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Retiring Baby Boomers Prefer Infill, Walkable Communities

By 2020, an estimated one-fifth of the U.S. population will be 65 or over. America’s aging population is placing different demands on the housing market. Instead of a rush to golf courses and retirement villages, the focus for retirees today is on more infill housing, as well as walkable, pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods with high levels of services and amenities.

Learn more: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/housing/2012/04/biggest-x-factor-housing-market-where-baby-boomers-will-choose-retire/1798/

News, NATIONAL –  May. 1, 2012

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