Housing

Did you inherit items from your parents or other loved ones? Does your home contain keepsakes passed down from one generation to the next? And what will happen to those “heirlooms” once you pass away? Are your children or other loved ones willing and/or able to take possession? This dilemma-…

Happy Fall Prevention Awareness Week! From September 21 – September 25th, the Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons is marking this awareness campaign by publishing materials designed to highlight the threat of falls to older adults and the measures you can take to lower your risk and keep yourself injury-free, especially inside…

While there may be some who still insist that climate change isn’t real, no one can credibly deny that heat waves are becoming more persistent and more intense as time goes by. Even the CDC admits that “Climate projections indicate that extreme heat events will become more frequent and intense…

So we’re knee-deep into the hot days of summer, and the perils and predictions continue to get worse. Already this summer, record-breaking temperatures have blasted many areas of Europe, with the death toll across Europe exceeding 20,000 just in June (with limited air conditioning being one of the reasons). While…

Given the difficulties in the US housing market, it’s quite remarkable that close to 80% of older adults own their own homes, and about ¾ of those homeowners do so without carrying a mortgage. That’s a remarkable statistic about money and wealth among baby boomers, but it also underscores why…

There is the sense in the mainstream media and popular culture that Baby Boomers have it made: They own their own homes in significant numbers, have paid off mortgages, and will reap a huge financial reward when they decide to sell and downsize. And to some extent, for some of…