Boomers Hold  Trillion in Assets—but Their Heirs May Get Less Than Half

Boomers Hold $93 Trillion in Assets—but Their Heirs May Get Less Than Half

Baby boomers hold roughly $93 trillion in assets, but only $36 trillion could reach Gen X and millennial heirs over the next 20 years, according to new data. The estimate, released last... Read more »
Downsizing No Longer Pays Off for Some Retirees—So They’re Buying Bigger

Downsizing No Longer Pays Off for Some Retirees—So They’re Buying Bigger

For decades, downsizing was both a practical and financial rite of passage for retirees and empty nesters. Sell the big family home, buy something smaller, pocket the difference, and simplify the next... Read more »
Millennials May Inherit Trillions—but Too Late To Buy Homes or Build Wealth

Millennials May Inherit Trillions—but Too Late To Buy Homes or Build Wealth

The cruelest part of the Great Wealth Transfer may be its timing. An estimated $124 trillion will pass between generations through 2048. But by then, even the youngest millennials—one of the generations... Read more »
Homeownership Gave This Family 0K and a New View of Wealth

Homeownership Gave This Family $150K and a New View of Wealth

Building a family fortune requires a totally different playbook. Catch up on the latest from the Realtor.com® Generational Wealth series. When Lauren Miller and her husband sold their first home in 2023,... Read more »
Young Married Homeownership Rate Drops From 52% to 12% Since 1960

Young Married Homeownership Rate Drops From 52% to 12% Since 1960

The share of Americans who are both married and own a home by age 30 has shrunk from 52% in 1960 to just 12%, according to new data—in a shocking collapse that... Read more »
California Passed 182 Housing Reforms—So Why Is Its Market Still All Over the Clock?

California Passed 182 Housing Reforms—So Why Is Its Market Still All Over the Clock?

California has spent years passing land-use reforms aimed at making it easier to build more housing, but the state’s housing market looks anything but unified. The new Market Clock from Realtor.com® shows... Read more »