Key Word: Amenities

“What are the amenities” is a question that is prevailing in every sector of real estate. A concept that once existed primarily in the hospitality industry now permeates both residential and commercial trends, with different desired amenities based on the different generations. Between the three...

Creating a Safe Home Environment for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s

Guest post by Lydia Chan, Alzheimerscaregiver.net There’s very little room for error in your home if you’re caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. The degenerative disease that impairs memory and cognitive functioning leaves one vulnerable to confusion and highly susceptible to accidents. That means adjustments...

The Purchase Games

The Millennials versus Boomers conversation has been, and may always be, an extremely hot topic. People love to analyze the two generations and pit their interests, attitudes, and social concerns against each other. Whether manufactured for clicks or founded in reality, Millennials and Boomers seem...

How to Plan on Covering the Costs of Long-Term Care

Guest post by Hazel Bridges, Creator of AgingWellness.org When someone you love needs long-term care, the last thing you want to think about is how to pay for it. Most seniors over the age of 65 will need some form of care at some point, so it...

Multigenerational Living

Around the world, many families have upheld the tradition of multiple generations living under one roof. When the kids grow up, they don’t move out. Instead, they simply move to a bigger room and start contributing more to the household. Those who may need greater...

Giving Existing Multifamily an Edge

There’s no beating the newest, shiniest apartment project, right? Wrong. Though the appeal of cutting-edge finishes and technologies can’t be denied for certain demographics, with the right branding and positioning, older multifamily communities are seeing occupancy rates increase and even rival their newer competition. Can...

It’s 2017, do you know where your demographics are?

Social Media is an ever-changing platform, but there are three constants you can rely on. First – your ideal buyer is probably on some form of social media (2.8 billion people are using it these days – the same number of people who lived on...

Forget the Weather, the Housing Market says IT’S SPRING!

The weather this winter has been unpredictable at best, at least in our neck of the woods. But while the meteorologist’s forecast continues to vacillate between unseasonably warm and unseasonably cold, the housing forecast is telling us just one thing – Spring Is Here! Traditionally,...

Social on Autopilot? Not so fast.

Life in the digital age has made ‘set it and forget it’ the go-to mode for managing every aspect of our lives – from paying bills to managing the temperature in our homes. But, if you’re ‘setting and forgetting’ your social media efforts, we have...

How Technology is Changing Commercial Real Estate

Until recently, Commercial Real Estate was an industry relatively untouched by technology. Sure, platforms like LoopNet made the process of marketing a listing easier and younger brokers may have spent some time on a social media presence, but the daily ins and outs of brokerage...