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The Millennial Real Estate Boom Beckons?

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Demand will be robust, the report said, and with low rates, rising rents and “the ever-expending Millennial population” all contributing to that demand. The data show that millennials’ share of mortgage originations will pass 50 percent this spring — outnumbering boomers and Gen X’ers.

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Delivering A Secure Seamless Banking Experience In The Age Of COVID-19

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One such player is Arizona Federal Credit Union (Arizona FCU), which is working to offer improved access to its 130,000 member-owners. A digital-loving millennial, John, searches our website to find the type of account he wants and chooses to open it online,” Vas Nunes said. .

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Robinhood's Newest Funding Round Grows To $660M

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The new funding is an outcropping of the Series G round unveiled in August for the firm, which is said to have helped millennials become interested in trading. At the time, Robinhood said it intended to bring “hundreds” of financial services personnel onboard in 2020 in Tempe, Arizona and Southlake, Texas.

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Nordstrom Tempts Millennials With Snapchat Presence

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The project revolved around a competition between five colleges — the University of South Carolina, the University of Oregon, the University of Arizona, Florida State University and UCLA — competing for votes from a general audience on which school could snap the most interesting picture of their college’s name.

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Retail Pulse: IKEA To Open ‘Planning Studio’ In NYC; Pizza Hut Will Acquire QuikOrder

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Yet the move comes as IKEA has curtailed its planned new stores, having canceled planned locations in North Carolina, Arizona and Tennessee amid a shift to eCommerce. In other news, two Safeway stores in Arizona now have artificial intelligence-powered medical clinics via an Akos Med Clinic partnership.

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Researchers in Cars Doing Roadtrips: A Test Drive

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On November 18 at the Money Talk Colloquium in Tucson Arizona, James Marshall will interview Hope Jensen Schau and Ignacio Luri, researchers from our Millennial Money Chatter report. Come along for the ride with us, and comment with questions you'd like us to ask Hope and Ignacio!

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Money Talk, a Filene Center of Excellence Colloquium

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University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | 8:30 a.m. - Professor Hope Schau , a Filene research fellow and Professor of Marketing at the University of Arizona , is leading a multi-year research effort to explore emerging societal trends associated with financial decision-making. Let's Talk Money! Register now to secure your spot!

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