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As Millennials Get Older, Many Are Buying SUVs To Drive To Their Suburban Homes

Having put off buying cars and becoming homeowners, America's largest demographic is starting to make big-ticket purchases.
Millennials were the largest group of homebuyers for the fourth consecutive year, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Just a few years ago, many car dealers and homebuilders were worried that millennials would forever want to be urban hipsters, uninterested in buying cars or homes.

But now, as millennials get older — and richer — more of them are

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