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Top Tips for the Transition: Making the Most of the Move to a Retirement Community

Top Tips for the Transition: Making the Most of the Move to a Retirement Community

By: Cathy Ritter A whirlwind schedule packed with activities, such as traveling to nearby historical attractions or a professional sporting event. Working out in a fully-equipped health center or participating in a video game tournament. Some days, not getting to bed until well after midnight. This isn’t college – it’s today’s retirement community. Despite this new paradigm in retirement living, the decision to move into a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) is still one of the biggest challenges older Americans [...]

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Selling Your House During an Economic Downturn

This article was contributed by Diane Krause. For the last few years, many homeowners have been keeping an eye on the real estate market and waiting for signs of improvement before considering a[...]

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The Future of Aging . . . Shared Resources!

The Future of Aging . . . Shared Resources!
If you have been reading this blog for a while, you probably know that my solution to alot of  "aging issues" is to promote a better sense of community, helping each other, and sharing[...]

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A Difficult Move to a Retirement Community Made Simple

When Kathleen and Richard McCarty retired, they took the path less travelled by choosing to upsize.  Therefore, when the time came to move to a retirement community years later, the[...]

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A Professional in Real Estate Finds Assistance When Making the Move

A Professional in Real Estate Finds Assistance When Making the Move
The process of downsizing and selling the family home is often overwhelming, even for those with a background in the moving industry. A real estate broker for 25 years, Carol Fine, and her husband,[...]

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Making the Move to a Retirement Community

Making the Move to a Retirement Community
It was while attending Johns Hopkins University for graduate school that Anne and Bertram Wyatt-Brown first met. Not only were they both focused on careers in teaching, but they soon learned they[...]

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Maximizing Storage Space in Retirement Communities

Maximizing Storage Space in Retirement Communities
Beatrice "Bea" Daniel absolutely adored her Arlington home where she and her husband raised two children and lived for 43 years. The home, built in the 1930s with unique plaster details, definitely[...]

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Living Senior: A Couple Downsizing Turns to a Real Estate Specialist

Living Senior: A Couple Downsizing Turns to a Real Estate Specialist
In 1945 Frank and Sally Capozzoli met at a party to celebrate the end of World War II. Frank was in the Navy and Sally was working in Hatboro in an airplane factory. They were married in 1946 and[...]

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“Staycation” at a retirement community

One of the pioneers in Senior Move Management, Margit Novak, President of Moving Solutions, (pictured below far left) shared the following personal story that integrates the importance of "purpose"[...]

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