The turbulence of the 2008 housing crash, the pandemic, and the subsequent rise in rents and inflation marked some of Matthew M. Williams’ most formative years. In search of stability, he recently purchased his first house in the St. Louis area. This sense of permanence is theprimary motivator for millennial and Gen X homebuyers, according to a new study by real estate company Clever Offers.
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