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Boomers Account For More Than Half Of Renter Growth
Boomers Account For More Than Half Of Renter Growth

Boomers Account For More Than Half Of Renter Growth

Apr 05, 2016 Chuck Sudo, Bisnow, Chicago Developers may be catering to Millennials with their multifamily developments in the pipeline, but an older generation is also spurring demand for rental units. Baby Boomers have accounted for more than half of the country's rental growth in the past 10 years. As more Boomers reach retirement age [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2016-12-16T01:27:11+00:00December 16th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel, Universal Design, walkable communities|Comments Off

Go Small and Go Home: Baby Boomers Move Toward Downsizing
Go Small and Go Home: Baby Boomers Move Toward Downsizing

Go Small and Go Home: Baby Boomers Move Toward Downsizing

Who would have ever guessed that going small would be the next big thing? Baby Boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, make up a good chunk of the population — 76 million people, to be exact. According to the AARP, 8,000 Boomers will turn 65 every day for the next decade and a half. [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2016-12-15T00:53:45+00:00December 15th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel, Universal Design, walkable communities|Comments Off

11 Surprising Things About Becoming a Minimalist
11 Surprising Things About Becoming a Minimalist

11 Surprising Things About Becoming a Minimalist

You might expect that when you become a minimalist, you’ll have less stuff and more space, but there are a few surprising things you can look forward to as well. Just the most obvious benefits like more space, time, and freedom are reason enough to pare down and live simply, but these surprising benefits offer [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2016-12-11T03:52:19+00:00December 11th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel, walkable communities|Comments Off

Empty-Nesters Flock to Apartment Living
Empty-Nesters Flock to Apartment Living

Empty-Nesters Flock to Apartment Living

Young adults ages 22 to 30—those “Millennials” who are a target demographic for many of the new apartment properties hitting the market—are likely to be in their first or second post-college home away from their parents. But it’s becoming more and more possible that their next-door neighbors could be their parents … or at least [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2016-12-06T02:06:46+00:00December 6th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel, walkable communities|Comments Off

10 Ways to Own Less
10 Ways to Own Less

10 Ways to Own Less

You may own your stuff, but it owns you right back. It owns your money, your time, your attention, and space in your home. I dress with 33 items or less and have lived with fewer than 100 personal items, but don’t believe owning less than a specific number of things will make you happier [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2026-03-27T22:14:18+00:00December 4th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel, Universal Design, walkable communities|Comments Off

Jewel-Box Homes
Jewel-Box Homes

Jewel-Box Homes

Boomers increasingly want smaller but more upscale designs when looking for new homes. So far, Richmond's supply hasn't kept pace. Area boomers looking for new homes may not say they want a “jewel-box” house, per se, yet these maintenance-free homes – small in size but big on style – top their must-have list nonetheless. Retirees [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2026-03-27T22:14:19+00:00December 3rd, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off

A baby boomer’s rite of passage: downsizing
A baby boomer’s rite of passage: downsizing

A baby boomer’s rite of passage: downsizing

There are more rites of passage for baby boomers than we can count, but certainly one that is either ahead of most of us … or already behind us … is the task of downsizing. BoomerCafé co-founder and publisher David Henderson himself has just washed off the dust, after making a lot of fairly hard [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2016-11-29T02:35:07+00:00November 29th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life|Comments Off

Over Five Million Baby Boomers Expect to Rent Next Home by 2020
Over Five Million Baby Boomers Expect to Rent Next Home by 2020

Over Five Million Baby Boomers Expect to Rent Next Home by 2020

Baby Boomers and others aged 55 or older, including several million current homeowners, expect to move to rental units according to the first Freddie Mac 55+ Survey of housing plans and perceptions of people born before 1961. Specifically, the survey shows an estimated 6 million homeowners and nearly as many renters prefer to move again [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2026-03-27T22:14:20+00:00November 28th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel, walkable communities|Comments Off

Apartment Living Trends for 2017 & Beyond
Apartment Living Trends for 2017 & Beyond

Apartment Living Trends for 2017 & Beyond

It is rare to go a day without hearing something new about apartment living. Everything from a new apartment community opening across the street to the rising costs of rent in the major cities. But the world is rapidly evolving, and so too is the news about apartment living. New innovations are making the apartment [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2016-11-27T18:46:35+00:00November 27th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel, Universal Design, walkable communities|Comments Off

5 Reasons Why Minimalism is a Better Way of Life
5 Reasons Why Minimalism is a Better Way of Life

5 Reasons Why Minimalism is a Better Way of Life

The word minimalism has a negative connotation to many. They believe being a minimalist means you are sacrificing things. It means you are not taking advantage of all that is available in the modern world today. While that may be the perception some have, if they took the time to learn about what minimalism really [...]