Top News from Today's "Boomiverse"

Aging Boomers Could Burst Housing Bubble
Lew Sichelman
www.sfgate.com

Overview: “The common perception among economists is that the current housing bubble will be a relatively short-term affair that should see a return to normal within the next few years. But according to a study by two University of Southern California researchers, a bubble of even more monumental proportions lies just ahead. They call it the ‘generational housing bubble,’ and maintain that it will be fueled by the same Baby Boomers who have been bidding up prices since 1970 as they moved higher and higher on the housing ladder.”

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/09/REDHVBQ2L.DTL

TV Shows Aimed At Baby Boomers
Andrea Billups
www.washingtontimes.com

Overview: “Meet the faces of television programming for today's senior citizens — a sex therapist, a financial adviser, jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis and tennis legend Martina Navratilova. All are regulars or guests on new TV shows set to debut today from AARP. They're designed to attract viewers from the aging — yet youthful-thinking — baby boomer generation, which continues to expand as a market force.”

http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080310/NATION/17879876/1001

Book Offers Boomers A Fresh Take On Retirement
Colleen Long
www.nctimes.com

Overview: “The story goes like this: A couple in their early 60s scrimped and saved, and retired to their dream home in France. But eight months after they arrived at their chateau, the couple were miserable. They missed their friends and clubs back home. They missed working, and lounging around all day was costlier than they expected. So they moved back to their old lives. The moral of the story: Retirement ain't what it used to be.”

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/03/09/lifeandtimes/9_51_423_8_08.txt