With projected Fed decreases, investor confidence is rising
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 21, 2024
The past few years have been challenging on debt markets in real estate, particularly in the senior living and care market, but a “boost in investor confidence” is occurring now, according to Jason...
Average senior housing and care capitalization rate falls below pre-pandemic average: CBRE
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 08, 2022
The average senior housing capitalization rate fell by 13 basis points year-over-year and is now below the first half of fiscal year 2020 pre-pandemic average. That’s according to the 11th edition of...
Operating expenses rose last month within the Newton, MA-based Diversified Healthcare Trust’s senior housing operating portfolio.
Total SHOP operating expenses for March increased 3.3% and 6.7% on a...
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program focus of HUD webinar today
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2023
Those who want to learn more about funding coming online for the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Green and Resilient Retrofit Program can attend a webinar today at 2 p.m. ET.
Fitch assigns ‘deteriorating’ outlook to CCRC sector for second consecutive year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 10, 2024
Fitch Ratings has assigned the continuing care retirement / life plan community sector a rating of “deteriorating” for the second year in a row.
Outlook for senior living and care ‘somewhat mixed,’ Ziegler predicts
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 15, 2024
This year’s economic challenges for senior living and care will be “somewhat mixed,” according to specialty investment bank Ziegler’s annual recap of the previous year and predictions for the year...
Senior living investors anticipate rising cap rates over next year, survey shows
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 20, 2022
More than 71% of investors expect rising interest rates and other pressures to push capitalization rates up over the next 12 months. That’s according to respondents in the ninth annual Wealth Management...
National health spending declining as percent of GDP: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 24, 2022
National health spending accounted for 18.1% of gross domestic product in April, but that figure has been declining steadily over the past several months, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector...
Older adults fearful they could outlive savings: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 27, 2023
“A runaway majority of seniors think the United States is in a retirement savings crisis,” according to the results of the Retirement Savings Crisis Survey from American Advisors Group.
SNF operators to continue to see profit margins shrink: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 23, 2023
Skilled nursing facilities operators should expect their profit margins to continue to shrink over the next four years, even as other segments of long-term care see modest gains. That’s according to...