Depressed snowbird housing market - Yuma
Well, my in laws just sold their snowbird home in Yuma at a major loss, lots of properties for sale there, it's definitely a buyers market. My in laws hated to sell but at the ages of 83 & 79 with one...
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Personally, I never have figured out the draw of Yuma. My parents went there a few times when they were fulltiming and then again when they became snow-birds. They went because friends were there, but quickly found that it was ok for a couple of weeks and then they would move on.
We spent a week there - about 4 days to long. Most people we know who go, go because of their friends are there. And a lot are Canadians. So if your friends all die out, or the exchange rate becomes very unfavorable, then they stop going. Others we know go because it is cheap compared to Tuscon or the greater Phoenix area.
For us, winter is a time to enjoy being close to good shopping, good restaurants, great arts centers, concerts, great museums, etc.
Also, the number of boomers becoming snow birds is down as the parks refuse to think about changing to reflect the change of their clientele. And if there isn't enough to do,in terms of arts/shopping/restuarants/concerts, boomers will not come.
Barb
We spent a week there - about 4 days to long. Most people we know who go, go because of their friends are there. And a lot are Canadians. So if your friends all die out, or the exchange rate becomes very unfavorable, then they stop going. Others we know go because it is cheap compared to Tuscon or the greater Phoenix area.
For us, winter is a time to enjoy being close to good shopping, good restaurants, great arts centers, concerts, great museums, etc.
Also, the number of boomers becoming snow birds is down as the parks refuse to think about changing to reflect the change of their clientele. And if there isn't enough to do,in terms of arts/shopping/restuarants/concerts, boomers will not come.
Barb
