Health services, education sector loses 29,000 jobs in May
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 02, 2023
Private-sector employment added 278,000 jobs last month, but the health services and education sector lost 29,000 jobs. That’s according to the May ADP National Employment Report produced by the ADP...
Nursing home, home health fast-growing health spending categories
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2023
Healthcare prices increased in April by 3.4% year over year despite slowing inflation, representing the fastest overall healthcare price growth since December 2007. That’s according to Altarum’s monthly...
Uptick in demand means opportunities for senior living investors: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 25, 2023
The long-term outlook for the US senior living market is positive, according to Berkadia’s US Seniors Housing Commentary for Spring 2023.
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.
Personal savings a priority as two-thirds of Americans brace for recession: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 22, 2023
As Americans brace for a possible recession, some baby boomers, those born between 1945 and 1964, are putting off actions such as buying a new home in favor of increasing personal savings toward retirement....
HUD takes ‘tremendous step forward’ with funding to promote ‘green’ affordable housing retrofits
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 15, 2023
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is making new funding available to help Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and other multifamily housing owners improve energy or water...
Loans for new construction bounced back in 4th quarter: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 12, 2023
After a sharp decline in the issuance of mini-perm/bridge debt for senior living in the third quarter of 2022 , senior living loans bounced back in the fourth quarter to levels seen earlier in the year,...
Brookdale Senior Living, Ventas, Diversified Healthcare Trust, Healthcare Realty Trust and Enhabit shared first-quarter financial results with shareholders on Tuesday.
April’s jobless rate ties January’s record low at 3.4%
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 09, 2023
After a slight bump in March, the nation’s jobless rate slipped to 3.4%, tying it with January’s record low. That’s the lowest jobless level in 54 years.
Offering a retirement plan ‘critical asset’ even for small business owners
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 09, 2023
It’s not just the big corporations that need to offer a retirement plan to employees. Even small business owners can, and should, should set up a retirement plan, according to Los Angeles-based Capital...