Urban Relocation

Coming Back to the City

There’s a new trend for the urban market today. Baby boomers are selling their suburbian homes and downsizing to smaller, city homes. It makes sense that if you have a family, the first considerations for your home’s location are safety and security, accessibility to good schools, clean air and distance from work. For empty nesters, however, the upkeep of a large home has lost its appeal. That’s why more and more retirees are choosing to downsize to a smaller home in the city. Condos and lofts that are easy to maintain, near to all the downtown attractions and have accessible amenities are beginning to be the home of choice for the older generation. Too, with the ever-increasing fuel prices, living in the city where they don’t have to make the long commute or even have to drive a car is an added incentive to the new owners.