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Sotheby's 2026 Mid-Year Luxury Outlook found that nearly 38 percent of agents in the ten-million-dollar-plus market say aging in place is now shaping how their clients buy. The report argues the effect reaches well below the ultra-luxury tier. Here's what that means for real estate professionals at every price point.

New Census data shows poverty among adults 65 and older has risen for a fifth consecutive year, even as the country's overall poverty rate fell to a record low. Older women are hit hardest, and the financial strain often starts years before 65. Here's what the data shows, and what it means for families planning ahead.

A new fifth-annual national survey of more than 2,200 seniors found that 68% now face barriers to aging safely and independently at home, up 4 percentage points from last year. It is not just a snapshot. It is a trend, and it is moving in the wrong direction. Here is what the data shows.

CDC's newest national data shows the fall death rate among adults 65 and older has climbed 21% since 2018. More than 1 in 4 older adults falls every year. Behind that number is a quieter, more useful story: most of what drives a fall inside a home is identifiable, and most of it is fixable.

Most families never run the actual numbers before deciding a home modification is "too expensive." New Cost of Care data puts a real dollar figure next to the alternative: $74,400 a year for assisted living, well over $100,000 for a nursing home room. Once that number is on the table, the modification budget looks different.

ASTHO's new report on rural falls prevention shows what happens when states stop treating clinical screening and community programs as separate systems. Iowa and Oklahoma both closed that gap, and the results are a direct lesson for OTs and community partners.