Tag: homeowners
In a recent podcast, I talk with Laura D. Quinby of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (CRR) and Luc Schuster of Boston Indicators about their study Wealth Gaps in the Golden Years: Economic Insecurity for Older Adults in a High-Cost State. They examined economic insecurity for older adults in Massachusetts through both quantitative analysis carried out by…
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…
