Veronica Dagher
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3,082 appearances
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first heard Sep 2017
last heard Jan 2025
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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Why Downsizing Your Home Isn’t the Money Move It Used to Be · 13 Oct 2023
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Not to mention, no one is immune to these things like rising home insurance premiums, and in many cases, rising home property taxes.
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And so,
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you're dealing with all of these factors that essentially you're getting less for your money.
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Well, you can stay in place.
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You can age in place.
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And like I said, you're not immune to cost increases when that happens.
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Or you can downsize.
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I spoke to several people who downsized anyway, even though they took a bit of a financial hit.
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They said, listen, downsizing isn't always just about money.
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It's about being closer to the grandkids.
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It's about not having to worry about home repairs or who's going to plow the snow.
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in the winter.
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And so they are taking that financial calculus and saying, you know what, we want to do this for our overall lifestyle.
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So they're downsizing anyway.
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Some people are moving to some of the senior communities.
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The issue with those is those are really pricey in many places.
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And some of the best ones have wait lists.
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Yes.
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And so that is an important point.
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Not every retiree wants to downsize.
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