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Month: February 2016

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Boomers Prefer Suburbs and Cul de Sacs

Paul EmrathFebruary 11, 2016August 20, 202446 mins

NAHB’s recently published Housing Preferences of the Boomer Generation shows that homebuyers in the Baby Boom Generation want a suburban neighborhood consisting of all single-family detached homes more often than any other community feature (of the 19 listed), and nearly 80 percent prefer a cul de sac over efficient traffic flow when given the choice. These results…

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