Picture this scenario. You've lived in your family home for decades. The kids have moved out, the mortgage is finally paid ...

The notion that retirement equals selling the family home and moving into something smaller is quickly becoming outdated. For ...

Debbie Davies knew it made sense to downsize from her huge, high-maintenance house in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. But after 20 years there, the idea of moving to somewhere new, 60 miles away, filled her ...

Retirement often brings a shift in priorities, and for many Americans, that means trading in larger homes for smaller, more ...

(WHTM) — When parents become empty nesters, many consider moving to a smaller home. But that may not be worth it. Home buyer Carolyn Marsh, downsizing from a large family home, is sold on the idea of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Downsizing homes saves a homeowner about $200,000 over 10 years on average, says StorageCafe. Southern cities, especially in Texas ...

Older homeowners who have larger homes may see downsizing into a smaller, more manageable home as a viable path to greater comfort, and potentially even partial financing of life in retirement.

In 2020, Curt Bennett and his wife Barb decided to downsize, moving out of the 3,000-square-foot house in Seattle’s Montlake neighborhood where they’d lived for 43 years and into an 1,100-square-foot ...

Nearly half of all Americans say the organization of their homes, or lack thereof, affects their mental health. But walk into a home where every item has a purpose and space, and it finally feels like ...

Have you noticed your mind drifting? Have you been daydreaming of new ways to envelop yourself in a state of complete relaxation? Have you been envisioning lazy days listening to the peaceful, serene ...

While many older homeowners often entertain the idea of downsizing into a smaller home to better accommodate natural changes to mobility in later life, this doesn’t mean the decision is an easy one ...