Active Adult

Active Adult

• NAHB Report: Home Builders Turning to Remodeling, Land Development in Downturn

  Nearly three-quarters of NAHB members built 10 or fewer single-family homes in 2009.

   

• Delaware Builder’s Team Approach Reaps Rewards and Awards

  Schell Brothers concentrates on making its customers happy.

   

• For Boomers, Age is a State of Mind

  They’re launching second careers, stretching their brains, and postponing retirement, according to additional data from Del Webb survey.

   

• New Jersey Gives Developers Way to Convert Active Adult Projects to Market Housing

  Educating municipalities about demographic and economic shifts will be critical to the approval process.

   

• Pulte Punches Up Del Webb Brand in Florida

  Three Florida active-adult communities are getting more amenities and name changes to boost the brand presence.

   

• Snowbirds Migrate For Florida Spring Home Selling Season

  Builders are reporting traffic is up in some Florida markets, yet challenges remain.

   

• Del Webb Survey Reveals New Realities for Baby Boomers

  Eighty is the new old, the Carolinas are the new Florida, and working through retirement is the new norm, according to a recent survey of Baby Boomers.

   
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  Universal Design Holds Universal Appeal

  Winners of AARP’s 2010 Livable Communities Awards blend good looks with comfort, convenience, and safety for all ages.

   

• Kolter Group Enters Active Adult Market

  Provider of finished lots plans to develop and build out its newest land acquisition itself.

   

• Levitt and Sons' Land in Atlanta Expected to be Sold Soon

  Kolter Land is the key bidder for active adult community.

   
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  Thawing the 55-Plus Home Buying Market

  Quelling fear and creating must-have products are secrets to selling to Baby Boomer buyers.

   
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  Papali Wailea, Wailea, Hawaii

  2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Resort or second-home community

   

• Ambitious Development Proposal in Memphis Faces Tough Challenges

  A soft economy isn’t the only thing that’s giving local officials and citizens pause about this project.

   

• Boomer Home Buyers Want High Tech and Low Maintenance

  An NAHB-Met Life study uncovers what's important to the 55-plus housing market.

   

• Boomers and Millennials Drive Demand for Smaller, More Economical Homes

  Webinar explores value engineering strategies for today's smaller households and cash-strapped buyers.

   

• Experts Speculate on Mature Housing Market

  Ten years from now, the world will have more people over 65 than children under five, according to a new report from the National Institute on Aging. Where will Americans live as they age?

   

• Today's Homes Lack Universal Design

  Why today's housing landscape isn't prepared to accommodate tomorrow's aging Baby Boomers. One seasoned real estate developer and urban planner shares his perspective.

   

• Slideshow: Active Adult Communities

  See two amenity-rich communities that cater to the 55-plus crowd.

   
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  Boomer Wants and Needs Will Alter Housing Landscape

  By 2011, half of all homeowners will be over 50. But the current housing landscape doesn't necessarily provide what they want -- or need.

   

• Builders Indicate ‘Cautious Optimism’

  Sales, traffic improving even in move-up and active adult markets.