As more baby boomers hit the market, senior experts say ‘Find where you’re going now!’

Free Seminars Refreshments Included What The Steller Group Inc agents specialized in downsizing moves listing selling improving to increase salability handling discards low-maintenance living purchase rental Where Wed Apr Decluttering and Where to Start a m to noon Aspendale Centennial E Arapahoe Pl Centennial Where Wed Apr Living Options a m to noon Smoky Hill Community Library S Biscay Circle Centennial Where Wed Apr Selling Strong Taxes Trusts Timing -to- p m Ross-University Hills Library E Amherst Ave Denver RSVP - - Or DenverSeniorSeminars com com As spring arrives in Colorado the very oldest of the Baby Boom generation is set to turn years old next year And senior housing experts say that should set off alarm bells for anyone heading into those years who hasn t at least made various kind of plan for moving from their single-family home Even if you re not moving the next morning the first thing you have to figure out now is where you re going next says Senior Relocation Specialist Jan Peterson who counsels on where to find senior living opportunities both here and out of state Peterson is joining Blair Bryant broker with the Senior Solutions Division of The Steller Group real estate crew in a series of free seminars coming to south Denver Centennial and southeast Aurora this month Bryant and other specialists at Steller are reporting a drastic shift in the region now as sellers several of them seniors put homes up for sale that they ve held back waiting for prices and interest rates to stabilize What is harder for them to see is how much the demand is growing for the places they want to end up that are better suited for their age group says Bryant Peterson follows opportunities at dozens of communities and explains how they differ in services and in monthly prices and front-end commitments What they all have in common now is lots of demand from people wanting to move she adds Waiting lists very common at the greater part popular senior destinations around town have grown longer this year she says Bryant and Peterson discussed those options last week for a crowd of seniors in Lakewood We have worked with several people who have chosen to be on waiting lists for popular communities for as long as years before definitively choosing to move Bryant recounted the crowd The good news is that they get more freedom in choosing their options and are better prepared if particular triggering event happens that urges a quick move Options range from buying a ranch-style new home there are lots of those on the area now says Bryant to buying or renting a low-maintenance patio home or townhome to communities designed for aging in place with lots of social interaction dining events and options for continuing care Related ArticlesApril Sponsored Thinking about selling your house The best time to list is coming soon March Sponsored Bobby Berk brings effortless chic to Tri Pointe s Painted Prairie March Sponsored Ski free this weekend at Granby Ranch Resort for touring new townhome model priced K March Sponsored Denver s February real estate area enjoys spring-like activity surge March Sponsored Affordability interest rates temper home sales despite listing increase Those are popular says Peterson But they vary greatly in the financials Specific have upfront fees that may make for lower monthly rents while others don t April seminars cover the entire range of tasks in planning a move from choosing a destination to getting a start on decluttering to receiving the majority of from the sale of your current home including the best tax advantages See the box or visit DenverSeniorSeminars com The news and editorial staffs of The Denver Post had no role in this post s preparation