Boomers On The Move

Lots of people who visit and read this blog regularly originally came here because of information I have posted about The Villages retirement community in central Florida. Well, The Villages just got a little more famous. This past weekend the Wall Street Journal published a review of Leisureville: Adventures in America’s Retirement Utopias.

Nextville: Amazing Places to Live the Rest of Your Life by Barbara Corcoran drops this month and I was given a copy by the publisher to review. You should also know that Barbara was kind enough to provide a quote for the advertising of my book, Florida for Boomers: A Guide to Real Estate.

TopRetirements has a good article here that talks about the pros and cons of retirement community living. A compilation of input gathered from boomers who have lived the community experience, the article does not try to scare you from exploring the active adult retirement options available to you, but it does give you some things [...]

A few months ago I covered the topic of houses and communities not being completed due to bankrupt builders who have become victims of the housing market. Mainstream media is finally catching up to us bloggers in describing the topic. It’s not only a nightmare scenario for buyers whose dream homes are not being completed, [...]

The Chicago Tribune has a good article here on Boomers choosing to “go green” when shopping for new homes and communities. But, this is only after their specific lifestyle and convenience needs are met. The article compares the choice to “buying a Lexus Hybrid instead of a Toyota Prius”. I’ve written about Boomers exploring different [...]

Before 2006, if you were to purchase airline tickets and before taking your flight the airline were to go out of business, other airlines were required by law to honor your ticket. Well, that’s not the case anymore since Congress let this law lapse. So with today’s rash of airline failures and bankruptcies, you may [...]