Posts Tagged Open Houses

  • Staying Local Staying Local

    Why more and more QC seniors are telling us they are “staying local” in the choice of their senior housing option. By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Am I saying no QC seniors are retiring to Arizona, Florida or Texas anymore? Not at all. Are more QC seniors telling me they are not retiring to ...

  • Frank and Linda return Frank and Linda return

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Some months ago I mentioned how siblings often help Mom and Dad to find the ideal retirement housing. And I described how brother and sister Frank and Linda helped their mom to resolve the issues of housing and the financing options. Mom is all moved in now and she...

  • When is a “town home” not a town home? When is a “town home” not a town home?

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes When is a “town home” not a town home and what do you call a “town home” that is a stand-alone home? And what’s a villa? Virtually every weekend during my open houses someone asks me about the difference between a town home, villa, condo, zero lot line...

  • Incentives for Buying New Homes Incentives for Buying New Homes

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Seniors may not be taking full advantage of $11,000-plus incentives for buying their new homes. And the benefits of one-time down-payment reverse mortgages for purchase are still not well known.  The level of activity at my weekend open houses has been picking up...

  • Why you should not let the “fear” of moving delay your senior  housing decision. Why you should not let the “fear” of moving delay your senior housing decision.

    ...And what we can do to help. By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes What will we do with all our stuff?” That is often the first expression of concern that I hear when a potential buyer of one of our senior-friendly homes thinks they may want to make the move. And the feeling of apprehension i...

  • Senior Housing Senior Housing

    If you are a senior thinking about looking into housing “in a year or two” I’d like to give you several reasons to consider “doing it now.” By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes There’s no doubt the recent major decline in investment portfolios has sensitized more seniors to the need for ...