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Downturn Slams Gen-Xers; Boomers, Not So Much

Housing prices are the real culprit

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 13, 2011 3:46 PM CST

(Newser) – The recession is hurting most of us, but Gen X has taken the brunt of it—thanks to housing prices that fell off a cliff 5 years ago and are still tumbling. Consider the 30-year-old Gen-Xer who bought a house in 2006 for $250,000....   Read full story »

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