55+ Lifestyle

Jared Sutton is a freelance writer based in Durham, North Carolina. His background spans sales, marketing, and corporate content writing. He specializes in current real estate and housing market trends across the Southeast, including Tennessee, the Carolinas, and Florida. With an emphasis on drawing information from a variety of trusted sources, Jared creates content that helps 55+ homebuyers make informed decisions.

Deana Becker is the Senior Content Strategist at 55places.com. With an extensive editorial background, she has been writing, editing, and researching real estate topics since 2018. Her work has brought her in contact with many subject matter experts in the real estate industry, and she enjoys continually improving her SEO and content marketing skills. As a Chicago native, she's also well-versed in the Midwestern housing market (as well as the best places for deep-dish pizza).

Kelly Reilly is the Senior Manager, Growth Marketing and Content at 55places.com. She has 15 years of experience writing, editing, and leading editorial teams for real estate and home improvement websites, including Rocket Mortgage, Forbes, Angi, HomeAdvisor, and Better Homes & Gardens. She focuses on connecting readers with clear, useful content that helps them make confident decisions about their next home.

Bill Ness is the founder of 55places and Neighborhoods. His real estate career began in sales for Del Webb before becoming a sales manager for Sun City Huntley. Bill then helped to organize the grand opening of the popular Edgewater community in 2005, gaining firsthand experience of the intricacies of active adult communities. After noticing that the industry lacked a central, reliable, and unbiased resource for active adult communities, Bill left Del Webb in 2007 to start 55places.com. Starting the company with a laptop held together by duct tape, Bill meticulously built 55places.com into the nation’s leading resource for active adult communities. Having traveled to countless 55+ communities and having interviewed residents, builders, and agents around the country, Bill is considered a leading expert on the active adult lifestyle. Bill resides in Chicago with his wife, Gina, and their three children.

Kelly Reilly is the Senior Manager, Growth Marketing and Content at 55places.com. She has 15 years of experience writing, editing, and leading editorial teams for real estate and home improvement websites, including Rocket Mortgage, Forbes, Angi, HomeAdvisor, and Better Homes & Gardens. She focuses on connecting readers with clear, useful content that helps them make confident decisions about their next home.

Kelly Reilly is the Senior Manager, Growth Marketing and Content at 55places.com. She has 15 years of experience writing, editing, and leading editorial teams for real estate and home improvement websites, including Rocket Mortgage, Forbes, Angi, HomeAdvisor, and Better Homes & Gardens. She focuses on connecting readers with clear, useful content that helps them make confident decisions about their next home.

Kelly Reilly is the Senior Manager, Growth Marketing and Content at 55places.com. She has 15 years of experience writing, editing, and leading editorial teams for real estate and home improvement websites, including Rocket Mortgage, Forbes, Angi, HomeAdvisor, and Better Homes & Gardens. She focuses on connecting readers with clear, useful content that helps them make confident decisions about their next home.

Kelly Reilly is the Senior Manager, Growth Marketing and Content at 55places.com. She has 15 years of experience writing, editing, and leading editorial teams for real estate and home improvement websites, including Rocket Mortgage, Forbes, Angi, HomeAdvisor, and Better Homes & Gardens. She focuses on connecting readers with clear, useful content that helps them make confident decisions about their next home.

Kelly Reilly is the Senior Manager, Growth Marketing and Content at 55places.com. She has 15 years of experience writing, editing, and leading editorial teams for real estate and home improvement websites, including Rocket Mortgage, Forbes, Angi, HomeAdvisor, and Better Homes & Gardens. She focuses on connecting readers with clear, useful content that helps them make confident decisions about their next home.

Deana Becker is the Senior Content Strategist at 55places.com. With an extensive editorial background, she has been writing, editing, and researching real estate topics since 2018. Her work has brought her in contact with many subject matter experts in the real estate industry, and she enjoys continually improving her SEO and content marketing skills. As a Chicago native, she's also well-versed in the Midwestern housing market (as well as the best places for deep-dish pizza).

Ted is the CEO of 55places and Neighborhoods. His background includes Technology, Product and Operational leadership roles in Private Equity & numerous companies including Amazon.com, Drugstore.com, Knock Rentals and A Place for Mom.  Ted has built a successful career of building Enterprise Value through his focus on solving business problems through technology and operational excellence. 

Deana Becker is the Senior Content Strategist at 55places.com. With an extensive editorial background, she has been writing, editing, and researching real estate topics since 2018. Her work has brought her in contact with many subject matter experts in the real estate industry, and she enjoys continually improving her SEO and content marketing skills. As a Chicago native, she's also well-versed in the Midwestern housing market (as well as the best places for deep-dish pizza).

Kelly Reilly is the Senior Manager, Growth Marketing and Content at 55places.com. She has 15 years of experience writing, editing, and leading editorial teams for real estate and home improvement websites, including Rocket Mortgage, Forbes, Angi, HomeAdvisor, and Better Homes & Gardens. She focuses on connecting readers with clear, useful content that helps them make confident decisions about their next home.

Kelly Reilly is the Senior Manager, Growth Marketing and Content at 55places.com. She has 15 years of experience writing, editing, and leading editorial teams for real estate and home improvement websites, including Rocket Mortgage, Forbes, Angi, HomeAdvisor, and Better Homes & Gardens. She focuses on connecting readers with clear, useful content that helps them make confident decisions about their next home.

Kelly Reilly is the Senior Manager, Growth Marketing and Content at 55places.com. She has 15 years of experience writing, editing, and leading editorial teams for real estate and home improvement websites, including Rocket Mortgage, Forbes, Angi, HomeAdvisor, and Better Homes & Gardens. She focuses on connecting readers with clear, useful content that helps them make confident decisions about their next home.

Anthony Melville is a professional writer based in Chicago, Illinois. Since 2020 Anthony has been working with the Neighborhoods.com and 55places.com team—first as an intern and then as a freelance editor and writer. Although he grew up in Michigan and has lived in the Midwest his whole life, Anthony has road-tripped extensively across the U.S. These invaluable travel experiences, exploring the nooks and crannies of unfamiliar cities, have informed his research and writing for the 55places blog.

Bill Ness is the founder of 55places and Neighborhoods. His real estate career began in sales for Del Webb before becoming a sales manager for Sun City Huntley. Bill then helped to organize the grand opening of the popular Edgewater community in 2005, gaining firsthand experience of the intricacies of active adult communities. After noticing that the industry lacked a central, reliable, and unbiased resource for active adult communities, Bill left Del Webb in 2007 to start 55places.com. Starting the company with a laptop held together by duct tape, Bill meticulously built 55places.com into the nation’s leading resource for active adult communities. Having traveled to countless 55+ communities and having interviewed residents, builders, and agents around the country, Bill is considered a leading expert on the active adult lifestyle. Bill resides in Chicago with his wife, Gina, and their three children.

Carrie Pallardy is a freelance writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience. She is a lifelong Chicagoan and avid traveler. Carrie has written extensively about real estate for Neighborhoods.com.

Ted is the CEO of 55places and Neighborhoods. His background includes Technology, Product and Operational leadership roles in Private Equity & numerous companies including Amazon.com, Drugstore.com, Knock Rentals and A Place for Mom.  Ted has built a successful career of building Enterprise Value through his focus on solving business problems through technology and operational excellence. 

Deana Becker is the Senior Content Strategist at 55places.com. With an extensive editorial background, she has been writing, editing, and researching real estate topics since 2018. Her work has brought her in contact with many subject matter experts in the real estate industry, and she enjoys continually improving her SEO and content marketing skills. As a Chicago native, she's also well-versed in the Midwestern housing market (as well as the best places for deep-dish pizza).

Bill Ness is the founder of 55places and Neighborhoods. His real estate career began in sales for Del Webb before becoming a sales manager for Sun City Huntley. Bill then helped to organize the grand opening of the popular Edgewater community in 2005, gaining firsthand experience of the intricacies of active adult communities. After noticing that the industry lacked a central, reliable, and unbiased resource for active adult communities, Bill left Del Webb in 2007 to start 55places.com. Starting the company with a laptop held together by duct tape, Bill meticulously built 55places.com into the nation’s leading resource for active adult communities. Having traveled to countless 55+ communities and having interviewed residents, builders, and agents around the country, Bill is considered a leading expert on the active adult lifestyle. Bill resides in Chicago with his wife, Gina, and their three children.