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Real estate, a window of opportunity

A window of opportunity
By Diane LaPlace, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
The economy is slowly but surely improving, jobless claims are dropping; there is hope in the air. As a potential homeowner, there is a window of opportunity open to you. An opportunity to take advantage of the lowest fixed rate mortgage in over 30 years. […]

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Gulf Coast Bank explains reverse mortgage benefits – LIVING WELL Magazine

Gulf Coast Bank Explains Reverse Mortgage Benefits
Courtesy Gulf Coast Bank, New Orleans LIVING WELL Magazine
In 2011, as the first group of baby boomers reached age 65, the older population increased. According to AARP, 90% of the people ages 65 and older want to stay in their home. With the aging of our population, reverse mortgages are popular as they can be utilized to supplement retirement income. […]

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Aging in place – Chinchuba Trace Townhomes, LIVING WELL Magazine

Aging In Place

Courtesy Chinchuba Trace Townhomes / Peace Enterprises, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
We all enjoy the comforts of home and want to remain there as long as we choose. Studies show that people are healthier and happier when at home as compared to being in a facility. Safe home options today include home health, caregiver assistance, and home nursing and physicians. Additionally, there is a wide array of home medical equipment available.
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Fairway Villas, Denver's newest active adult ranch community – LIVING WELL Magazine

Move and Get Movin’

Denver’s Newest Active Adult Ranch Community, Fairway Villas, Oakwood Homes, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine
Open for a couple months now, Denver’s newest active adult community has jumped out to a great start with huge showings from home buyers everywhere and garnered more excitement than Oakwood Homes imagined. “We were overwhelmed with how many people came out to the official grand opening,” says Oakwood sales manager, Alisa Poncher. “Over 400 people showed up that weekend.” […]

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Pinnacle Mortgage on Common Myths about Reverse Mortgages – LIVING WELL Magazine

Common Myths about Reverse Mortgages

By Carl Benefield, Northshore & New Orleans LIVING WELL Magazines
A reverse mortgage enables homeowners 62 and older to convert part of the equity in their homes into cash without having to sell the home, give up title, or take on a new monthly mortgage payment. The homeowner continues to pay insurance and taxes, live in and maintain the home. […]

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Southeast Louisiana Home Health on living with COPD – LIVING WELL Magazine

Living With COPD

By Heather Branch, RN, Southeast Louisiana Home Health, Northshore & New Orleans LIVING WELL Magazines
As fall rolls around once again, so do all those pesky allergies causing inflammation and sometimes infection. The elderly, especially, need to be proactive in preventing flare-ups (exacerbations) of respiratory diseases such as asthma and bronchitis. […]

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Keller Williams: It's time to get serious about buying a home – LIVING WELL Magazine

MORTGAGE RATES HAVE NOWHERE TO GO BUT UP
So now’s the time to get serious about buying a home
By Diane Laplace, Keller Williams, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
Mortgage rates are at historic lows and unlikely to go much lower. The recent average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 4%. […]

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Roxanne Sisneros of Ruhl & Ruhl Realtors on Boomers Redesigning their Homes – LIVING WELL Magazine

Boomers Redesigning Their Homes

By Roxanne Sisneros, SRES, Ruhl & Ruhl Realtors, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine
According to a survey released by the American Institute of Architects, retirees are pushing a trend in design that calls for greater accessibility in their homes. They go on to say that many of the 77 million Baby Boomers, the largest age group in U.S. history, likely will stay in their long-term residences. “We see many more households start to plan, at an early age, what they need to have at an older age,” says Kermit Baker, the AIA’s chief economist. […]