baby Boomers’ Homes When They Leave Them?

By Kyle Horst
DS News
July 7, 2022
Category: Finance & Economics
Region: United States

Much of the future available inventory will created by the aging-out of the oldest generations; by some estimates more than 4 million existing homes will hit the market in the next decade due to the finite morality of older homeowners, but experts believe this will only lead to a “minimal excess” in housing supply and have “no measurable reduction” in home prices.  This research comes by way of a new study from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)… which examines the impact the aging and eventual death of Boomers may have on future demand and the supply of homes listed for sale by Americans over 50. …The MBA’s findings revealed that there will only be a “modest” amount of excess supply of homes for sale, around a quarter-million units through 2032, which will have no measurable impact on home prices as a whole. 

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