@return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world • 10 months agoWelcome to the 'nepo' housing market: 40% of homebuyers under 30 get family money to cover their down paymentfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square206fedilinkarrow-up1557arrow-down140
arrow-up1517arrow-down1external-linkWelcome to the 'nepo' housing market: 40% of homebuyers under 30 get family money to cover their down paymentfortune.com@return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world • 10 months agomessage-square206fedilink
minus-square@rambaroo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•10 months agoBut none of that is nepotism. It’s a stupid word choice for this article.
minus-square@agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink-1•10 months agoThe article just uses the prefix “nepo-”, from the Latin for nephew/descendent, implying that the market is dominated by homebuyers that are distinguished by being someone’s descendent.
But none of that is nepotism. It’s a stupid word choice for this article.
The article just uses the prefix “nepo-”, from the Latin for nephew/descendent, implying that the market is dominated by homebuyers that are distinguished by being someone’s descendent.