From stress to joy – Reverse Mortgage success stories

By Alain Valles, MBA, MS Yes – for many, reverse mortgages conjure up negative thoughts. But the reality is once one is educated about reverse...

Worcester Realtors Offer Experience, Client Commitment

WORCESTER - The housing market, like businesses everywhere, has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.  For realtors, that has meant dealing with limited inventory, something...

Reverse Mortgage – Top uses

Increase Your Monthly Cash Flow! Pay Off Your Mortgage & Other Bills!   By Alain Valles, MBA, MS A reverse mortgage gives qualified borrowers the option to...
A spacious clubhouse is one of the amenities at Chauncy Lake, a Del Webb 55-plus community in Westborough. Photo/Submitted

55-plus housing communities offer maintenance-free living in an intimate social setting

By Colin McCandless, Contributing Writer REGION - Fifty-five-plus communities, also known as active adult communities, offer another potential housing option for older adults to consider...

Reverse Mortgages – Children’s concerns

By Alain Valles, MBA, MS Are you at least 62 years old and own a home with some equity? Do you wish to have access...

No Place Like Home

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D.   “Home is heaven for beginners.” – Charles Henry Parkhurst A few years ago, my brother and I were playing a game with...

Reverse Mortgages reduce uncertainty

Desire More Cash? For today or tomorrow? By Alain Valles, MBA, MS So many things are causing fear. Globally – world conflict, politics, and inflation. Personally...
A cohousing development involves a group of individually owned homes, like a condominium, but also includes a common area building where shared meals, meetings, and other events take place.

Cohousing another option for some people as they age

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer REGION – When Julie Wittes Schlack and her husband Mark Schlack were in their 50s they didn’t consider themselves old....

Reverse Mortgages conquer inflation

Inflation. It’s coming, it’s coming, it’s here.   By Alain Valles, MBA, MS The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced inflation hit 7%. A new high since...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes

Apply early and often for housing as you age

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “You can’t plan for everything or you never get started in the first place."               ...