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A " REAL ESTATE ano CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING VOL.1 No.14 - _ FIRST CHOICE REAL ESTATE - TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1990 Published weekly by the Port Perry Star mary ann martin sales representative executive club 80 athol street (athol place) box 705 no LtH 107 91 (416) 576-3111 a3 24 hour paging THIS ONE HAS IT ALL! Beautiful 4 bedroom home in Castle Har- bour with large living room, French doors to formal dining room, gorgeous eat-in kitchen with oak cupboards, a walkout to a large cedar deck, a cozy family room with oak flooring and a stone fireplace, jacuzzi in the master bedroom ensuite, main floor laundry room and 2 pc. washroom, central vac plus lots more. Shows to perfection. $369,000. Call Mary Ann Martin 576-3111 or 985-9972 YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK INSIDE! This lovely home has 3 bedrooms, living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen, main floor family room with a walkout to a deck that overlooks a beautiful large backyard, central air conditioning, some upgraded wiring and plumbing and its on a super 66 x 165' lot. This home shows beautifully and is located on Union Avenue. Priced to sell -- $174,900. Call Mary Ann Martin 576-3111 or 985-9972 Retirement communities on the increase The changes brought about in our society as a result of an aging popula- tion are only preliminary in- dicators of what we can ex- pect in the future. This shift . in demographics is driving many groups in our society to realign with the needs of an aging population. By the year 2000, a mere 12 years away, Statistics Canada predicts the population of our country will reach more than 27 million. Of that, nearly 4 million will be 65 years or older and of those it is estimated there will be 1.5 million in this age group in Ontario. One segment of the economy which is adapting to the needs of an aging population is the real estate - housing profession. For the most part, retirees to- day are an active and af- fluent group who still want their independence. For the real estate industry this means providing luxury, comfort, style and affor- dability in an independent unit. By surveying residents of existing retirement com- munities, studies have defined a typical retiree as READ EVE BYOVER | 20,000 PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES ~~ Ch ta ASHBURN - BLACKSTOCK - BROOKLUN CAESAREA - COLUMBUS EPSOM + GREENBANK - JANETVILLE LITTLE BRITAIN - NESTLETON PORT PERRY - PRINCE ALBERT ; SEAGRAVE - SUNDERLAND - UTICA : UXBRIDGE - - and surrounding hamlets & villages. RYWEEK 55 to 65 years; healthy; drawing a good pension; recreation-oriented; likely to spend two to three months in the sunbelt; and financially stable. The real estate building industry has made retire- ment communities much more common here than in any of our other provinces, primarily because we have a population large enough to make this feasible. The model retirement com- munity is located outside of large city centres and in- tegrated within an overall residential community. These retirement com- munities resemble any average residential com- munity. What makes them unique is the subtle tailor- ing of each unit and the range of optional services to meet the standards of a retiree. Surveying an aging population provides builders with the informa- tion they need to construct what they hope will be the ideal home for an older per- son. For example, because the change from outdoor to indoor lighting can easily blur the vision of an older Turn to Page 2