Brace For Aging Boomer Homeowners, They Know A Thing Or Two

By Richard Mize Real Estate Editor rmize@oklahoman.comWe, all of us homeowners, are aging. So before millennials take over homebuilding and remodeling — and they will eventually, along with everything else — let's get something straight: Not only are boomers aging, but as we do, more of us intend to age in place. If we buy one more house, it'll be by a builder or from a seller who knows necessities, as well as amenities: wider doors and hallways, nonslip floors, ramps, adaptable counters and appliances and bathroom fixtures, grab bars and all that. And if we don't buy again, we'll be looking for remodelers and neighborhoods and municipalities who know what aging-in-place means. Some of us will need help, whether private or public. This means you, millennials, since census projections show you will outnumber us something like 73 million to 72 million in 2019. Aging, relentless aging, jumped out at me from the 2018 State of the Nation's Housing report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, released Tuesday.Read more on NewsOK.com

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