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10 Reasons Why Baby Boomers Are Turning to the Condo Market

AdminJune 8, 2020Advice, For Buyers, Planet Realty, Real Estate News, Retirement

These times have been different for everyone. After a few months of isolating in our homes, there has been lots of time to think about how we want to live … Read More

COVID-19 and the Village by the Arboretum

Tyson HinschbergerMay 6, 2020Advice, Planet Realty, Real Estate News, Retirement, Seasonal

About the beginning of each May, the Arboretum sees the cherry blossoms in bloom, many activities underway, and the real estate market in full swing. This year, though, is more … Read More

Stress Test is Making Harder to Borrow in Retirement

Karen KesselNovember 4, 2019Advice, For Buyers, Planet Realty, Real Estate News, Retirement

The baby boomer segment of the population is beginning to witness a financial obstacle that may alter the plans of many retirees. The federal government’s stress test is a financial … Read More

Vacation Rental Season is in Full Swing

Tyson HinschbergerJuly 5, 2019Real Estate News, Retirement, Seasonal

With the growing prominence of home sharing via websites like AirBNB & HomeAway, the accessibility of vacation rentals is at an all-time high. Instead of booking vacation time at a … Read More

Choices Abound for Baby Boomers & Retirees

Karen KesselApril 17, 2018Advice, Real Estate News, Retirement

With the aging population and ongoing changes with the housing market, we are speaking more and more with baby boomers and retirees selling the family home and considering next steps … Read More

Village by the Arboretum: 2017 Year In Review

Karen KesselJanuary 24, 2018Around Guelph, For Buyers, Planet Realty, Real Estate News, Retirement

The 2017 local real estate market was unlike anything many of us have ever experienced. The price growth, the competition & the number of offers on properties both in and … Read More

Baby boomers – the force behind real estate trends

Karen KesselJune 21, 2016Advice, RetirementLeave a Comment

Like many of my colleagues and friends, I am a baby boomer. We are the pig in the python; by virtue of our massive numbers, we have defined fashion, fitness, … Read More

Millennials moving back home to springboard home ownership

Planet Realty Inc.April 22, 2016Advice, Real Estate News, RetirementLeave a Comment

The millennial generation has taken its share of flack for being slower and more reluctant to purchase homes than their parents were at the same age. This lag has contributed … Read More

Retirement on the horizon? Consider Guelph’s Village by the Arboretum

Village by the Arboretum Condominium

Karen KesselOctober 28, 2015Real Estate News, RetirementLeave a Comment

Summer 2015 took the Village by the Arboretum by storm, with house after house selling for premium values in minimal time. In fact, in the first 7 months of 2015, … Read More

Time for a change! What Boomers Want, Boomers Get

Karen KesselMay 5, 2015Advice, RetirementLeave a Comment

Downsizing, right sizing, whatever you call it, baby boomers are excited about retirement. As a generation of savers, spenders, planners and adventurers, they are now at the point where they want … Read More

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