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Eric Hovde: “Baby boomers own the housing market. They're the biggest…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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2025 Sunwest Bank Economic Forum with Eric Hovde

Published | Video Starts at 42:19

Baby boomers were born in 1946, post World War II. That's the first year of the baby boomer. And the last year was the year I was born, 1964. The Baby boomers own the housing market. They're the biggest cohort, owning 32.1%. Many baby boomers own more than one home. But the reality of it is over the next decade, us baby boomers will need to downside. We're going through a change of life. (42:19–42:26)

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