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Millennials Moving to the Burbs

March 10, 2016 By E.J. Smith

The best investment I ever made in my early 20s was buying a multi-family in Marlborough, MA when I was working out there at Fidelity Investments. I like this trend for Millennials. I have always believed that owning your home is the best investment you can make when you’re young.

Here the Globe’s Prashant Gopal explains that young millennials are fleeing the higher priced cities to buy in the suburbs:

Cities may be the top choice for millennials who rent apartments, but young home buyers are moving in droves to the suburbs, where prices are lower and backyards are plentiful.

The share of people 35 or younger who are buying homes in urban areas fell to 17 percent from 21 percent in a 2014 survey, according to a National Association of Realtors study released Wednesday.

While many millennials say they prefer urban living, the rising prices found in downtowns is proving a barrier to buying, said Lawrence Yun, the association’s chief economist. Wealthy empty-nesters and foreign investors are fueling competition for a shrinking supply of listings as developers continue to focus primarily on building high-end condos. Furthermore, young buyers with children want good schools and space for them to play, he said.

“The story about millennials wanting to live in a city with energy and walkability, that’s still taking place among renters,” Yun said in a telephone interview. “But as they’re going to the owning stage, we are seeing more traditional home buying, which is out in the suburbs.”

Here TIME discusses the merits of moving the burbs for millennials:

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E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998. E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West (RIP JB) and Paris.

Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@youngresearch.com

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