Remodeling For Retirement: Remodelers Aim for Aging Boomers
By Karen E. Klein / Source Bloomberg Business Week
As the oldest boomers turn 65 at a rate of about 10,000 a day, their
homes can challenge stiff joints and waning eyesight. A Harvard
University study
suggests recovery in the remodeling market will be driven in part by
contractors making improvements to help individuals go about their
routines within their own homes. So-called age-in-place retrofits should
provide a “particularly strong” source of business for the 650,000
remodelers in the U.S., two-thirds of which are one-person ventures,
according to the report...
Older, established homeowners are also often better able to foot the bill for upgrades, says Sal Alfano, editorial director of Remodeling,
a business magazine directed at professional contractors. “Boomers with
higher incomes and home values often pay cash for these projects,” he
says. “As they continue into retirement, a significant percentage are
going to want to update their homes and make them trendy. It looks like
they are set for one final remodeling binge over the next 10 to 15
years.”
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