Boomers are pushing millennials out of the housing market as they hit the road for retirement. It’s no secret that baby boomers are vastly wealthier than millennials, but just how much helps explain the state of America’s gerontocratic housing market. While most millennials have now reached the “peak” homebuying age, their parents’ generation is keeping…

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Scarier than death? Running out of retirement money Old age is the trickiest part of life to navigate financially, with its unpredictable care expenses and unknowable longevity. It’s also the point at which cognitive decline can scupper even the savviest financial plan. Why it matters: A recent American Economic Association paper surveyed Americans in or…

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As Medicaid purge begins, ‘staggering numbers’ of Americans lose coverage States are combing through Medicaid rolls to decide who stays and who goes. But the overwhelming majority of people who have lost coverage so far were dropped because of technicalities. More than 600,000 Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended on April 1. And…

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States seek to bar Chinese citizens from buying homes Share on facebook (opens in new window) Share on twitter (opens in new window) Share on linkedin (opens in new window) Share on email (opens in new window) Chinese citizens are returning to the U.S. housing market after a long lull, but recent efforts by several states to restrict certain foreign…

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