Generational Real Estate Trends for 2016
Posted by Judy Orr on
Below is an infographic from the National Association of Realtors®
As a baby boomer, I get confused about the generations that have followed me, so I'm going to list them:
- The Lost Generation - born 1890-1915 - I don't remember this generation, but my grandparents were in it - both are gone
- The Interbellum Generation - born 1901-1913 - I didn't realize generations could overlap
- The Greatest Generation - 1910-1925 - more overlapping - my parents were in this one
- The Silent Generation - 1923-1944 - my parents were also in this one
- Baby Boomers - 1945-1964 - My husband and I are in this one
- Generation X - 1961-1981 - My daughter & one son are in this generation
- Generation Y - Millenials - Gen Next - 1975-1995 - more overlapping…
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