The first Baby Boomers reach several milestones this year. They turn 65, and hit the point in their lives where housing can become a big issue.

"It's a huge misconception that active adult communities are for old people," says Margaret Wylde, president and CEO at the ProMatura Group, a research and consulting firm in Oxford, Miss. "Residents of these projects are truly active and not all are retired." In fact, she adds, about 40 percent of the homeowners in active adult communities still work.

Read the full article about active adult communities from the Chicago Tribune