Boomers On The Move

Great article at nytimes.com about what snowbirds should do to prepare their homes and properties for the months that they will be away from them. Read the article here. The article mentions turning off the main water valve and the hot water heater, and while I agree with this advice, when you return make sure [...]

Love him or hate him, Donald Trump is invading your home. Pretty soon, you can furnish your new home in the sunbelt with the Donald Trump line of home furnishings, “Trump Home” by Lexington Brands. It certainly begs the question… what’s next? Appliances… plumbing fixtures (toilet that says “You’re fired!” everytime you flush?) Read the [...]

Buying and selling a home in North Carolina might get a little bit more expensive later this year if some local leaders and legislators have their way. NC already has a .2% deed stamp tax (by comparison, Florida’s is .7%). But some people in local and state governments are saying thats not enough to fuel [...]

(Photo from answers.com)Found this article in Investor’s Business Daily about the Sun Belt being the ideal destination for retirees. “Florida and its beaches remain a popular place to spend the sunset years, yet the current hottest retirement destination doesn’t even have a coastline: It’s Arizona.” A study by a University professor spotlights the top areas [...]

What sort of amenities are you looking for in a retirement community? A recent story highlights the hottest new amenity in retirement communties: The Nintendo Wii. The race is on to see which builder/developer will give one away with every house sold. Copy and paste this into your browser for the full story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17753137/

If you are, I’ve got good news. Several top states for retirement are also ranked as the most business-friendly states.Here’s the top five: 1) Virginia (it’s for lovers…and businesses) 2) South Carolina 3) Florida 4) North Carolina and number 5) Utah Read the full story

From an article in the Jacksonville Business JournalA University of Florida study suggests the state’s single-family residential housing market has bottomed out.“If you’re thinking of buying a house, there’s probably not much to be gained by holding out at this point,” said Wayne Archer, director of UF’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies. “It doesn’t [...]

If you’ve been reading this blog regularly, you know that property taxes will be a hot topic in Florida for the foreseeable future. Here’s more on the subject: From the website NoMorePropertyTax.com: “Skyrocketing property tax bills, combined with the high cost of insurance and energy, are breaking the backs of Floridians. The cumulative impact is [...]

Real estate crash or no crash…if you own real estate in Florida, or you’re considering buying some, you’re interested in what’s going on with the market. This article from the Herald Tribune provides some good insight into the psychology going on behind the scenes of the Florida real estate market.Read:Theorist: As real estate investors emerge [...]

Good article at seniorjournal.com on where baby boomers are moving to. The article suggests that most boomers will be moving “across town” rather than to other parts of the country. Read the article here So, where are you moving to?