Rural Sociologist Ben Winchester will present, "Moving In, Moving Out, Moving Over:  The Future of Housing Supply" on a SPECIAL DATE:  July 12 at 9:30 a.m.

There’s a wave of change coming to rural America – people are moving in, moving out, and moving over resulting in major demographic shifts that will forever change the face of rural communities and have far-reaching consequences. Since the 1970s there’s been a regular march of new residents populating our rural communities resulting in a housing shortage the past 15 years. During these next 20 years we are poised to welcome in a whole new generation of residents as nearly three-quarters of our owner-occupied housing will turn over as seniors and baby boomers move out. A broad examination of the trends related to these moves – such as workforce housing, a tight labor market, and changing residential preferences – will be discussed. At the end of this event you can’t say you don’t see this coming!

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Questions?  Contact Nancy Daniels at nkdaniels@ksu.edu