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As we age, most older adults will consider the option of downsizing or moving to a smaller space. Roughly 51 percent of retirees ages 50 and over move into smaller homes after retirement,1 but many older adults don\u2019t want to move. Sixty-four percent of seniors say they plan to stay in their current homes. Whether… View Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":228910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"page_templates\/layout-template-2023.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-162397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyles-1"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDownsizing Tips and Services for Seniors in 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Most seniors cut costs by downsizing post-retirement, but 64% prefer staying put. 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