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Young Family

Debunking the 'Millennials Are Fleeing Cities' Narrative

One of the most-read stories in the urbanism world last week was a Wall Street Journal article about young people between the ages of 25 to 39 leaving the largest U.S. cities. Not so fast with all that, says Jose Cortright.

October 7, 2019 - City Observatory

Young Crowd

Millennials Leaving the Big City

New York City continues to lose young adults between the ages of 25 and 39, but it isn't the only city seeing a net out-migration of Millennials and younger Generation Xers.

October 2, 2019 - Crain's New York Business

Cattle Ranch

Tough Market for Luxury Ranches? Blame Generational Differences

Ranches aren't the only segment of the luxury market having a hard time selling at asking price.

August 30, 2019 - The Wall Street Journal

Illinois Multi-Family

Millennials Prefer Renting: Demand for Multi-Family Options Grows

Millennials need housing they can afford, and that means apartments instead of houses.

July 9, 2019 - CNBC

Golden Gate

The Generational Warfare of Our Times

If action isn’t taken to address the major issues the nation faces today, younger people will be contending with a lifetime of hardship. But older generations seem mostly to be looking the other way.

June 10, 2019 - Slate

Welcome

Drop the Ballyhoo: Where Do Educated Millennials Actually Live?

A common narrative about Millennials: their preference for urban environments like San Francisco and New York City. To what degree is the stereotype real?

May 24, 2019 - Bloomberg

Madison Bike

Millennials Searching for Affordable Homebuying Opportunities in Smaller Cities

A new report from the National Association of Realtors ranked the top homebuying destinations for Millennials.

May 5, 2019 - CNBC

San Francisco Traffic

U.S. Millennials, Like Previous Generations, Drive a Lot

Despite a dip in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2009, Americans continue to drive more and farther, despite some mistaken assumptions about Millennial travel behavior.

April 3, 2019 - CityLab

Baby Boomers and Millennials

Millennial Confesses: I Was Born in the Suburbs and My Parents Are Baby Boomers

Everything we thought we knew about Millennials was wrong.

April 1, 2019 - Planetizen April 1st Edition

Downtown Philadelphia

Philadelphia Sees Record Housing Production

An influx of millennials is driving population and housing growth in the Center City neighborhood.

February 21, 2019 - Philadelphia Inquirer - Philly.com

Seattle Downtown

Post-Recession Migration Patterns of Younger and Older Americans

New census data shows that millennials and seniors are migrating less, a result of the Great Recession and its economic impacts. For those who are moving, cities in the Sun Belt have been primary destinations.

February 15, 2019 - Brookings

College Students

Meet the New Kids on the Block: Generation Z

Millennials are growing up, and it's time to start considering the generation that follows—dubbed Generation Z by the Pew Research Center.

January 22, 2019 - Pew Research Center

Downtown Denver

Millennials Choose Cities for First Homes

New research suggests that millennials are remaining in urban areas as they transition from renting to homeownership.

November 24, 2018 - CityLab

Miami Traffic Jam

Study Finds Fewer Young People Want Cars

Driving is often marketed as fun and liberating, but millennials aren’t buying it.

November 13, 2018 - Chicago Tribune

Beach Party

The Neighborhoods With the Most Millennials Are Mostly in New York and Chicago

RENTCafe identified Millennial hotspots by Zip Code. You've probably never heard of them.

September 17, 2018 - RentCafé

Young Family

Debt and Rent Burden Keeping Millennials From Homeownership

Research from the Urban Institute finds that economic hurdles, not just lifestyle preferences, are stopping millennials from buying homes.

July 23, 2018 - Curbed

Busy City Street

Millennials Are Happier in Cities

Exurbs may be growing faster, but, when surveyed, Millennials report greater happiness in cities.

July 10, 2018 - CityLab

Water Emergency Transportation Authority

Dismal Poll Findings for Bay Area: Half the Respondents Want to Leave

To paraphrase Bill Clinton, it's the housing, stupid! In addition to the troubling findings of the Bay Area Council poll, a California housing report found that Silicon Valley had the highest percentage of residents leaving their counties.

June 6, 2018 - The Mercury News

Senior Mobility

A Geography of Aging in the U.S.

Peter Rogerson crunches the numbers on 50 years of demographic shifts.

May 31, 2018 - CityLab

Millennials

'Little Evidence of a Substantial Cultural Turn' Away from Driving Among Millennials

According to an analysis of U.S. National Travel Surveys, the Millennial preference for non-automotive travel is mostly hype. Millennials show behavior similar to other age groups and respond to the economy.

May 16, 2018 - Transfers

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