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Keep it Simple: A State-Level Look at Population Growth and Housing Demand

December 29, 2017 by Zelman & Associates

Once a year, the Census Bureau releases population estimates for the country, states and local areas, which help to gauge trends between the more expansive decennial censuses. Last week, the national and state estimates as of July 2017 were ...

Americans Moving at Slowest Pace in History – What is True Housing Takeaway?

December 15, 2017 by Zelman & Associates

According to a recent study released by the Census Bureau, 11.0% of the U.S. population moved in the year ended 1Q17. The study refers to this as the “mover rate” and notes that the latest reading was lower than 11.2% in the prior year, which ...

Homebuying Demands for Millennials and Generation X are More Alike than Dissimilar

December 15, 2017 by Zelman & Associates

Unlike the Baby Boomer generation that is generally accepted as being born over the 19 years covering 1946-64, varied definitions exist for the following Generation X or the more recent Millennials. From our perspective, the most logical segmentation ...

Despite Millennials, the Strongest 20-34 Aged Population Growth in Rearview Mirror

November 03, 2017 by Zelman & Associates

According to the Census Bureau, there were approximately 249 million adults in the United States as of its last population estimates in July 2016. Versus the prior year, growth in the adult population measured slightly less than 0.9%, the weakest ...

What to Learn from Where Older Cohorts are Living, Moving?

October 06, 2017 by Zelman & Associates

Baby boomers are accepted as the generation born from 1946-64. There were approximately 76 million births during these years, which was a robust 53% higher than the 19 years prior given overall population growth, the effects of the Great Depression ...

If Young Families Want Urban Living, is the Right Product Being Built?

September 22, 2017 by Zelman & Associates

We are of the opinion that while young adults are waiting longer to get married and form families relative to prior generations, there still exists a strong pull to the suburbs and single-family homes once they reach this point of their life, ...

Second Kid Typically the Final Straw Before Heading to Suburbs

August 25, 2017 by Zelman & Associates

We recently detailed that “good” births, or births to women at least 25 years of age, were up 1.5% in 2016 based on preliminary estimates from the Center for Disease Control. While those estimates have been revised ...

A Unique Look at How Single-Family Rental Tenants Differ from Owner Peers

July 14, 2017 by Zelman & Associates

As we have reported previously, there are approximately 16 million single-family rental homes across the country, accounting for almost 35% of all rental properties and clearly standing as a critical component of the housing supply chain. Looking ...

“Good” Births Up Strongly For Sixth Straight Year as Family Formation Accelerates

June 02, 2017 by Zelman & Associates

Final birth statistics for 2016 have yet to be released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, but we utilized preliminary data to estimate the results. We recently raised the question of whether ...

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Share of Children Being Born Out of Wedlock Rising, Even Among Well-Educated

May 19, 2017 by Zelman & Associates

The Census Bureau recently released data sourced from the Fertility Supplement to the Current Population Survey, which is an analysis conducted every other year about childlessness and children born to women by demographic characteristics such ...