Bill Black

Did you always secretly long to be serenaded? Well, now is your chance because railings are coming back in vogue and this means balustraded balconies on your bedroom windows! Decks and balconies will soon boast stylish railings and there will be many more railings on view in newly built homes.

Finding those stairs a little more tiresome? Does the grass seem to need cutting more often these days?

Is it worth an extra few hundred thousand dollars to get a pretty sunRISE rather than a pretty sunSET? The families buying homes around Ft Lauderdale must think so. Why else would they pay for property on the Atlantic coast, when their mortgage for a Cape Coral home might be half as much?

Located on the Gulf Coast of the Florida panhandle, Cape Coral is a tropical paradise affected by hurricane season from June 1 to November 30 every year, but with its rich array of waterfront real estate, a vibrant community, sandy beaches, and 335 days of bright sunshine each year - Cape Coral is also currently one of Florida's fastest growing real estate markets.

No it's not a contradiction - active retirement is the wave of the future for today's retirees. Loathe to call themselves "seniors," today's 55+ crowd is more dynamic, healthy and involved than ever before. Looking for ways to fully embrace this new hard-earned stage of their lives, our elders are not being wheeled complacently into dimly lit retirement homes.