At a meeting in late September, Dr. Jim Johnson shared some startling facts about how these demographics will impact the real estate industry:

• Pending talent shortage in the US as 86MM (baby boomers) leave workforce and 67MM (born after 1964) replace them (how is that going to impact our business’s workplaces?).
• Seniors #1 goal is access to world class healthcare (housing near healthcare will be critical).
• Major Redistributors of Population to NC, 2004-2008 – People coming into NC have higher per capita incomes than those leaving, however, this is not true for Mecklenburg County, it’s the opposite.
• Latino New-Urbanism – The Hispanic population is the only demographic that will adhere in large numbers to true new urban design

• To view the presentation slides with some incredible demographics, go to http://bit.ly/aTTqRz

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