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Seniors aging in place causes surge in spare bedrooms: Report
NewsNation ^ | 11/23/23

Posted on 11/23/2023 5:18:59 AM PST by EBH

Further, 17% of all owned homes are occupied by single or married seniors with two or more spare bedrooms.

“The surge of spare bedrooms speaks to a mismatch in the housing market, at a time when so many feel there are too few options available,” Salviati said.

Seniors aging in place are keeping a significant share of single-family homes unavailable to younger generations, according to Salviati. It’s why, in part, it’s hard for millennials to break into homeownership.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Society
KEYWORDS: homes; housing; seniorhousing; seniors
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To: asinclair
“Downsizing is a major effort”

When we sold our house we had garage sales, then craigslist, then come pick it up and finally putting it out on the street for pickup. Packed up to move for a short two year period until full retirement, more garage sales, more giveaways.
Finally moved to the house and still have too much stuff but down to only a few boxes of memories from travels, letters and photos and the kids events. It did feel good to be relieved of all the other stuff.

41 posted on 11/23/2023 5:49:54 AM PST by Jolla
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To: EBH

My home is not part of a market.

It’s my home.


42 posted on 11/23/2023 5:50:34 AM PST by Jim Noble (The future belongs to those who show up)
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To: EBH

The federal government controls airspace.

It can shut down the airspace within 70 miles of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, New York, Boston, DC, Chicago, Miami, etc.

Airline flights would have to originate & terminate from now struggling cities like Utica, Flint, Peoria, Youngstown, etc.

Many corporations would relocate to where the airlines relocate.

Housing could be built where LAX, Logan, JFK, O’Hare, etc. now are.


43 posted on 11/23/2023 5:50:38 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Lockbox

Something else just occurred to me...

https://www.cato.org/blog/supreme-court-strikes-down-home-equity-theft

I wonder if that decision has anything to do with this...

And, if so, why Deep State allowed its pet SCOTUS to issue that decision.


44 posted on 11/23/2023 5:51:45 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: EBH

Hell since this country has happily slaughtered millions of unborn babies why should it be out of the question to move seniors into all those cozy apartments they re building next to rail tracks and bus stops? Then if they get sick, instead of taking up hospital beds or using critical medicines, just volunteer them for assisted suicide.


45 posted on 11/23/2023 5:52:17 AM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: mewzilla

Don’t know, but it was pass due for that issue to be ruled on…..


46 posted on 11/23/2023 5:59:49 AM PST by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting…)
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To: EBH

My friend Sharon has her son living with her. He recently got divorced. He is not happy and neither is she.

Sharon pays the bills on the Florida home of her brother. Sharon had a huge place on a double lot but sold at what was a good price a few years ago. Unfortunately, the buying power of money has taken a beating under Biden.


47 posted on 11/23/2023 6:00:38 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: mewzilla

Ain’t that true!


48 posted on 11/23/2023 6:00:57 AM PST by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting…)
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To: JudyinCanada

Another outlt’s version of this was exactly that!


49 posted on 11/23/2023 6:03:26 AM PST by EBH (America Blackmailed, The True Story of the World War...Coming Soon (1/21-))
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To: EBH

“””????? Are they seriously looking to force seniors out of their homes.”””


No, the leftists who write this garbage are looking to force seniors to rent their spare bedrooms to the influx of illegals Biden is letting into the USA>


50 posted on 11/23/2023 6:05:40 AM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Lockbox

It was.

So why did Deep State allow SCOTUS do issue that decision.

We really need to know the answer to that question.

BTW, someone really should check to see if NYS is obeying that decision.

What’s been going on with foreclosures and landbanks in this state smells to high Heaven.


51 posted on 11/23/2023 6:05:40 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: mewzilla

And great googly moogly, people.

This is NOT about quartering illegals.

It’s about a cash grab and beggaring the middle class, this time targeted at seniors.


52 posted on 11/23/2023 6:08:05 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: mewzilla

Everything the American progressives do is derivative of what already exists in the UK

At the time of the Revolution, Loyalists were ~ 35%. Today they are prevailing in rolling back the Revolution of 1776


53 posted on 11/23/2023 6:11:13 AM PST by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Joe Biden is a kleptocrat)
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To: ronniesgal

I have mixed feelings about the millenials.

On one hand, they do have it tougher. They inherited a world that now requires both people to work to support any family. They have a much more difficult time finding someone fairly normal if they just want to have a normal, traditional life. Many, judging by friends of my son, have completely given up on ever owning a home, at least at this point in time. Rents are super high, so saving half a million for a decent down-payment is out of the question. Even with that amount of money down, mortgages are still expensive enough that they’re trapped living in a money pit.

Having said that, I see them wasting money like mad fools. Some of them have most or even all meals delivered to them, via uber eats or something like that....apps on their phones. They squander away money for silly entertainment, spend hours on video games and in general seem lost and complacent.

It’s difficult to know exactly what has happened to them, but they sure didn’t inherit the world we did, or the skills and drive to navigate it.


54 posted on 11/23/2023 6:11:21 AM PST by JudyinCanada (America's enemies want you to "trust the plan." Fight in reality, not the rabbit holes.)
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To: EBH

I don’t think it will go as far as hosting Illegals, but you will have to at least host Americans* so as to free up apartments for our 8 million ‘new arrivals’.

*of course the term ‘Americans’ is no longer what it used to be and hosting Illegals might now be preferable.


55 posted on 11/23/2023 6:13:31 AM PST by BobL (Trump gets my vote, even if I have to write him in; Millions of others will do the same)
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To: EBH

I’ll keep my 5br 4 bath 3200sf house all to myself append these whiners can kiss my Lily white ass.


56 posted on 11/23/2023 6:14:11 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Lockbox

Biden has me looking for a gutterman that works for free.


57 posted on 11/23/2023 6:15:34 AM PST by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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To: Ann Archy
TAKE IN MIGRANTS???? Is that what they are getting at?? Or HIGHER TAXES??

Yea, but hey, you get to choose. I'll take a 40 year old hot Ukrainian lady who speaks English, can cook, do dishes, vacuum and even does windows.

Other responsibilities include lawn mowing, snowplowing, hot tub maintenance, massage therapy and other duties as assigned.

I'll do anything avoid taxes. DHS should set up a website where we can shop on line.

58 posted on 11/23/2023 6:26:42 AM PST by usurper (AI was born with a birth defect.)
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To: EBH

They are like ravenous wolves, they sniff out assets and possible new takings everywhere.


59 posted on 11/23/2023 6:29:49 AM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: asinclair

“Downsizing is a major effort for all the seniors I know.”

We downsized in 2016. Hated it. “Upsized” this July. But we have no spare bedrooms. Each cat likes having its own room. 😉


60 posted on 11/23/2023 6:32:42 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (As God's children, we live on promises, not explanations - Wiersbe)
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