THANK YOU BABY BOOMERS!

ADVERTORIAL

 Jim Henderson President of William C. Huff Companies and national speaker for estate downsizing and lifestyle transitions

Jim Henderson
President of William C. Huff Companies and national speaker for estate downsizing and lifestyle transitions

When I bought William C. Huff Companies 26 years ago, baby boomers were in the midst of upsizing their homes and lifestyles. As a result of their prosperity and upward mobility, our company grew along with them.

A great number of boomers born between 1946 and 1964 have held top-level corporate positions; opened their own companies; and invested very well in the financial market. With their success, they purchased bigger homes, yachts, jets, automobiles and art. As our clients kept upsizing and moving every six or seven years into larger and larger homes, we stayed ahead of the trend by adding more staff, warehouse facilities and vehicles. Our mission is to provide stellar service to our clients and deliver a tradition of quality standards that are the highest in the industry.

Over the past four years, this dramatic upsizing trend has shifted to a downsizing movement. The 2010 Census revealed that there were about 70 million baby boomers aged 54 to 66 and about 20 million Americans over the age of 66. According to experts, as many as 12,000 boomers are retiring every day and many are moving south.

In the past three years alone, our New Hampshire office has seen a 700 percent increase in moves to Florida. The migration of these retiring boomers has had an incredibly positive financial impact here in Naples.

The Naples Board of Realtors reports real estate inventories are now the lowest in over eight years. New housing construction is up 300 percent over the previous three years and this makes for a thriving business climate. William C. Huff Companies saw a 39.5 percent increase in sales last year. We, too, will be expanding our warehouse to support the overwhelming demand for storage.

Like many other business owners in Naples, I appreciate our baby boomers and all our seasonal residents. They make a great impact on our economy – they buy homes, shop in our stores, use services like ours, and bring disposable income that in turn creates jobs and promotes local businesses. So I say, thank you baby boomers for choosing Naples!

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