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Boomers
Prop 19 Senior Exclusion
Jordan Marks, your San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk wants to help homeowners that are seniors learn how they can upgrade their lifestyle without increasing their property taxes. The Proposition 19’s senior exclusion from reassessment, or also known as...
Empty-Nester Threat
They are saying that in the expensive coastal markets there are fewer empty-nesters, but they base that opinion on the percentages? The San Diego metro of 3.3 million x 13% = 429,000 empty-nesters sounds significant to me! Some have suggested that empty nest...
More Silver Tsunami Doom
Meredith is at it again......predicting the silver tsunami. She doesn't present any evidence or data to prove it's happening or when or where it will happen. She's just getting paid for being an ivory-tower doomer: In fact, the article pretty much rebuffs the whole...
Affluent Senior Living
Approximately 79% of homes in the US are owned by people aged 65 and older. Aging in place is fine, but many of the more-affluent seniors are opting for luxury accommodations and paying a hefty price - and there is no shortage of demand. The better units at La Costa...
Boomer Homes Are Fixers
As the boomer estate sales become the dominant source of homes for sale, their buyers can expect to do some work. In most cases, there will be a lot to do! https://www.leafhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024_Generational-Divide-in-Homeownership-Report.pdf
Ready For Aging?
Do you think getting old is hard? The U.S. Census Bureau released a report showing that about 4 million U.S. households with an adult age 65 or older had difficulty living in or using some features of their home. About 50 million, or 40 percent, of U.S. homes had what...
Appreciating Life
We are going through this now in our family, and it's probably happening to you or someone you know. It's a reminder that if you're a senior and have one move left, it's so much better to move sooner, rather than later (trying to put a real estate spin on this...
Boomer Liquidations In 2024?
During the Yahoo Finance Invest Conference, Meredith Whitney, who accurately predicted the 2008 financial crisis and became known as "the Oracle of Wall Street," said that housing prices will fall in 2024 due to a "silver tsunami" of baby boomers who are expected to...
Home Too Big?
Houses are getting bigger overall, but that doesn’t mean a larger house is right for you. “Fit is super important, and people get complacent and they don’t think about if their home is still fitting them,” says Marni Jameson Carey, a home and lifestyle expert, author...