Retirement: Is This a Good Time to Downsize?
February 14, 2014
in Home Buying Guide | Tagged downsize, downsizing, equity, retire, retirement, retiringMoving into a smaller home – downsizing – isn’t just a way to save creaky knees from the two-story monster where you raised your family. It’s also a way to free up equity to use during retirement. Money Bags Although Americans lost a substantial amount of home equity during the housing crisis, older Americans fared […]
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