Rita, the downsizing designer, continues to inspire communities around downsizing, decluttering, and minimalist lifestyles.
Most of us know we own too much stuff. We feel the weight and burden of our clutter. We tire of cleaning and managing and organizing. Our toy rooms are messy, our drawers don’t close, and our closets are filled from top to bottom. The evidence of clutter is all around us. Today, increasing data is [...]
We all know that life is totally unpredictable and full of surprises. And some of these unexpected events are pleasant, make us happy and bring genuine smiles on our faces, while others are not so pleasant, make us sad and result in worried frowns. Yes, life is notorious for its occasional punches below the belt [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Renting is not only for millennials. More and more baby boomers are choosing to forgo home ownership for apartment leases. Take for example Lawana Kelly, who traded in her four-bedroom house in Lenexa for a one-bedroom apartment at the new Centropolis in downtown Kansas City. Her home sold in a matter of [...]
Mother of one Laura Hazan had just sent her son off to college when her husband got a job offer and the couple decided to make a major move. The upside: They’d be going to Baltimore, MD, near family and an hour away from their son Paul’s university. The downside: They’d be leaving their home [...]
In 1982, Linda Curry and her husband bought a 3,800-square-foot home in Decatur, a comfortable town outside of Atlanta. They spent 25 years raising their three children in the house. And then one day they decided to leave it all behind. “The ink wasn’t dry on my son’s high school diploma before we sold the [...]
If you're a suburban empty nester considering a return to the city, you are not alone. “All of our projects, all brand new, are attracting empty nesters who want to be done with the upkeep of a large house… who just want to live as though they’re on vacation," Karen Mansour of Douglas Elliman Development Marketing told [...]
After the kids leave, couples are foregoing their multi-bedroom homes in the suburbs and moving back to the cities for outdoor markets, restaurants, public transportation and more freedom Karen and Jim Richardson were so certain their last home build would be their “forever” home that they had wheelchair-friendly doorways installed. But a few years later, [...]
Proud Black couple holding keys to new home Saying goodbye to your children and having an empty nest, could mean it’s time to relocate to a new city! There are a number of benefits that can come from renting an apartment in your golden years. Not quite convinced? Here are a few reasons [...]
Maybe it is because I am knee deep in an empty nester downsize, but I am now hearing from e-nesters everywhere who have already successfully completed this same adventure. They are telling me: “Been there done that” and many of them have done it several times. My generation is selling their larger family home and [...]
The year 2011 marked a unique event in history. This was the year that the first of the baby boomer generation turned 65 and began to retire. Since then, baby boomers have been reaching retirement age at an exponentially rapid rate. One of the most noticeable effects of this demographic surge is the huge increase [...]