More and more young executive types are receiving inheritances and/or cashing out stock options to re-invest the money elsewhere. No, it’s not into the stock market, but into their future retirement homes.

“But real-estate agents and financial planners around the country say they’re increasingly assisting younger buyers spending $100,000 to $500,000 for a house to call home in retirement. Partially at play is a cultural shift planners say they see among younger savers who aren’t content to just accumulate assets to use in retirement. Instead, this younger generation wants to put some of its nest egg to work today as an investment in family.”