Foreclosure filings were reported on 572,928 properties during the first quarter of 2012, down 2 percent from the previous quarter and down 16 percent from the first quarter of 2011, according to the RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report. The first quarter total was the lowest quarterly total since the fourth quarter of 2007, 

Via Asheville NC Properties of Enduring Excellence:

“New Vision” of Aging, Baby Boomers and (UN) Retirement (series)

A new [UN] Retirement survey (a survey by Merrill Lynch) I recently discovered  indicates that Baby Boomers are not inclined to go the traditional retirement-leisure route. "Baby Boomers fundamentally will reinvent retirement,”  James P. Gorman, president of the Merrill Lynch Global Private Client Group told the press. I am wondering how this will impact home and land buyers and sellers. From that perspective,

 I found two items of particular interest and  noted them for your review: 

1. The survey found five (5)  Boomer groups —
Empowered Trailblazers, Wealth-Builders, Leisure Lifers, Anxious Idealists, and the Stretched and Stressed. . . and. . .  .

 

2. Baby Boomers are ten ( 10 ) times more likely to "put others first" (43%) than "put themselves first" (4%).

Of course, I immediately thought of a metaphor. . .my last cross-country skiing adventure, and of the challenges on the ski slopes  . of the Bunny Hill and the Experts' Slope . . .and of my concern for my companions, especially the  kids. ..

Do ya' know what I mean?

 

Corroborating Stats-  The Unretirement Index conducted by Knowledge Networks for Sun Life Financial showed that “the concept of Unretirement is now a realistic concept across age cohorts and that Americans [who]will continue to work past the traditional retirement age of 67 or re-enter the workforce after retiring”.  

According to the Index, the growing number of Americans who plan to delay retirement three years or more has risen to 61%. Two in ten (like many white-haired divas we know who embrace the “new vision” of aging) plan always to engage in some form of work.

And a Harris Interactive Poll conducted for Wells Fargo found that of  Americans who will work in retirement, 47% say they will do “similar work” to their pre-retired years, while 42% say they will work in a position that requires “less responsibility.”  All this got me pondering. So I created a survey using some software I am investigating. ..

Love to know what YOU think. . .
http://www.WhiteHair365.com/un-retirement.html

What is Your Opinion about Workstyles, Active Lifestyles and Unretirement?

 

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