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Millennials Are Flooding the Housing Market, but Cash-Strapped Boomers Are Standing in Their Way

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Millennials are the largest generation in the United States, but they’re having the hardest time becoming homeowners. Between July 2021 and June 2022, baby boomers made up the largest share of homebuyers for the first time since 2012, purchasing 39% of all homes sold compared with 28% of home purchases by millennials.

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The Future of Housing Could Be Built-For-Rent, Four-Bedroom Homes

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Pair that with the Millennial generation now at homebuyer age, in addition to holding the highest share of student debt in the country, and you have a perfect recipe for a growing demand in built-for-rent, four- and five-bedroom homes. . However, since millennials hold a large share of the United States’ $1.6 people in 2018.

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OSHA Announces 2021 Citation Penalty Increase

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In addition to the year increase, OSHA also recently announced a new debt collection initiative to help them actually collect the penalties they assess. The Department will ensure that firms with safety and health violations are held accountable and pay their debts to the United States Government.".

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State of the Construction Industry: January Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We’re one month into 2019 and already there are some big stories making waves across the United States — from the government shutdown and battle over a potential border wall to the impacts from tariffs and concerns of a slowing economy. Innovative Building Material Being Touted in Wake of Disastrous Calif. Wildfires.

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World's 2nd Largest Private Coal Mining Company Files Chapter 11

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Peabody Energy, the world's largest private-sector coal producer, has filed for bankruptcy protection in United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. billion in debts and $11 billion in assets, including ownership interest in 26 active mines in the U.S. Trading on the NYSE was suspended immediately.

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Making Sense of the Construction Tax Landscape

Viewpoint Construction Technology

That’s why Viewpoint, along with the help of several partner companies and tax experts, brought these discussions to contractors’ backyards with a series of events across the Unites States in February. Develop a solid financial strategy and stick to it.

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University design to help meet the demand for health professionals

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Healthcare worker shortages continue to be a concern throughout the United States. We need to make it possible for our students to graduate without massive debt. The challenge we face is that we can’t graduate students fast enough to keep up with demand from the healthcare sector,” Parish says. “In

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