Six months ago we had an interesting discussion that revolved around an article titled "No McMansions for Millennials" that discussed how the new young generation would rebel against their boomer parents' suburban lifestyles and seek something smaller, more sustainable and more urban:
http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/no-mcmansions-for-millennials
Here's a couple of articles that are claiming the opposite. Thought they might be worthy of a new take on this topic:
ARE MILLENNIALS THE SOLUTION TO THE NATION’S HOUSING CRISIS?
by Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais 07/17/2011
The Millennial Generation (born 1982-2003) represents not just the largest generation in American history but the largest potential market for both existing and new housing in the United States. There are over 95 million Millennials and over the next five years the first quarter of this cohort will enter their thirties, an age when people are most likely to buy their first home.
Contrary to what is often written about this generation it is very much interested in owning a home, preferably in the suburbs.
READ MORE: http://www.newgeography.com/content/002343-are-millennials-solution-nation’s-housing-crisis
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WHY AMERICA’S YOUNG AND RESTLESS WILL ABANDON CITIES FOR SUBURBS
by Joel Kotkin 07/20/2011

For well over a decade urban boosters have heralded the shift among young Americans from suburban living and toward dense cities. As one Wall Street Journal report suggests, young people will abandon their parents’ McMansions for urban settings, bringing about the high-density city revival so fervently prayed for by urban developers, architects and planners.
Yet evidence from the last Census show the opposite: a marked acceleration of movement not into cities but toward suburban and exurban locations. The simple, usually inexorable effects of maturation may be one reason for this surprising result. Simply put, when 20-somethings get older, they do things like marry, start businesses, settle down and maybe start having kids.




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