Greenliving for the "Elders"- Oh Those StatisticsOver the past few years, I have (have you?) noticed a "change in the weather" in terms of the way people -of-a certain-age( boomers,especially) are choosing where and how they live and what they need. Is this a trend? Quite possibly so.Recently,I
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01/28/2013
Painfully I said goodbye this week to My Twylah - my faithful companion. For almost fourteen years since Dad passed away and I was feeling like an orphan, she salved my sorrows, and was always there to play with, take a walk, or just sleep at the foot of my bed- or on my feet- anywhere. Ple
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01/23/2013
I imagine you are familiar with my favorite by-words- accessibility/accessible, active living community, energy smart, green design, healthy places, LEED, mixed-use-development, neo-traditional development, New Urbanism, pedestrian-friendly, proximity, quality-of- life, Smart Code, social capital
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01/23/2013
As an "aging-in-place"- or a "forever home" Referral Specialist, I am always on the lookout for interesting research and/or news. Today I came across a series of videos from "Designing Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging Population." This was a 2012 symposium that brought togethe
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01/20/2013
How REALTORS® see a property in terms of innovative living solutions can open the way to possibility. For example: What if, given the trend toward a preference for “human scale” design the real estate professional’s very approach to a property changes? I consider this as I wander down the str
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01/16/2013
Aging-in-Place: Will you move or stay?Many NOT-All-That-Retiring older adults have a positive equity balance on our homes. We have taken advantage of historically low interest rates. As the economy recovers and mortgage rates begin to rise, we may be more inclined to stay in our homes … since, ac
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01/11/2013
Forever Homes- Asheville Boomer Style (2) I have been doing research for “Boomer”clients on The Village Concept, a New Urbanist Design concept. It seems to offer at lest one attractive lifestyle our alternative for “aging-in-place.”. It can include living in green-friendly, multi-generationa
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01/09/2013
Forever Homes- Asheville Boomer Style Whether in a LEED Certified Neighborhood®, one featuring numbers of new Green-Built Homes, in an historical neighborhood, or alongside an Audubon Certified Golf Course, we found that "Lucky Few" (1929-1945) & "Baby Boomers" (1946-1964) are not only curiou
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01/09/2013
Age-Friendly Retiring at Home Older Adults and boomers are asking REALTORS® about how to maximize their homes and decor for long term use. It's not news. The "Lucky Few" (1929-1945) & "Baby Boomers" (1946-1964) are retiring. Older adults also are doing so with a new vision of aging- a perspecti
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01/04/2013
Cost-effective ways to plan, design, and create a beautiful and functional dwelling place designed for a lifetime seem to go hand-in-hand with a desire to stay in our own homes. This combination, and the buying power of boomer consumers actually may change the way At Last Homes are designed.
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01/03/2013
