Archive for: February 2007

Health spending in the U.S. rose at about 6.9 percent in 2005, nearly toppling the $2 trillion mark.  While this number is staggering and twice that spent by other industrialized countries, the 6.9 percent increase seen in 2005 actually indicates a small increase when compared to the percentages seen in the years from 1999 through 2004.  

Nestled on what was once considered rural farmland some 30 miles from the coastal town of Naples, Florida, is the brand new town of Ave Maria.  This new South Florida town will be the home of the Ave Maria Catholic University, the first Catholic University to be built in the United States in the past 30-plus years.

“A baby boomer will turn 55 every second for the next 20 years.”

Just as those reaching seniorhoodTM status are diverse in their lifestyles, there should also be varying real estate choices.  For those seeking an alternative retirement community, a new option has been emerging and gaining in popularity. 

Bizjournals, a media division of American City Business Journals, after performing a comparative study on 938 markets in eight statistical categories, has put together a list of the 100 hottest retirement communities in the U.S.  Of consideration in this study, were places where the number of senior citizens within the communitiy was significant and growing rapidly.