The generation mixthe resurgence of clans?

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Two trends many of you are probably already taking note of are

The in-law suite is gaining in popularity. More and more developers are builing in-law suites into the larger apartment communities, because renters like them.
Younger people are not moving out of their parents’ homes. They stay to finish school, to get their careers started, to save money to get their own “Thing” going.

We assume that the mom/dad/kids/dog family group that we idolized in the 50s and 60s has long passed into legend for the most part. But when the trends I mentioned above merge, do we have a new trend? “The re-emergence of clans”

A clan is a group of related individuals, related by blood, interest or circumstance who work and or live together. We see groups of immigrants join up in a clan-like structure to live together in a owned or rented home in order for all of them to get their feet on the ground in America.

Maybe the next trend is for the blended family of a mine-yours-ours couple also has a 25 year old kid and a 69 year old in-law living with them. Many cultures in many countries have lived like this forever to be able to meet all the challenges of space, income, childcare and providing for future stability.

What are property management insiders doing about this? Are you seeing this trend take shape already? Do you already have a name for it? Are you designing units to meet the particular needs of a clan group? I’d like to know your thoughts on this.

Bye for now, Tron

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