If the ideal fantasy of a dream retirement home is a high class contemporary overlooking the championship golf course in the desert, you better be ready for some mighty small barbecues: with regards to retirement living, golf courses are out.
The seniors of today are considering bike paths and walking trails as the ultra-modern greens and fairways. Blame it all on the economic climate. The recession has taken its toll not just on retirement savings but also on the traditional concept of a retirement home.
Downsizing is really a trend that’s taking hold among just about all home buyers, but it really is really apparent among the 55-plus crowd that includes the older seniors. And that downsizing includes housing aspirations in retirement. While “warmer climate” was the reigning factor in choosing where to retire in the first boomer survey Del Webb conducted in 1996, today “cost of living” is the most important consideration on where to locate. Although Florida, Arizona and California remain Top 10 retirement destinations, the trend is giving other states a chance to draw even more retirees.
Tags: communities with bike paths, communities with hiking trails, retirement communities
