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HUD Increases Loan Limit for Reverse Mortgages and Lowers Lender Fees
01 December 08 01:13 PM | Emil Ratti | 0 Comments   
Washington, DC – (November 7, 2008 ) – National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) formally adopted a new single national loan limit of $417,000 for federally insured Read More...
The Sandwich Generation
12 October 07 07:53 AM | Emil Ratti | 0 Comments   
A study by Ameriprise Financial, Money Across Generations, shows that many Boomers are caught between financially helping elderly parents and adult children. Thus, the term "the sandwich generation." Sometimes they open their wallets too easily Read More...
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Baby Boomer Facts - 2007
20 August 07 08:40 AM | Emil Ratti | 0 Comments   
Every day, 10,000 Baby Boomers celebrate their 60th birthday. The 55+ market is the fastest growing market in real estate. The real estate needs of 78 million Boomers are as diverse as they are numerous. Read More...
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Some Interesting Facts
10 July 07 02:57 PM | Emil Ratti | 0 Comments   
Large numbers of people aged 85 and older will leave Florida as they outlive their money and move in with adult children. Adult children are statistically guaranteed to take care of their moms longer than those moms ever took care of them. That means Read More...
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Seniors and High-tech
10 July 07 02:43 PM | Emil Ratti | 0 Comments   
You expect technology to be important to Generation X and Gen Y groups, but seniors value it too. An Internet Home Alliance survey found that Seniors are looking for safe, comfortable, independent living. No shocker there. But some of the items they’re Read More...
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AGING-IN-PLACE ADVICE
06 April 07 09:30 PM | Emil Ratti | 0 Comments   
Donna Christner-Lile, a Pleasanton, Calif.-based counselor specializing in elder issues, tapped her experiences in caring for her aging mother in writing her book, Aging In Place: Safely Living in Your "Home Sweet Home" Until You're 100 Read More...
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BOOMER DEMOGRAPHICS & CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
06 April 07 09:28 PM | Emil Ratti | 0 Comments   
You already know that the population age 55 and older is growing. The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) has put together some actual projections of that growth in its recent "Profile of the 50+ Housing Market." The Washington, D.C.-based Read More...
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