Comments on: Boomers Prefer Suburbs and Cul de Sacs https://eyeonhousing.org/2016/02/boomers-prefer-suburbs-and-cul-de-sacs/ National Association of Home Builders Discusses Economics and Housing Policy Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:48:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jim https://eyeonhousing.org/2016/02/boomers-prefer-suburbs-and-cul-de-sacs/#comment-1050063 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:39:54 +0000 http://eyeonhousing.org/?p=19761#comment-1050063 How can there not be a pickleball question or option?
Our community has 30 plus people waiting to play pickleball on two courts every morning. This is a fast growing game and everyone should want a community with pickleball.

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By: Mary O'Neil https://eyeonhousing.org/2016/02/boomers-prefer-suburbs-and-cul-de-sacs/#comment-955254 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 14:15:45 +0000 http://eyeonhousing.org/?p=19761#comment-955254 In reply to Paul Emrath.

Gosh, thank you so much! That’s much more thorough than I was expecting: I’ll absolutely need to take a look! 🙂 Thank you again for all your help.

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By: Paul Emrath https://eyeonhousing.org/2016/02/boomers-prefer-suburbs-and-cul-de-sacs/#comment-955219 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 22:06:39 +0000 http://eyeonhousing.org/?p=19761#comment-955219 In reply to Mary O’Neil.

Thanks for your interest in our survey! When the above post says the sample is representative of the geography in the U.S., that means it’s spread proportionately across the nine Census divisions. The number of observations in each division is as follows:

New England 207
Middle Atlantic 643
East North Central 706
West North Central 325
South Atlantic 895
East South Central 198
West South Central 340
Mountain 374
Pacific 638

From cover to cover, Housing Preferences of the Boomer Generation is about 200 pages. The main section with a little over 100 pages of text and graphics is organized into 13 chapters:
1. Home Type, Price & Size
2. Room Layout & Design
3. Most & Least Wanted Features
4. Kitchen and Baths
5. Windows, Doors, Flooring & Decorative Features
6. Specialty Rooms & Features
7. Outdoor & Accessibility Features
8. Technology in the Home
9. Trade-Offs Buyers are Willing to Make
10. Impact on the Environment, Utility Costs, & Energy Efficiency
11. Choosing a Community
12. Factors Influencing Move to a New Home
13. Survey Design, Respondents’ Profile, and Their Current Home

The remainder consists mostly of 65 pages of detailed tables, an Executive Summary and a reproduction of the 12-page questionnaire.

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By: Mary O'Neil https://eyeonhousing.org/2016/02/boomers-prefer-suburbs-and-cul-de-sacs/#comment-955217 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 21:15:53 +0000 http://eyeonhousing.org/?p=19761#comment-955217 Did the survey here conduct data from individuals just in one state or area, or across the US? Some of this information contradicts what I’d thought would be true: that more and more people were favoring urban, downtown-area homes! Also, the Housing Preferences of the Boomer Generation is $55; about how many pages is it? In the ‘book details’ area it just says the ISBN!

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