I am a reporter for a nationally syndicated real estate section published weekly in newspapers across the country. I’m looking to interview real estate agents, brokers, lenders, mortgage experts, property attorneys and other housing experts for the following article: CHOOSING A HOME FOR A MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILY. According to study, 14% of all home purchases in 2013 were by a multi-generational household, consisting of adult siblings, adult children, parents and/or grandparents. The biggest reasons adult children moving back home and cost savings, health or caretaking of aging parents, and spending more time with aging parents (details here: tinyurl.com/lcqompq).This story would examine what to consider before buying/downsizing to a home in which different generations will be cohabitating; what to think about when it comes to spatial planning, privacy, location, ease of access/use, etc. Below is a list of questions I’m seeking answers to for this story. Please e-mail me back your interest, availability and phone number. My deadline is noon central time, Friday, Sept. 19.
1. How common is multigenerational cohabitation (in the same house) today? Do you have any data/research to back this up, or to indicate how it’s increased over the years?2. What surprised you about the survey results (at tinyurl.com/lcqompq) related to multigenerational living?3. What factors are contributing to multigenerational living under the same roof (e.g., Boomers living longer, sustained recessionary economy forcing kids to move back home, etc.)?4. What kind of homebuyers/downsizers should be thinking about/planning for a multigeneration home, and why? (e.g., empty nesters with a college student, couples with an aging/ill parent, etc.) 5. What should these buyers/downsizers carefully consider (e.g., spatial planning, privacy, location, universal design, etc.) before buying/downsizing to a home that may house multiple generations?6. Should these buyers/downsizers prefer buying a home that has these multigenerational family features already built in vs. having to reorganize/remodel the house for extra multigenerational occupants down the road?7. Can you relate a personal example that underscores this topic/trend from your experience (e.g., a client who was seeking a home that could accommodate a boomerang child and a care-dependent older loved one)?8. What are three steps/projects you’d recommend that these homeowners consider doing to get their current or next (to-be-purchased) residence ready for a boomerang child, live-in elder relative, or other multigenerational occupant? Please provide 3 different scenarios and specific details/recommendations for each, and indicate why you recommend these 3 steps.9. Any other thoughts, tips, suggestions on this topic that I failed to ask about?10. What is your full name, title, company, and location where you are based?
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