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Lots of older Americans say they'd love to downsize, but it doesn't make financial sense. The housing roadblock has left some would-be buyers stuck. We asked experts what policies could change that.

Lots of older Americans say they'd love to downsize, but it doesn't make financial sense. The housing roadblock has left some would-be buyers stuck. We asked experts what policies could change that.

Baby boomers' dominance in the US housing market is coming to an end. And Gen Z, not millennials, are poised to take over.

As baby boomers age and leave their homes, experts predict a "silver tsunami" of available homes could flood the market, benefiting younger populations.

In 2003, the Medicare Modernization Act added a prescription drug benefit for senior citizens—the much-debated and often-controversial Part D. Is Medicare Part D a good or bad program overall? It may not be possible to answer that question, since the drug benefit has positive as well as negative aspects. Economists Gary Engelhardt and Jonathan Gruber have put out an important new paper examining the effects of Part D in great detail. The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Policy Innovation dis...

Fact check: White House deletes misleading tweet about Social Security

Report reveals what impact an aging – and dying - population will have on the future market

While those born between 1946 and 1964 have largely chosen to age in place, their eventual home downsizing or passing is not likely to result in a large burst of inventory entering the market, according to a report from the MBA’s Research Institute for Housing America.

Rising prices are squeezing household budgets around the country and putting additional strain on its 56 million older residents ages 65 and up, many of

Higher prices on food, gas and housing are weighing heavily on those who can least afford it.