Residential offer for seniors: A case study of Active Adult Communities (AACs) in the United States
Starting in the 1950s, active adult communities (AACs) or retirement communities appeared and proliferated in the United States, especially but not exclusively in the Sun Belt states. This kind of age-based territorialisation is an emblematic form of gated communities and is therefore also representative of the development of a type of self-segregated housing. We begin by reviewing the scientific literature on this approach to housing, then continue with a description of a method for identifying AACs and determining the particular characteristics and market segmentation of this type of real estate offer. To conclude, we focus on Florida to illustrate how certain areas can choose to specialize in this type of residential offer for seniors. Such an approach makes it possible to analyze both the internal and external environments of AACs.