Cincy Home: Homes for Empty Nesters

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Homes for Empty Nesters RANCH HOMES WITH NO YARD MAINTENANCE ARE POPULAR WITH BABY BOOMERS By Eric Spangler

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atio-style homes, or ranch homes that have yards maintained by a homeowners association, are becoming more popular as baby boomers retire and downsize from their larger home. Randy Terry, owner/manager of Liberty Land Co., developer of the 450-acre Carriage Hill community in Liberty Township, says patio-style homes are one of the hottest sellers in his development. 100

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And the trend in popularity of patio-style homes continues to rise. “We certainly see the demographics moving in that direction,” he says. The demographics driving the market for patio-style homes are people in their 50s to those well into their 80s, says Terry. The typical buyer of a patio-style home is a couple whose children are grown and living on their own, also known as empty

Many empty nesters are turning to patio homes, like the ones in the Carriage Hill community.

nesters. Many are retired, but others are still working, he says. The attraction to a patio-style home for baby boomers is that most of the living space is located on the first floor and someone else handles all the yard work, Terry says. “We certainly have some homeowners who love doing their gardening and some of that type of thing, but we do have a first-class lawn care company to maintain the landscape beds, plants, lawns and in the winter time issues of snow and ice removal.” The homeowners association fees pay for that yard maintenance, he says. “I think that a lot of the aging population is coming out of older homes, which are high cost and maintenance, and the challenges of dealing with larger properties and homes are too large for what their


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