New Multi-Gen Comic Strip: Cartoonist Ed Stein will be launching a new comic strip on September 20th. The strip is called Freshly Squeezed and will be based on a multi-generational household. ”Can three generations of one family share their lives, their feelings, their dwindling fortune — and a bathroom?” Apparently these questions all get their humorous due. So..Read the rest…

What better example of multigenerational living could the Americans have than a mother-in-law in the White House. Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama’s mother lives in the White House in Washington D.C.
During the campaign for the presidency, Mrs. Robinson signed on as a caregiver for the Obama children, Malia and Natasha. When the first family moved to..Read the rest…

Economically times are tough. Sometimes we say the words but we miss the impact to people trying to cope with the day-to-day consequences of this lingering recession. We say that a sizable chunk of the new multigenerational household are as a result of adult children moving back home after losing a job or finishing college..Read the rest…

Sometimes we come at an idea from the same direction so often that we begin to think in a monotone. One such example would be that we think the trend towards more multigenerational housing is universal. A recent report (30-June-2010) from Inuit Circumpolar Council sheds a different light on multi-gen housing, its benefits and the..Read the rest…

Suppose we asked you — “Is there a major difference in views between the young and the old?”
Would it surprise you that nearly 75% say yes to that question? Would it further surprise you if we told you that number is higher than the answer to that same question asked in 1969? OK, not much..Read the rest…

Multi-Gen Vacation Trends:  There is an interesting article in the National Post about the rise in multi-generational vacations. Travel agents, cruise lines and resorts are all seeing an uptick in vacations that include three or more generations. And apparently it’s the youngest generation — the kids — calling the shots.
That’s great news for traditionally kid-friendly..Read the rest…

We hear a lot of labels being tossed around in the media about the various generations. In many cases what generation you belong to is not as relevant as the simply fact that you live in and participate with others in multigenerational living. As the old saying goes: people are people the world round. But..Read the rest…

We hear a lot about the kids coming back to the empty nest because of the recession but just how strong are the numbers behind that idea?

June 2010
A survey of real estate professionals by Coldwell Banker in both Canada and the U.S. has confirmed that in the past year more and more potential home buyers are seeking new and resale properties that can house more than one or two generations. The June 2010 survey found that home shoppers were looking not..Read the rest…