{"id":2990,"date":"2022-06-12T11:01:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T10:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patrizia.dev4.de\/?post_type=real_insights&#038;p=2990"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:54:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:54:37","slug":"coming-to-terms-with-the-eleanor-rigby-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"real_insights","link":"https:\/\/patrizia.haraldo.dev\/de\/real_insights\/coming-to-terms-with-the-eleanor-rigby-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming to terms with the Eleanor Rigby Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lte922ek-c367adda484b97e63588786366aa5c33\">\n.avia-section.av-lte922ek-c367adda484b97e63588786366aa5c33{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/patrizia.haraldo.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-Eleanor-Rigby-Syndrome.jpeg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-lte922ek-c367adda484b97e63588786366aa5c33 header_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_codeblock  avia-builder-el-first  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-30vw av-height-percent_width  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='30' data-av_min_height_opt='percent_width'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2990'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2990'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lte96203-dc126903d2f00a0bda57a53717261c17 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 class=\"ce-news--detail__title\">Coming to terms with the Eleanor Rigby Syndrome<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ltg6tm67-19714fc5d6a07f501c584b9076755f6f\">\n#top .flex_column.av-ltg6tm67-19714fc5d6a07f501c584b9076755f6f{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-ltg6tm67-19714fc5d6a07f501c584b9076755f6f{\nwidth:53.2%;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-ltg6tm67-19714fc5d6a07f501c584b9076755f6f{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ltg6tm67-19714fc5d6a07f501c584b9076755f6f av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwadde91-2b335b4a7bb0f018eace192f2b9c7606 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>by Greg Langley<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ltg6xkyg-50f8750a3e1c7fea0ed005dde30a665b\">\n#top .flex_column.av-ltg6xkyg-50f8750a3e1c7fea0ed005dde30a665b{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-ltg6xkyg-50f8750a3e1c7fea0ed005dde30a665b{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ltg6xkyg-50f8750a3e1c7fea0ed005dde30a665b av_one_half  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_three_fourth  first flex_column_div  '     ><\/div><\/p>\n<div class='av-column-wrapper-individual av-mobile-columns-flex av-columns-reverse'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ltg3231x-94aa074a67a0f36a85eda2a8c2305d1c\">\n#top .flex_column.av-ltg3231x-94aa074a67a0f36a85eda2a8c2305d1c{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-ltg3231x-94aa074a67a0f36a85eda2a8c2305d1c{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ltg3231x-94aa074a67a0f36a85eda2a8c2305d1c av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_fourth  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ltmyvcju-0f172123649d7d3dfa4c6d460b8d4c65\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ltmyvcju-0f172123649d7d3dfa4c6d460b8d4c65{\ncolor:#b2b2b2;\nmargin:60px 0 5px 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-ltmyvcju-0f172123649d7d3dfa4c6d460b8d4c65 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_textblock  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Juni 2022<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltfowa7i-1bded3df6f5697d50c75d224ae90fcc8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock ri-teaser'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong>Cities will need to create new housing models if they are to handle demographic\u00a0change.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltfovcys-484f772acd58bc3bc2e6a0951ba46225 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Demographics is the first draft of the future,\u201d says\u00a0Dr Marcus Cieleback, Chief Urban Economist of\u00a0PATRIZIA. \u201cYou can&#8217;t escape the effects, but\u00a0because they are only felt decades later, there is a\u00a0tendency to ignore the warnings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is a mistake, he argues, because the long-heralded\u00a0impact of demographic change will be strongly felt in the next\u00a0eight years of this decade and reshape the economies of\u00a0developed nations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe impact of long-term drivers \u2013 increasing life\u00a0spans and fewer babies \u2013 will become a reality,\u201d he explains.\u00a0\u201cImportantly, by the end of the 2020s the last of the Baby\u00a0Boomers will be entering retirement.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ltfp5x23-57a1f9d161345c95e1344345e05bbfe4\">\n#top .flex_column.av-ltfp5x23-57a1f9d161345c95e1344345e05bbfe4{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-ltfp5x23-57a1f9d161345c95e1344345e05bbfe4{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ltfp5x23-57a1f9d161345c95e1344345e05bbfe4 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_textblock  ri-inhaltsverzeichnis flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p><div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-12  el_before_av_social_share  avia-builder-el-first '><div id=\"avia_auto_toc-2\" class=\"widget clearfix avia-widget-container avia_auto_toc avia_no_block_preview\"><div class=\"avia-preview-headline\">NeoDesign Table of Contents<\/div><div class=\"avia-preview-info\">Titel: Inhaltsverzeichnis:<\/div><div class=\"avia-preview-in-front\">Table can only be rendered in frontend.<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box av-ltegg3rr-c727199f5d672709402708ebfbb4e7e0 av-social-sharing-box-default  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_sidebar  avia-builder-el-last  av-social-sharing-box-fullwidth'><div class=\"av-share-box\"><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>Insight teilen<\/h5><ul class=\"av-share-box-list noLightbox\"><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-square-x-twitter avia_social_iconfont' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Coming%20to%20terms%20with%20the%20Eleanor%20Rigby%20Syndrome&#038;url=https:\/\/patrizia.haraldo.dev\/de\/?p=2990' data-av_icon='\ue933' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on X'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on X<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-linkedin avia_social_iconfont' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Teilen auf LinkedIn\" href='https:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;title=Coming%20to%20terms%20with%20the%20Eleanor%20Rigby%20Syndrome&#038;url=https:\/\/patrizia.haraldo.dev\/de\/real_insights\/coming-to-terms-with-the-eleanor-rigby-syndrome\/' data-av_icon='\ue8fc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Teilen auf LinkedIn'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Teilen auf LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-mail avia_social_iconfont' ><a  aria-label=\"Per E-Mail teilen\" href='mailto:?subject=Coming%20to%20terms%20with%20the%20Eleanor%20Rigby%20Syndrome&#038;body=https:\/\/patrizia.haraldo.dev\/de\/real_insights\/coming-to-terms-with-the-eleanor-rigby-syndrome\/' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Per E-Mail teilen'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Per E-Mail teilen<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close flex column wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltfntrfd-6fe44dd61a46edef4d9797f8645b4ea6 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) were the largest generation in history, at least in the West, and their exit from employment will have a dramatic impact. The number of employed people in the EU 27 peaked in 2020, and companies will increasingly find themselves competing for an ever-shrinking pool of young talents.<\/p>\n<p>Even under the best scenarios of the <a href=\"https:\/\/economix.org\/a55ets\/content\/AMP_2030_-_The_German_Labour_Market_in_the_Year_2030_-_978-3-7639-5282-3-1.pdf\">Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs<\/a>, by 2030, Germany will have 2.9 million fewer than today. \u201cAnd that is assuming that politicians and organisations do everything possible to expand labour supply,\u201d cautions Cieleback. \u201cMany European countries \u2013 Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain, to name a few \u2013 will have similar problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ltfmn3p6-f79ccce8a0b2167d5c88524fb8d1c6df\">\n#top .flex_column.av-ltfmn3p6-f79ccce8a0b2167d5c88524fb8d1c6df{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:00px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-ltfmn3p6-f79ccce8a0b2167d5c88524fb8d1c6df{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:00px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ltfmn3p6-f79ccce8a0b2167d5c88524fb8d1c6df av_one_full  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-fzms7h-d74df4f704ed1dc103fbafc7af866d30 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ehvjzx-aac17e00c887db6ed5a4708ffc78aca2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>The loneliness of old age<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Demographic change will reshape many aspects of society apart from workforce composition. For example, the European Union notes that as the number of households in Europe increases, their average size decreases. In 2019, there were 195 million households, an increase of 13 million since 2010. But those households are, on average, getting smaller. Significantly, about a third of all households consist of single people, many of them older.<\/p>\n<p>The EU says that as the continent ages, a growing number of people aged 65 and above will live alone. This applies especially to women. In 2019, the share of older women living alone was 40%, more than double the figure for men.<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization says social isolation and loneliness among older people are growing public health and public policy concerns made more salient by the COVID-19 pandemic. In some countries, up to one in three older people feel lonely. A large body of research shows that social isolation and loneliness severely impact older people\u2019s physical and mental health, quality of life, and longevity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lu887f27-65b9c8d859dd7dc0f90bfe03ae24d171\">\n#top .flex_column.av-lu887f27-65b9c8d859dd7dc0f90bfe03ae24d171{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-lu887f27-65b9c8d859dd7dc0f90bfe03ae24d171{\nwidth:47%;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-lu887f27-65b9c8d859dd7dc0f90bfe03ae24d171{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-lu887f27-65b9c8d859dd7dc0f90bfe03ae24d171 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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.flex_column.av-lteb137h-d2782f591f736dac2e96aaa6c6b3de8f{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-lteb137h-d2782f591f736dac2e96aaa6c6b3de8f av_one_half  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full  real_insights-zitat flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='avia-testimonial-wrapper av-lu881ldi-072eee19bfc8d812e2f3ad40abd39583 avia-grid-testimonials avia-grid-1-testimonials avia_animate_when_almost_visible av-minimal-grid-style av-boxed-grid-style' >\n<section class=\"avia-testimonial-row\"><div class='avia-testimonial av-lu881jxs-deded24ab11fc6819e212a04a65c43f5 avia-testimonial-row-1 avia-first-testimonial flex_column no_margin av_one_full'><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia-testimonial-content '><div class='avia-testimonial-markup-entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>&#8222;All the lonely people\/ Where do they all come from?\u201c<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"avia-testimonial-meta\"><div class=\"avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap\"><div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'  itemprop=\"name\" >Chorus to Eleanor Rigby<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ltfolny9-3b96de4f99a1c3bd421a6bafb6884994\">\n#top .flex_column.av-ltfolny9-3b96de4f99a1c3bd421a6bafb6884994{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:20px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-ltfolny9-3b96de4f99a1c3bd421a6bafb6884994{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ltfolny9-3b96de4f99a1c3bd421a6bafb6884994 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-hg1pp-f4664f2c6e0610d5e65f4f9df66c6bd2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>Answering Eleanor Rigby<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Beatles released Eleanor Rigby in 1966 as a single, its lyrics capturing a deep sense of loneliness and melancholy. The song is said to express the void left in society post World War II, although with the numbers of Eleanor Rigbys rising it seems more applicable now than ever.<\/p>\n<p>So, the answer to the first question posed in the chorus of Eleanor Rigby is, to a large extent, demography. The answer to the second question in the chorus, says Jan-Hendrik Jessen, could lie in developing new housing types.<\/p>\n<p>As Head of Fund Management, Operated Properties at PATRIZIA, he oversees a portfolio of more than 50 healthcare properties encompassing more than 4800 care places. Jessen says there is a market gap with baby boomers retiring in substantial numbers but with many active years ahead of them before needing accommodation in elderly homes with serviced healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe there will be a growing demand for independent living services,\u201d he explains. \u201cThese would be barrier-free apartments with shared living spaces and facilities, including green spaces for activities like gardening or farming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jessen summarises the idea under \u2018best-age living\u2019. Notably, he adds that it is not co-living, a residential model where three or more biologically unrelated people live in the same unit. Instead, residents remain independent and can choose how deeply they want to integrate into the community lifestyle. He also notes that such projects should be embedded in the broader community by offering cultural and sporting activities, such as yoga, to attract people from outside into the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been a tendency in the past to cut off older people from involvement in the wider world, which is a shame,\u201d Jessen says. \u201cIt makes society poorer because all the knowledge and experience of lifetimes are locked away and isolated. We can make more vibrant communities by better integrating all ages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Extensive research by Jessen and his team indicates there is a significant niche for such housing, and he is currently negotiating with partners to create and manage such assets. The point, he explains, is to keep people as healthy and as independent as long as possible before they move into a care home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncreasing longevity should be a cause for celebration, especially as Europeans are generally living longer, healthier and safer lives,\u201d he says. \u201cHigh-quality social connections are essential to mental and physical health and well-being. Such community housing can provide that and help combat loneliness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lu886bm0-82c2b660b9cd7f9becc4d00d7b40c6a7\">\n#top .flex_column.av-lu886bm0-82c2b660b9cd7f9becc4d00d7b40c6a7{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:20px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-lu886bm0-82c2b660b9cd7f9becc4d00d7b40c6a7{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-lu886bm0-82c2b660b9cd7f9becc4d00d7b40c6a7 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_two_third  real_insights-zitat first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='avia-testimonial-wrapper av-lu885eoz-697e14bba741017d23edb354fa73181d avia-grid-testimonials avia-grid-1-testimonials avia_animate_when_almost_visible av-minimal-grid-style av-boxed-grid-style' >\n<section class=\"avia-testimonial-row\"><div class='avia-testimonial av-lu885dmp-9c152d5248471cca1a36e220c99394ff avia-testimonial-row-1 avia-first-testimonial flex_column no_margin av_one_full'><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia-testimonial-content '><div class='avia-testimonial-markup-entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>&#8222;There has been a tendency in the past to cut off older people from involvement in the wider world, which is a shame. It makes society poorer because all the knowledge and experience of lifetimes are locked away and isolated. We can make more vibrant communities by better integrating all ages.\u201c<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"avia-testimonial-meta\"><div class=\"avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap\"><div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'  itemprop=\"name\" >Jan-Hendrik Jessen, Head of Fund Management, Operated Properties, PATRIZIA<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2tbtr2-b6bc22b35bf5939624890c7142ccfa8d\">\n#top .flex_column.av-2tbtr2-b6bc22b35bf5939624890c7142ccfa8d{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:20px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-2tbtr2-b6bc22b35bf5939624890c7142ccfa8d{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2tbtr2-b6bc22b35bf5939624890c7142ccfa8d av_two_third  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lu885ze8-ecb5855f0db03dbf5e9751237e3b1a1d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>Downsizing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Cieleback notes one driver could be \u2018downsizing\u2019. In Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, there is a well-observed phenomenon where retirees sell their family home because it has become too large to maintain and move into smaller housing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOthers find that they are \u2018asset-rich but income-poor\u2019, as retirement progresses,\u201d says Cieleback. \u201cHaving paid off their home, they may be sitting on a sizable asset but struggle on their monthly retirement incomes, so downsizing to unlock the housing wealth and live more comfortably in their Golden Years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The trend has not been observed in Europe to the same extent. Europeans tend to move less than Americans, and there is a stronger tendency for family homes to be passed down through generations. Different countries also have different attitudes to renting. In Germany and the Netherlands, renting is more common than in the US or the United Kingdom, so people are less likely to shift. 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