Tag: baby boomers
We have a housing crisis in the United States that has as much to do with the types of housing available as the quantity. Builders construct luxury McMansions because they are more profitable than middle-income housing. Seniors can’t move out of their single-family homes because there are few alternatives nearby. Both factors limit the supply…
Much of what I’ve been writing about lately are the dire prospects for elder care when the oldest baby boomers begin reaching their late 80s within a decade. The challenges we will face are exacerbated by the physical design of our communities based on single-family homes scattered around the suburbs. This leads to the isolation…
