MILWAUKEE: A community group is proposing the pooling of retirement savings via a Community Investment Bond to underpin the development of affordable community housing for seniors.
The novel financial experiment has been successfully trialled in Nova Scotia. Read More »
SAN FRANCISCO: Delivering better homes requires a subtler approach than the blunt instrument of regulation.
Whilst local planners are contemplating the introduction of minimum space standards for new housing, San Francisco has voted to amend the city’s building code to reduce its Read More »
DALLAS: When people talk about abuse in skilled nursing homes, they generally are referring to staff members victimizing the elderly.
But researchers say an even more pressing, prevalent problem might be the violence that can — and does — erupt between residents. Read More »
PHOENIX: Any housing decision for downsizing boomers is primarily financial, but the growing influence of women is crucial as the housing industry ponders what sort of homes will encourage baby boomers out of their family houses.
For women, who tend to value a sense of Read More »