Boomers carry special demands, rewards for builders 
Builders' trade group highlights homes for older adults
By Glenn Roberts Jr., Wednesday, March 8, 2006.About 6 percent of new housing units in 2003 were built specifically for older adults, and baby boomers are likely to fuel the demand for age-specific housing for years to come, according to home-building experts.
David Seiders, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders trade group, said about 3.2 percent of all housing starts in 2003 were built in 55-and-over age-restricted communities, while about 2.7 percent of all U.S.
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