dbMay 15, 2025
Otis White
The upside of downsizing: Could the #housing crisis be easier to solve than we think? If so, it’ll be because we have focused on the wrong things. Example: We are intent on building housing for families. Maybe the right answer is … build more housing for seniors. If retirees move from family-size houses to apartments … voila, a lot of family housing becomes available. https://commonwealthbeacon.org/by-the-numbers/kerry-healey-was-right-we-should-discuss-senior-overhousing/
Kerry Healey was right: We should talk about ‘overhoused’ seniors

As a new state commission recommends policies, programs, and investments to expand the supply of housing for seniors, devising strategies to help older adults move into smaller homes should also be on their agenda.  

CommonWealth Beacon
May 15, 2025 at 12:59pmWeb
Show threadYanaMay 15, 2025
@otiswhite People like to whine that all the new 0-2 bedroom apartment complexes are only for rich yuppies, but, when I lived in a new 5-over-1 in Quincy, a lot of my neighbors were retirees.