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May 6, 2004
The Real Estate Adviser: What do baby boom homebuyers want?
By TOM KELLY
Special to the Journal
Special to the Journal
Has the magnet that pulled Americans closer to hearth and home since Sept. 11, 2001, begun to lose its strength?
For the first time in three years, a greater percentage of homebuyers over age 50 considering a move are "seeking distance" rather than buying a home within three hours of their present residence, according to data compiled by Pulte Homes, the nation's largest homebuilder.
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