NEW YORK CITY—It seems that the generation that was going toupend all the trends isn't doing that much upending. In fact, ifthe most-read stories for July are any indication,millennials are finding the same comforts in thesuburbs and home-ownership thattheir predecessors have.

Controversy reigned in our top story for the month, "WhyMillennials Seem to Love Suburbia." Responding to aGlobeSt.com poll, we asked why recent trends showthe younger cohort returning to the suburbs. And the answer? A full47% of respondents agreed it was services, and a perception thatsuburbs still have the market cornered on things like schools andproperty.

This news didn't surprise RealShare Conferencemanager and proud millennial EmilyLettieri: “When itcomes to Millennials, the word has always been 'amenities.' Whilethe assumption has been that's what draws them to cities, one onlyhas to look at our RealShare Westchester County conference to seethat suburban developments have also been responding in order toappeal to the group.”

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Geoffery Metz

Geoffery Metz is the content manager for ALM's GlobeSt.com, Credit Union Times and Treasury & Risk. Before joining ALM, he spent several years overseeing the newsroom at the financial wire service Business Wire, with special focus on multimedia presentation for the web.