Planning Hip Retirement Communities - Developers are wooing empty-nesters who want to be where the action is. Just don't call it a retirement community.
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| January 29, 2005 |  View for printing |
But even with amenities, Realtors say it will take more education on the part of the builders to change homebuyers' attitudes about age-targeted communities.
Steve Goddard, relocation director for Re/Max All Cities Realties in Manhattan Beach, Calif., says that developments that are age-targeted is a hard sell for people who aren't already looking for that kind of community. "No one ever likes to think they're old enough for places that have age associations," he says.
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Investors/Homebuilders, If anyone is interested in funding and/or building a hip adult community in the Asheville, NC area, I believe I have the market for you. Please inquire within. Time sensitive. Sincerely, M. Friedman --m. friedman
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An appealing feature of retirement communities of the future would be interest-specific activities. For example, communities geared to artists of all kinds-painters, writers, playwrights etc- would have studios, classes, visiting artists etc. There might be gardens in which all could participate. Creative people don't stop being creative just because they're aging. An atmosphere that supports and enhances creativity would be a godsend! --Gayatri RAJAN
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