{"id":8309,"date":"2024-04-11T03:02:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T03:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thezakariagroup.com\/the-perks-of-downsizing-when-you-retire-infographic\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T03:02:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T03:02:44","slug":"the-perks-of-downsizing-when-you-retire-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thezakariagroup.com\/the-perks-of-downsizing-when-you-retire-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perks of Downsizing When You Retire [INFOGRAPHIC]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.keepingcurrentmatters.com\/KeepingCurrentMatters\/content\/images\/20240408\/The-Perks-of-Downsizing-When-You-Retire-KCM-Share.png\" alt=\"The Perks of Downsizing When You Retire [INFOGRAPHIC] Simplifying The Market\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear: both; max-width: 100%;\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/files.keepingcurrentmatters.com\/KeepingCurrentMatters\/content\/images\/20240408\/The-Perks-of-Downsizing-When-You-Retire-MEM.png\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/files.keepingcurrentmatters.com\/KeepingCurrentMatters\/content\/images\/20240408\/The-Perks-of-Downsizing-When-You-Retire-MEM.png\" alt=\"a screenshot of a cellphone\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Some Highlights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>If you\u2019re about to retire, or just did, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2024\/03\/07\/the-benefits-of-downsizing-when-you-retire\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">downsizing<\/a> can be a good way to try to cut down on some of your expenses.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/advice\/move\/how-to-downsize-your-home-with-zero-regrets\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Smaller homes<\/a> typically have lower energy and maintenance costs. Plus, you may have enough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corelogic.com\/intelligence\/homeowner-equity-insights-q4-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">equity<\/a> built up to fuel your move.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re thinking about moving to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2024\/4\/11\/builders-are-building-smaller-homes\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">smaller home<\/a>, connect with a real estate professional to go over your goals and look at your options in the local market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Highlights If you\u2019re about to retire, or just did, downsizing can be a good way to try to cut down on some of your expenses. Smaller homes typically have lower energy and maintenance costs. Plus, you may have enough equity built up to fuel your move. If you\u2019re thinking about moving to a smaller [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101010,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[100,103],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Perks of Downsizing When You Retire [INFOGRAPHIC] - The Zakaria Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thezakariagroup.com\/the-perks-of-downsizing-when-you-retire-infographic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Perks of Downsizing When You Retire [INFOGRAPHIC] - The Zakaria Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Some Highlights If you\u2019re about to retire, or just did, downsizing can be a good way to try to cut down on some of your expenses. 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