| If you're a home builder, don't overlook
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| | is a chance for you as a builder to
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| the importance of the fastest-growing
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| | incorporate the latest information
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| segment in the real estate market today:
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| | technology into your homes. A large
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| aging Baby Boomers. They may not like to
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| | percentage of Boomers want a sunroom, as
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| admit it, but the Boomers are now
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| | well--somewhere they can relax in the
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| entering what people used to call the
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| | morning with a cup of Starbuck's and the
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| "Golden Years," and they're
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| | New York Times. They have worked hard all
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| beginning to look for homes that offer
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| | their lives and are determined to reward
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| amenities geared toward older people. If
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| | themselves with quality leisure time,
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| you can offer homes that fit their tastes
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| | whether on vacation or at home.
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| and specific demands, Baby Boomers will
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| | Entertaining and entertainment are
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| seek you out--and they generally have the
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| | important to Boomers, too. Many look for
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| money to spend on the things they
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| | wet bars in their new homes to offer even
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| want.One of the most important
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| | greater entertaining opportunities, and a
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| considerations for the aging Baby Boomer
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| | sizable number express a desire for a
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| segment of the market is functionality.
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| | media room that's geared toward the
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| Although many Boomers are looking for
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| | latest video and music technology.Boomers
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| specific amenities, a sizable number of
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| | are also health-conscious, so exercise
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| them are actually downsizing, since they
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| | rooms can be a strong selling point, and
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| have raised their families and are now
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| | can relatively easily be incorporated
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| looking for a home that offers both
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| | into a multi-use space such as a family
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| comfort and luxury. The types of floor
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| | room or good-sized computer room. As a
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| plans that Boomers look for in their new
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| | general rule Boomers also like to see
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| homes often feature spacious, open
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| | upgrades when it comes to things like
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| kitchens that offer an opportunity to
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| | floor coverings, cabinets, and kitchen
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| entertain guests while creating culinary
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| | countertops. They're often looking at
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| artwork. Boomer women who worked at a
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| | their new home as a place to stay after
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| fulltime job most of their adult lives
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| | trading up several times, so they want it
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| are now looking to be able to spend
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| | to be both comfortable and luxurious,
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| considerable amounts of time in the
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| | inside and out. So don't skimp on patios,
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| kitchen, making up for lost time, so a
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| | porches, decks, and landscaping, and make
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| great kitchen is vital to attracting
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| | sure your overall community is appealing,
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| their attention.A large segment of the
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| | as well.Copyright © 2006 Jeanette J.
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| Boomer market also wants a home office in
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| | FisherInterior design psychology expert
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| their floor plan, since many of them will
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| | Jeanette Fisher works closely with custom
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| continue doing some sort of
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| | home builders in Pennsylvania and
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| business-related activity from home after
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| | California.
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| retirement from their fulltime jobs. This
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