[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f2dnmb0z98aydd":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":51,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":55,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":59},{"item":4,"previous":39,"next":45},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":37,"updatedAt":38},1356,"multigenerational-homes-are-on-the-rise","Multigenerational Homes Are on the Rise","As loved ones start to get older, we start to wonder: how long will they be able to live alone? Will they need someone there to help them with daily life? There’s a reason to ask those questions now more than ever, as the average life expectancy in the U.S. is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fpublicdata\u002Fexplore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_dyn_le00_in&idim=country:USA:GBR:JPN&hl=en&dl=en\">78\u003C\u002Fa> years old!  As a result, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmagazine.realtor\u002Fdaily-news\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F07\u002Fthere-could-be-a-problem-with-multigen-homes\">41%\u003C\u002Fa> of Americans in the market are searching for a home that can accommodate a multigenerational family.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F13161857\u002F20190529-Share-KCM.jpg","As loved ones start to get older, we start to wonder: how long will they be able to live alone? Will they need someone there to help them with daily life? There’s a reason to ask those questions now more than ever, as the average life expectancy in the U.S. is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fpublicdata\u002Fexplore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_dyn_le00_in&idim=country:USA:GBR:JPN&hl=en&dl=en\">78\u003C\u002Fa> years old!  As a result, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmagazine.realtor\u002Fdaily-news\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F07\u002Fthere-could-be-a-problem-with-multigen-homes\">41%\u003C\u002Fa> of Americans in the market are searching for a home that can accommodate a multigenerational family.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the number of people by generation that purchased a multigenerational home because they will either be taking care of an aging parent or they just want to spend time together.\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F20190529-MEM-1-1.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39838\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F20190529-MEM-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Multigenerational Homes Are on the Rise | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>Of those buyers, 26% indicated they will be taking care of an aging parent, and 14% said they want to spend time with an aging parent. These numbers do not come as a surprise. According to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pewresearch.org\u002Ffact-tank\u002F2018\u002F04\u002F05\u002Fa-record-64-million-americans-live-in-multigenerational-households\u002F\">\u003Cem>Pew Research Center\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>, 64 million Americans (\u003Cem>20% of the population\u003C\u002Fem>) lived in a multigenerational household in 2016 (\u003Cem>Last numbers available\u003C\u002Fem>).\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F20190529-MEM-2.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39803\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F20190529-MEM-2.jpg\" alt=\"Multigenerational Homes Are on the Rise | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>An increasing number of studies affirm the benefits of being part of a multigenerational household. These benefits aren’t just for the grandchildren, but for the grandparents as well. According to these two resources:\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cem>The\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mother.ly\u002Fnews\u002Fbenefits-living-near-grandparents-for-children\">\u003Cem>University of Oxford\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Children who are close to their grandparents have fewer emotional and behavioral problems and are better able to cope with traumatic life events, like a divorce or bullying at school\u003C\u002Fem>”.\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Facademic.oup.com\u002Fgerontologist\u002Farticle\u002F56\u002F3\u002F408\u002F2605571\">\u003Cem>Boston College\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Researchers found that emotionally close ties between grandparents and adult grandchildren reduced depressive symptoms in both groups”.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nThis research gives helpful insight into why 41% of Americans are in the market to buy a multigenerational home.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nIf you have a home that could accommodate a multigenerational family and are thinking about selling, now is the perfect time to put it on the market! 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