Sentences with phrase «homes as status symbols»

I think the days of huge homes as status symbols is winding down and people are more interested in lifestyle than 5,000 square foot homes that do nothing but collect dust.

Bottom line: Millennials don't view their homes as a status symbol or long - term investment but as an important purchase for living now and enjoying life.

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The film «E.T.», which the family sees together, becomes a dynamic symbol both for the family's acceptance of Frankie's «return home» to heaven, but also for their own status as aliens in America.

The opening line for the podcasts starts out with Dave saying «This is the Dave Ramsey show where Debt is DUMB, Cash is KING and the paid off home mortgage has taken the place of the BMW as the status symbol of choice».

The importance placed on property ownership, both as a hold of value and as a status symbol, is amplified by Asian immigrants who are more likely to own their own home and have property investments — a key reason why as many as 81 % of immigrant poll respondents say they feel happily middle class.

«In communities with strong environmental values, residents may see green homes as a point of pride or status symbol.»

«Modern professionals have student debt, less earning potential than previous generations, a growing craving for real - world connections away from curated lives on social media feeds, and no longer value home ownership as a status symbol.