One of the things people conveniently leave out of the story is that Boomers moved all over for economic opportunities.

There still are many opportunities for those willing to move, or at least there were until fairly recently.

Our first house was $70k. By the time we sold it a few years later it was $170. The house we're in now has appreciated considerably (in nominal terms) from when we bought it a few years ago.

In a growing economy, each generation gets their opportunities.