Not exact matches
It's hard for some to navigate what authors David and Claudia Arp call «the second half of marriage» — the years that come post-kids — as evidenced by the divorce rate
among baby boomers, which has jumped by more than 50
percent over the past 20 years.
Studies indicate that over 40 million people in the United States have entered into online dating from 2009 - 2011,
among them the amount of
baby boomers over 50 registering on the
baby boomers dating sites had a huge rise of over 4 hundreds
percent over the two years prior.
In the plus column, 7 in 8 millennials (87
percent) reported owning at least one rewards card, versus 85
percent for
baby boomers (age 55 and older) and 80
percent among Generation X (age 35 - 54).
→ 70
percent of
baby boomers cite verbal communication skills
among the most important element in personal branding, compared with Gen X (65 %), and Gen Y (61 %).
According to Fannie Mae's 11th annual National Housing Survey,
among non-owners, 31
percent of
baby boomers, 42
percent of African Americans, and 37
percent of Hispanics said they planned to buy a home in the next three years.
Among baby boomers, saving for emergencies and retirement was tied (42
percent), followed by down payment (25
percent).
The latter is particularly true
among Millennials (41
percent vs. 31
percent Gen Xers, 13
percent Baby Boomers & 10
percent Matures), but they really are trying — they're also the group most likely to say they make an effort to unplug in the first place (82
percent vs. 72
percent, 55
percent & 45
percent).
The percentage is greatest
among millennials (58
percent) and falls to 46
percent of Gen Xers, 37
percent of
baby boomers and 12
percent of the Silent Generation.
Best markets for renting to
Baby Boomers There were 40 markets
among those analyzed where the
Baby Boomer share of the population was above the national average of 25
percent, where the
Baby Boomer population increased at least 5
percent between 2007 and 2013, and where potential annual rental returns on residential properties were 9
percent or higher.
Utilizing mobile devices to search for homes is most prevalent
among buyers under age 50, with 66
percent of Millennial buyers and 62
percent of Generation X buyers accessing via mobile, compared to 42
percent of
Baby Boomers and just 20
percent of the Silent Generation.
Among likely movers, 49
percent of the Millennials and 51
percent of Gen Xers expect their next home to be larger, while 73
percent of
Baby Boomers and 83
percent of the War
Babies / Silent Generation expect their next homes to be smaller or the same size.
The expectation of owning in five years is highest
among Gen X (82
percent), followed by
Baby Boomers (76
percent) Millennials (69
percent) and War
Babies / Silent Generation (59
percent).
Despite visual content growing in popularity and importance, older homebuyers found virtual tours more useful than younger buyers (45
percent among the Silent Generation and
baby boomers compared to 36
percent among millennials).