Although the financial crisis has hammered retirement accounts, it has also converted a number of popular retirement destinations into bargains for home buyers. Indeed, the very states that took the brunt of the housing bust-like Florida, California, Nevada, and Arizona-also contain some of the nation’s most enviable markets in which to retire. This development has handed today’s seniors a chance to scoop up properties in many top-notch retirement spots at attractive prices.

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