Life After Fifty - Housing

With the leading edge of the 78 million baby boomers marching closer to the traditional retirement age, builders and developers are anticipating a sea change in what, for the time being, is called the senior housing market. Chances are, this generation isn't buying "senior" anything. And they promise to be anything but retiring. The emerging trend: more options that include almost every form of housing, from urban high rises to rural enclaves and from in-town rentals, condos and single-family houses to new-style destination communities. (Excerpt from the AARP Bulletin: Homes for a Booming Market (July-August 2004) by Ben Brown)


	Life After Fifty - Housing With the leading edge of the 78 million baby boomers marching closer to the traditional retirement age, builders and developers are anticipating a sea change in what, for the time being, is called the senior housing market. Chances are, this generation isn't buying "senior" anything. And they promise to be anything but retiring. The emerging trend: more options that include almost every form of housing, from urban high rises to rural enclaves and from in-town rentals, condos and single-family houses to new-style destination communities. (Excerpt from the AARP Bulletin: Homes for a Booming Market* (July-August 2004) by Ben Brown)*