return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWelcome to the 'nepo' housing market: 40% of homebuyers under 30 get family money to cover their down paymentfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square202fedilinkarrow-up1556arrow-down140
arrow-up1516arrow-down1external-linkWelcome to the 'nepo' housing market: 40% of homebuyers under 30 get family money to cover their down paymentfortune.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square202fedilink
minus-squarerambaroo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·1 year agoBut none of that is nepotism. It’s a stupid word choice for this article.
minus-squareagamemnonymouslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year 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.