A recent conversation with a young woman led me to consider the number of times I have walked into a home that belonged to a “collector” (that is the more polite way to calling someone a hoarder). This woman had just helped a friend clear out “mom’s home” and it was an overwhelming and discouraging
This is an informative article, worth a glance. In the Montreal area there are several quality condo projects that are designed to cater to the 55+ crowd that also provide rental options. Quebec’s TAL (rental board) also provides more tenant protection than anywhere in the country. On the other hand, after independently living in their
Many of us will soon fall into the Sandwich Generation, and we would do well to prepare. In Quebec, as in the rest of Canada, there are few resources dedicated to supporting this critical segment of caregivers. Our healthcare systems cannot afford to let these essential (and unpaid) caregivers fall into burnout—they are the backbone
Les statistiques récentes du Québec montrent qu’en 2024, seulement 2 % des personnes de 55 ans et plus ont vendu une propriété, contre 3 % en 2023. Pour cette tranche d’âge, aidons-nous mieux les aînés à rester chez eux plus longtemps, ou sont-ils contraints d’y rester faute d’alternatives abordables et acceptables ?
Sometimes it feels like I blink and a year goes by. I know I am not alone in this. When we plunge into the moment and focus on what we love to do, time has a way of stopping. Clients I worked with years ago pop into mind as if we were together only a
Are you looking forward to longer days, more sunshine, and a little more optimism? I know I am. When we are in the middle of the shnoot it can be hard to understand the purpose of struggles and challenges. What a ride this winter has been so far…there are more than a few thinking it
It has been a busy few months. Real estate kept us hopping, and between many lovely people asking for our help to sell their homes and a bevy of equally wonderful and motivated new buyers, the last few months have been filled with laughter, a bit of nostalgia, determination, some exhaustion and a lot of
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” This famous Charles Dickens quote was in my head today as I reflected back on a gruelling 3 weeks of training that I recently completed in California. Train the Trainer is the toughest course offered by Empowerment Partnership, and I am thrilled to say I stared
I thought I was ready…and yet when push came to shove and a buyer showed up with a price I really liked, I couldn’t do it. I could not bring myself to sell my home. What the heck!? After all those albatross references I made in my last blog? Yup. Couldn’t do it. What I
I recently decided it was time to move on in my life… and that meant letting go of the home where I celebrated my wedding, raised my children and mothered their friends. It meant letting go of the four walls that had been the second home for a community of young people and the backyard
