Reverse mortgages still too confusing for seniors

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The government is to implement a new rule allowing surviving spouses who meet certain conditions to remain in the home regardless of their borrowing status.

A new government report shows many seniors are taking out reverse mortgages on their homes without fully understanding Read More »

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Prefab pilot offers future vision of sustainable housing

BOSTON: A development has used prefabrication to build in just 20 days four new homes so efficient that the cost of tenants’ bills will be included in their rent – the first of three features on sustainable housing. The residents of a new breed of Read More »

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Cats suggest drug may treat “childhood alzheimer’s”

AUSTIN: Some of the cats treated with the highest dose have survived past three years of age and have gone on to have kittens, says Charles Vite. “The cats that were untreated die at six months of age, but the cats who were being treated Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The eighty-third entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.

The new Hollerich Village is the epitome of green zoning. It will soon be possible to walk from the Grund Cessange without feeling like you are in a city thanks Read More »

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