better-off
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Record-high home prices and soaring mortgage rates have priced out many younger buyers, leaving comparatively better-off boomers, who are now between the ages of 61 and 79, as the dominant force in home buying.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
In some ways, the constituency is divided between the better-off neighbourhoods of Ashton, Orrell, and Winstanley in the west, and the more deprived areas of Platt Bridge, Abram and Hindley in the east.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Yes, good public schools exist, but they tend to be in communities where only the better-off can afford to live.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Bankers interpret this as a sign that slightly better-off consumers are absorbing the higher prices, while lower-income customers are increasingly cutting back or seeking cheaper alternatives.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
She had hoped to build the Fugees into a well-organized program that provided refugee children with all the opportunities better-off American kids enjoyed.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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