{"id":9261,"date":"2016-03-29T12:22:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T12:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/?p=9261"},"modified":"2016-03-29T12:22:53","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T12:22:53","slug":"help-city-dwellers-adjust-life-burbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/help-city-dwellers-adjust-life-burbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Help City Dwellers Adjust to Life in the \u2018Burbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Help City Dwellers Adjust to Life in the \u2018Burbs<\/h1>\n
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Help City Dwellers Adjust to Life in the \u2018Burbs<\/p><\/div>\n

City dwellers confronted with the lack of space and high costs of city-living are making the move to the suburbs. But it can be an adjustment. To make the transition easier, some real estate firms are offering seminars and suburb specialists to help buyers make the decision of city versus the \u2018burbs.<\/p>\n

In New York, real estate professionals are teaming up with suburban agents to offer seminars and \u201cimmersive tours\u201d of the suburbs, The New York Times reports. The seminars dive into the concerns of families who are hesitant about leaving the city and offer step-by-step guidance on how to make the jump to suburbia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been referring to these people as reluctant urban defectors, because they don\u2019t want to leave,\u201d says Oliver Gold, a sales associate at Douglas Elliman who with a business partner created custom tours of the suburbs for city clients. \u201cIt is a real weighing of the pros and cons: \u2018Can I live in that three-bedroom, fourth-floor walk-up with one bathroom, or do I want to make the move?\u2019 \u2026 I tell everyone that brings this up to me, \u2018We don\u2019t revoke your citizenship when you go to the suburbs. You\u2019re allowed back.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

A real estate advisory firm called Suburban Jungle also works with those who live in the city to help potential buyers find the right suburb fit to their lifestyle. The service expanded last year beyond just New York with offices now in San Francisco and Chicago.<\/p>\n

Clients who take part fill out questionnaires, which include questions like:<\/p>\n