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I'm buying everything online including my groceries. I literally never have to go to the store again. I think malls and retail outlets will convert to online as blockbuster tried to do to redbox or netflix.
All of these older strip suburban areas are going to be tough to redevelop and re brand Many miliis don't want a sprawling house on a large lot in the suburbs and most Gen X grew up in many of these neighborhoods and don't want to move back. Boomers are moving downtown or retirement communities which doesn't leave much of anyone else left to buy and renovate a circa 1970s to 1980s Brady Bunch split level. The retail that Services these neighborhoods suffer as well. I'm not saying that the County shouldn't try and do something it's just going to be to Tough
I think this is overblown. Millenials may have a tougher time entering adulthood compared to previous generations but when they settle down and start families, they head for the 'burbs.
"With few affordable options right in the city, millennials are moving to close-in neighborhoods and buying the oldest homes," she says. "They aren't moving to the furthest suburbs with the newest and biggest homes, best schools or infrastructure. They’re living in the next closest place they can afford..."
I think this is overblown. Millenials may have a tougher time entering adulthood compared to previous generations but when they settle down and start families, they head for the 'burbs.
"With few affordable options right in the city, millennials are moving to close-in neighborhoods and buying the oldest homes," she says. "They aren't moving to the furthest suburbs with the newest and biggest homes, best schools or infrastructure. They’re living in the next closest place they can afford..."
I think it depends on the metro....Larger more expensive ones i can agree. Places like Columbia where for between $125k and $150k you can settle in many intown or suburban neighborhoods. I can see many miliis choosing Rosewood Earlewood and new infill in SE Cola over Harbison Whitehall or Seven Oaks.....especially if schools district lines are not an issue. I guess only time will tell. If empty nest Boomer s are moving back intown it may become more hip to be in the suburbs
I think it depends on the metro....Larger more expensive ones i can agree. Places like Columbia where for between $125k and $150k you can settle in many intown or suburban neighborhoods. I can see many miliis choosing Rosewood Earlewood and new infill in SE Cola over Harbison Whitehall or Seven Oaks.....especially if schools district lines are not an issue. I guess only time will tell. If empty nest Boomer s are moving back intown it may become more hip to be in the suburbs
I think those oldest post-war suburban neighborhoods represent a huge opportunity for revitalization. The homes are of good quality, they are affordable, and those neighborhoods are within easy commute distance to downtown. They also have more of a sense of place than the far-flung, newer suburbs.
I think it depends on the metro....Larger more expensive ones i can agree. Places like Columbia where for between $125k and $150k you can settle in many intown or suburban neighborhoods. I can see many miliis choosing Rosewood Earlewood and new infill in SE Cola over Harbison Whitehall or Seven Oaks.....especially if schools district lines are not an issue. I guess only time will tell. If empty nest Boomer s are moving back intown it may become more hip to be in the suburbs
District zoning will be just as much of a factor for millennials as they have kids as it has been for the prior generation.
If the better schools are 30 to 45 minutes out of town (Lexington, Ballentine, Irmo, Chapin), then I'd image millennials will be just as willing to accept a commuting lifestyle.
District zoning will be just as much of a factor for millennials as they have kids as it has been for the prior generation.
If the better schools are 30 to 45 minutes out of town (Lexington, Ballentine, Irmo, Chapin), then I'd image millennials will be just as willing to accept a commuting lifestyle.
I don't think anyone can say definitively whether this will or will not happen, but there is a possibility that millennials will turn ring neighborhoods into the most desirable neighborhoods over time. This could change the character of the schools in those neighborhoods, making them better than those further out. Of course this process happens slowly, but millennials are only now starting to have kids anyway.
I don't think anyone can say definitively whether this will or will not happen, but there is a possibility that millennials will turn ring neighborhoods into the most desirable neighborhoods over time. This could change the character of the schools in those neighborhoods, making them better than those further out. Of course this process happens slowly, but millennials are only now starting to have kids anyway.
Exactly; they could become the "gentrifiers" of those neighborhoods.
Exactly; they could become the "gentrifiers" of those neighborhoods.
The other factors is school districts may evolve and provide more school choice. Some SC districts may already be doing so. This would make school zones irrelevant this leaving folks free to move where they want as long as they can transport their children to the school they want them to attend
I am curious to see if this happens. I see outlets going in tourist areas or very well traveled interstates. The outlet mall in Smithfield NC where I 40 and I 95 which gets a ****load of traffic from NY to FL and the coast to the mountains. Not sure if a Columbia outlet mall would get the same benefit at that location Also we used to have an outlet mall in the 80s called Outlet Point Mall at Bush River and I20. It lasted a few years then became and Office park or something. It would also be interesting to see what stores would move in there since we have a sort of problem with mall vacancy rates being high except for columbiana
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