"Old age" was never in the vocabulary of the baby

boomer retirees. They live under a creed of

despising the aging process throughout their

history. Born as activists questioning everything,

they combat inevitable aging and dispose

antiquated retirement concepts embraced by their

parents. Instead, boomers give more attention on

how they are going to lace up rollerblades,

download their iPod's, or skate into

sophisticated, hip energetic adult communities.

They called this as lifestyle communities created

all over the country to cater to their whim.

Adult Communities will be springing up all over to

meet the needs of these active adults.

There are over 1,200 adult communities all over

the country and many are in the stages of

planning. The underlying purpose of building such

communities remains constant. To give a place for

empty nesters to rationalize after their kids

leave them. The location, ambiance, size, and

amenities are great, too far from what had already

existed.

Home builders consider this as a very big trend.

The senior housing councils for the National

Association of Home Builders, Jeff Jenkins,

announced that after the first set of age-

qualified boomers availed more than 55

communities, it staggered the impacts since 2001.

Boomers aged 55 years old and above accounted for

about 1/5 (207,000) of the 1.1 million purchases

of new homes in 2003. The adult active market

accounted for approximately 51 billion dollars of

sales in new homes. This is the main reason why

adult communities are springing up in all place.

The generation of World War II in fact invented

the retirement standard of living in various ways.

They outlived their work and accumulated

significant wealth to enjoy their golden years.

Their prospective places are Florida, California

and Arizona due to its sunny weather with a handy

golf course and pool and a country club or

community center where they could establish their

new social functions. However, the boomers have a

different viewpoint according to the CEO and

founder of ICAA (International Council on Active

Aging) Colin Milner. ICAA is an adult active

advocacy organization in British Columbia,

particularly Vancouver. Baby boomers have acquired

so many life experiences that will soon be

reflected in their adult communities. The only

difference is that they have adopted what they

have learned. Take for example fitness

issues.Boomers parents didn't incorporate fitness

in their lifestyle considering it as a boring

routine. So, the entire exercise trend was started

by the baby boomers. It is not a turnoff for them

because they have accessed it throughout their

lives. Therefore, adopting it in their adult

communities as a part of their lifestyle is not a

big deal. Developers are creating adult

communities reflecting their rich baby boomers

history.

The major difference between the retirement

villages of the first generation and adult active

communities is location. Numerous surveys reveal

surprising results. 2 out of 3 boomers wanted to

live 100 miles away from where they lived and

worked. The reason that motivated boomers to

moving further does not mainly lie on the type of

weather. But they chase their friends and family

who have transferred in that location. The

phenomenon called as stay-at-home caught some

developers off guard. They never realized that one

day the resort-style adult communities near main

urban centers will become lesser in demand. The

Midwest and Northwest location was once the best

seller. During the mid-90s one half of such

communities are situated in Sunbelt. Washington

D.C is not a very popular retirement location

however there are dozens of adult active

communities available wherein some people never

believe it is possible. Today, three fourths of

these communities are not within Sunbelt anymore.

The price ranges 150,000 dollars and above for a

town home having two bedrooms and two baths. The

boomers generation has been separated from its Me

Generation. For ill or good, the history's largest

generation changes the faces of everything on the

path they once lived. They exchange health care

from entertainment, investing from childbirth, and

education from fitness. It will hold no surprise

that boomer retirees will reinvent the entire

retirement village. Boomers regardless of their

age still continue to make changes. More on Baby

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