Thanks to a 2006 article in Money Magazine that named Holland, MI as one of the top five US cities in which to retire, the city has caught the eye of out-of-staters looking for the perfect place to settle down. After showing a Sacramento, CA, woman over 50 houses in two days, one Holland realtor says several other retirees have also taken the article to heart.
According to excerpts from the story:
In today's housing market, homebuyers typically comb the classifieds or roam online for that perfect home. But Cathy Del Brocco took it one step further: She shopped for an entire town.
The Sacramento homeowner recently spent a weekend house-hunting in Holland. As in Holland, Michigan.
Why? Because Money Magazine recommended it last year as one of the five best U.S. cities in which to retire. She's apparently one of the rare individuals who actually act on such magazine and book lists.
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