return2ozma@lemmy.worldcake 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-square209fedilinkarrow-up1562arrow-down140
arrow-up1522arrow-down1external-linkWelcome to the 'nepo' housing market: 40% of homebuyers under 30 get family money to cover their down paymentfortune.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.worldcake to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square209fedilink
minus-squarerambaroo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·10 months agoBut none of that is nepotism. It’s a stupid word choice for this article.
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·10 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.