MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS

摘要

In an ongoing series called "Executive Perspectives," on August 17, 2015, Freddie Mac Executive VP David Brickman posted an article addressing the housing needs of the aging American population. The article is reprinted in its entirety below. Amid all of the fuss about Millennials, let's remember that our population on the whole is aging. Among the many repercussions: We'll start to see explosive growth in the need for housing that offers affordability, accessibility, support services, and community over the next 10 to 20 years. Once it hits, it'll continue for years. We'll need to start preparing for the coming wave and taking advantage of opportunities it presents. About one-quarter of the U.S. population will be age 50 or older by 2030. Led by the massive Baby Boom generation, nearly 39 million adults will be between 65 and 74 years old then, almost twice the 2010 number. By 2035, the number of households aged 80 or older will have doubled since 2010.