Last week's Latin America Real Estate Conference in Florida was jammed with interesting news on the number of baby boomers investigating a purchase south of the border, the impact of the subprime markets on international funds, and how the U.S. construction slowdown has affected the "remittances" foreign workers send back home.

In the middle of pursuing at least three news stories, I received word that longtime real estate columnist and colleague Bob Bruss had passed away at age 67. The news stunned and saddened me and temporarily moved everything else to the back burner.  more...

If you decide that you are going to spend your remaining years in your primary residence or your second home -- and an overwhelming number of seniors would prefer to stay put -- what will you do to make those homes more comfortable?

That topic will be the prime focus of National Aging in Place Week (Oct. 1-7) as home modification experts, geriatric care managers, financial planners, home care workers and other experts in senior living gather to provide residents the information they need to find products and services to continue to live in the home of their choice.  more...