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AARP's newest research finds that most older adults, 68 percent, say universal design features matter to them. Only 35 percent say they would actually go looking for a home that has them. That gap isn't a contradiction. It's the opening for anyone who designs, builds, or remodels homes for a living.

Most homeowners planning a bathroom remodel never use the word "accessible." They say things like "this needs to work in ten years" instead. New data from Houzz shows that more than two-thirds of them are already building accessibility into the project, and the specific features they're choosing look a lot like good design first.