Tag: household formation

Housing Executives and Analysts Being Swung Around by Volatile Government Data

March 10, 2017 by Zelman & Associates

Household formation is a phrase used to describe the net change in the number of households over a given period of time, essentially measuring incremental housing demand. Despite the importance of this measure to the housing market, in particular ...

Reversing Roles – Multi-Generational Households Where Parents Live With Children

January 27, 2017 by Zelman & Associates

Household formation is at the root of incremental housing demand. A thorough forecast of household formation should encompass population growth trends segmented by age cohorts and a detailed understanding of age-specific shifts in how people ...