While the real estate market has been a roller coaster in recent months, prompting many potential home buyers to pump the breaks on their impending residential searches, there is one demographic in that has illustrated a steady increase in home buying: seniors. In fact, according to ConstructionCoverage.com, which provides research to help businesses in the construction industry, homeownership among seniors has surged to over 80 percent. In Atlanta, the report notes, seniors make up 6.5 percent of metro area home buyers today.
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