October 19, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster
I just wrapped up a two-week tour of the Aegean Sea, stopping in Athens, Thessaloniki, Istanbul, Santorini, Rhodes and Mykonos. It was a wonderful trip and I saw some amazing things (The Acropolis was right up there as number one) — but with travels, I didn’t keep up on the blogging very well, so I’m back at it as we head toward HOA Day this Saturday.
Coming back on Delta Airlines I saw this article on Realtor.com about the potential wave of inventory of homes set to hit America:
Between 2026 and 2036, an estimated 13.9 million homes currently occupied by baby boomers and the Silent Generation will be released from older owner-occupancy, according to the Generational Housing Succession report from Realtor.com® released on Monday.
That’s a considerable number if it’s accurate. Inventory has been tight and movement has been slow given the high interest rates. It’s not all the best news:
It’s good news for the multitudes of house hunters who have spent the past few years on the sidelines as scarce listings limited their options and helped keep prices elevated. But restoring the number of homes for sale does not necessarily restore a balanced—or affordable—market.
Sounds like the projection is for larger homes to hit the market, so I’m unsure of how this report affects HOAs as it didn’t call out those numbers specifically. But one would think that HOAs will see a similar free-up of homes given the older demographic in associations. There was a hint:
“Around 30% of buyers of starter homes are aged 60 and above, suggesting older buyers, whether downsizers or late-life first-time buyers, may compete meaningfully with younger, first-time buyers for this segment,” Jiayi Xu, senior economist at Realtor.com, says.
Read the whole story HERE.
