Besides the typical decisions such as location and price, many home buyers wrestle with new vs. resale homes conundrum. Many retirees have determined that new construction is the way to go. Here are some top picks in Florida.

A new developer has a unique idea to put a twist in your retirement lifestyle. River Cities plans to launch a floating retirement condominium community that will travel over 6,600 miles of river and inland waterways throughout the United States. Imagine a lifestyle where you wake up every morning in a new city or along a new bend in one of the country’s beautiful networks of rivers. The idea is the brainchild of David Nelson and if everything works out according to his plan, his boat, The Marquette, will set sail a couple years from now.

Agrowing number of 55 and older age-restricted communities find their inventory of unsold homes increasing, a trend is emerging that was once considered unthinkable: Lowering or even dropping the age limit.