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What's the meaning of this sentence :"The number of aging baby boomers looking to downsize will outstrip "potential first-time buyer".p.s. It's from an article regarding real estate market that I am translating.

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黄暴力, Well, I did it for him. “Boom” is a rapid increase A “baby boom” is any period marked by a greatly increased birth rate. “Baby boomer” is a person who was born in the US in the post-World War II baby boom (1946-1964). Downsize…..reduce in size….(move to a small house or apartment after selling a bigger house). Outstrip……be greater than, exceed Looking to…..hoping to First time buyer…..a person who buys his first home The number of houses that older baby boomers are hoping to sell, when they move to apartments, will exceed the number of first time buyers. The supply of houses for sale will exceed the demand. This will be bad for the building industry.
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You're missing an "s": "The number of aging baby boomers looking to downsize will outstrip "potential first-time buyers"." To understand this sentence, you need to first know what a "baby boomer" is. Then you need to understand the terms "downsize" and "first-time buyer" in terms of property. You should also look up the meaning of the verb "outstrip". Then, it would help if you knew a little about the property market in the United States. Good luck!
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希望缩减的老化婴儿潮的数量将超过"潜在首次买方"。

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