
Housing recovery suffers, but don’t blame the millennials 2
Baby boomers, the enormous group born between 1946 and 1964, are staying in their big suburban homes far longer than previous generations did at this age, and that is having repercussions down the housing supply line. If baby boomers don’t downsize out of big suburban homes, younger buyers eager to upsize, especially in this improving economy, can’t find a home to buy.