Say good-bye to clunky keychains and hidden emergency keys, with the new electronic deadbolt technology you can open your door with the press of a finger. These slick new units from Schlage are controlled by a keypad that can be automated from a comput...

The baby boomers are retiring and many of the 77 million people that make up this demographic are going to be thinking about changing their residence. What are you doing to attract them to your property? Aiming at an older demographic can pay off in a ...

Walking is one of the most frequently-recommended exercises for seniors to stay fit. It's gentle, promotes socializing with fellow walkers/neighbors and encourages one to appreciate the beauty of the outdoors. This is why it's important to choose a com...

Buying a home can be done under two types of residential sales contracts. Each has some similarities, but it is the differences that need to be understood when deciding which way to go. Most married couples opt for joint tenancy (although ei...

Some of us are looking wistfully at the beautiful sunsets and realizing that the nights are closing in earlier thus signaling that Jack Frost will soon be knocking on the window. However, others amongst us are rubbing our hands in glee at the approa...

Renovating your kitchen can add value to your home that is quoted as high as 70% return on your remodeling investment. This means if you spend $10,000 on your re-modeling your kitchen it may boost the value of your property by $7,000. Kitchen renovat...

Is the trend for smaller houses bringing back the community life or is it the other way round? Are Baby Boomers showing us the way with their socially-driven RV communities and snowbird villages? Have the drastic price increases helped to pull us toge...

One of the big problems with living with heat these days is that we are all trying to save money on our energy bills. Whether it is because we are environmentally aware or whether it is because we have found that the cost of living is rising faster t...

It seems that summer is finally here and we are all enjoying the warmth, relaxation and ease of life in the sun. Wouldn't it be nice if it could carry on like this? Right through November and December and on....well... it can! Some clever No...

If you're living in a small space, you may find yourself tripping over things from time to time. That's why it's important to be creative about finding storage. Let your furniture multi-task for you: One idea is to choose furniture that al...

So your selling your house, and the agent is coming to take photographs. Do yourself a favor and consider the following advice. After all, the picture is what most buyers are going to see first. If they like the picture, they'll search further for more...

If you're retiring and wanting to downsize your living arrangement, a mobile home park may not be on your list of areas to check out. Mobile home parks sometimes conjure up images of dirty streets and cluttered yards - not anywhere a person who is hou...

For some, it's a terrible truth: some people just don't want to live near children. Some of these are childfree people who don't have and don't want children. Others include retired people who have done their share of child-raising and now want to re...

Mesa is the most populous suburban city in the whole of the United States, yet most of us don't really know where it is! Well, now is a great time to find out because all through February and March, the twentieth anniversary of Renaissance revelry an...

RVing isn't necessarily known as the most environmentally friendly activity on the planet, but as many RV owners can attest, living in an RV is a great way to experience our beautiful environment, and it's an affordable way to enjoy your retirement. Bu...