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Housing

Housing is a HUGE topic. When we say housing what comes to mind?
Buying a home, selling a home, decluttering a home, buying or selling a second home like a cottage or trailer. Maybe modifying your home to stay home longer, or deciding to move  to an assisted facility or long term care facility. Many housing things to read about.

Photo by Vlada Karpovich Basements are often a left-out space at home. Usually, they have unused space that you can makeover to give it more fun and productive feels to it. Whether you want a safe space, somewhere to relax...
Many older adults find themselves unable to care for their homes as they age They may have trouble navigating the maintenance tasks, cleaning and routine chores. Others struggle to complete normal activities of daily living on their own, such...
Our client describes his experience with having to move from a 5000 sq. ft. home in the country, to a designing and decorating project of his new 1200 square foot home in the city as a ‘potential disaster’, and...
Living independently is important at any age. You get the freedom to do what you want – within reason – to eat what you want – again, healthily and within reason – and to just enjoy life the way...
Photo by cottonbro from Pexels As we grow older, it’s harder to perform all the actions we did when we were young. Seniors often end up in nursing homes where others take care of them. However, aging in place is better, as it...
Photo by Ioana Radescu on Unsplash Humans are uniquely acquisitive.  We fill our homes, our garages and our closets to the brim.  And the older we get, the more we accumulate, lose track of and push into storage rather than...
If you're entering retirement or recently retired, you may be worried about money. Many seniors find it hard to adjust to the fact that they're no longer receiving a steady stream of income. House flipping can be a great...
There is no place like home, and we all wish that our loved ones could stay in theirs forever. It seems almost unfair to drag them to an unfamiliar place to stay with unfamiliar people. But as hard as...
The world is becoming more conscious of the environment. More and more people are keen to play an active role in protecting the planet.  More people look for ways to make a house more green, keen to make eco-friendly methods...
A report by HomeEquity Bank reveals that many seniors in Canada don’t want to downsize. But 76% of them say their demographic sometimes feels pressured to sell their homes, according to a report on Cision. There are many ways older adults...