Each August the Realtor’s Resource for Seniors committee is responsible for the program at the monthly luncheon meeting of the Berkeley Association of Realtors. The Realtor’s Resource for Seniors is the committee that Judy Boe and I started about two years ago to educate ourselves and other realtors about the special needs of senior [...]
I have been working very hard for the past several months getting ready for the launching of Ashby Village. It will be open for business in less than a month although we will not have the official opening celebration until the fall. My job, along with Judy Boe and Taree Klausner, is to [...]
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The second Ashby Village Community Meeting will be held next Thursday, September 24 at 7:00 p.m. at Lifelong Medical Care, 2031 6th Street in Berkeley. Lifelong is one block south of University Avenue and the entrance is on Addison Street. This is a very good opportunity to find out about this valuable program which will [...]
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Following is an article by Ashby Village Board Members, Shirley Haberfeld and Pat Sussman. It is scheduled for publication in Persimmon, an on-line literary magazine for women.
Do you remember that first phone call from your eldest sister? “What are we going to do about Mom - she doesn’t want any help and she [...]
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Ashby Village has scheduled two more house parties. The first will be on May 17th at 2717 Hillegass and the second on May 24th at 1711 9th Street. Both locations are in Berkeley and both will start at 2:00 pm. People should RSVP to Shirley Haberfeld at shaberfeld@ashbyvillage.com if they want to attend. [...]
There is a new reverse mortgage program for senior which became available in January as part of the financial stimulus package which Congress passed last fall. This program is called HECM for Purchase. HECM stands for Home Equity Conversion Mortgage. This program enables seniors to purchase new homes and never make another mortgage payment.
Borrowers [...]
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You and your mom and/or dad have decided that the best option for them is to move to the East Bay. It is a good choice because you (and perhaps other family members) are here. We have very good resources for seniors in the Bay Area. Programs like the Adult Day Services Network [...]
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Several years ago I heard about a new resource for those working with seniors. It was called The Gilbert Guide and was a comprehensive guidebook about retirement communities in specific areas. The first one was for San Francisco and after a few months, one came out for the East Bay. At that time there was [...]
The needs of senior home sellers and buyers are different from those of younger home sellers and buyers. For those selling their long term homes, there are frequently emotional issues. It is hard for them to think about moving away from the place that has been so important to them for so long. Many seniors [...]
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