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The Dichotomy of Millennial Housing: Do Lots More With Far Less
Millennials are full of contradictions. Though they’re the generation that dominates the home-buying market, they’re fond of renting— and they do, for longer than any previous generation. They’re unwilling to compromise, yet are always making...
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What We Know About Gen Z and What It Means for the Housing Industry
Today’s youngest adults are the world’s first truly digital natives, and truly clear-eyed about how they want to live. Thanks to their virtually limitless access to digital devices (from toys to phones), Generation Z grew up with a new way of relating to...
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What do Millennial Homebuyers Really Want?
The housing market may be cool for now, but there is a huge wave of potential buyers on the horizon that are about to heat things up: aging millennials. In the next 10 years, 44.9 million millennials will turn 34, the median age for first-time homebuyers, Zillow...
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3 Game-Changing Trends Thanks to TCJA
Developers and managers should not take the advantages of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 for granted, says designer Mary Cook.
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Making History: Using Site Legacy To Inspire Interior Design
Mary Cook Associates seize the opportunities to weave past history into new designs created for clients
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What Builders do to Stay in Sync with Buyers
Mary Cook gives her input on how builders are staying in sync with buyers as millennials start to purchase homes.
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