Tag: home equity
How to get seniors to spend $12 trillion in home equity. Recently, I read an opinion column arguing that older Americans are hoarding the nation’s wealth and housing stock. To reduce their power, the author suggested things like the reintroduction of mandatory retirement ages or the creation of a progressive tax on homes to encourag…
Without homeownership, it’s hard to save. When thinking about the future of Social Security, one concern should be whether future cohorts will have comparable assets to people retiring today. Today, a major component of the typical retired household’s portfolio is their home. In fact, the house is the major asset for most families. But today…
