Why Baby Boomers May Bust the Housing Market

January 19, 2008

"The retirement of the baby boomers could signal the end of the postwar era for planning, and reverse several longstanding trends, leading decline to exceed gentrification, demand for low-density housing to diminish, and new emphasis on compact development. Such developments call planners to undertake new activities, including actively marketing to retain elderly residents and cultivating new immigrant residents to replace them."

Full Report: http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2008/01/16/why-baby-boomers-may-bust-the-housing-market/