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THANK YOU BABY BOOMERS!

by Jim Henderson
President of William C. Huff Companies and

national speaker for estate downsizing and lifestyle transitions

W hen I bought William C. Huff Companies 26 years ago, 700 percent increase in moves to Florida.
baby boomers were in the midst of upsizing their homes
and lifestyles. As a result of their prosperity and upward The migration of these retiring boomers
mobility, our company grew along with them.
has had an incredibly positive financial
A great number of boomers born between 1946 and 1964 have
held top-level corporate positions; opened their own companies; and impact here in Naples.
invested very well in the financial market. With their success, they
purchased bigger homes, yachts, jets, automobiles and art. As our The Naples Board of Realtors reports
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, real estate inventories are now the lowest in
warehouse facilities and vehicles. Our mission is to provide stellar
service to our clients and deliver a tradition of quality standards that over eight years. New housing construction
are the highest in the industry.
is up 300 percent over the previous three
Over the past four years, this dramatic upsizing trend has shifted
to a downsizing movement. The 2010 Census revealed that there years and this makes for a thriving business
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 climate. William C. Huff Companies saw a
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 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

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Life in Naples | April 2015