As lead volumes grow, most operators expect pre-pandemic occupancy in 2022: NIC survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2021
Senior housing and care market fundamentals may have reached a turning point at the end of March, according to results of an executive survey released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors...
Senior living investors re-examine portfolios: NIC Leadership Huddle
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2021
Despite seeing lower occupancy levels through the pandemic, senior living investors are seeing some light at the end of the tunnel, according to panelists at last week’s Leadership Huddle of the National...
Staffing shortage severity may be lessening, executives say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 06, 2022
Severe staffing shortages in long-term care may be lessening, according to results of Wave 40 of the Executive Survey, released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Public-private partnerships system of generating capital is failing SNFs, research says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2022
The system of public-private partnerships for generating capital is failing the skilled nursing sector, according to the findings of a newly released research paper commissioned by the National Investment...
Private buyers dominate senior housing transactions in first quarter
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 03, 2022
Of the $1.2 billion of closed deals in the first quarter of 2022, private buyers represented $877 million, or 76%, of the closed volume, according to data released at a recent webinar hosted by NIC MAP.
Occupancy recovery continues, but rising operating expenses remain a concern: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 11, 2022
Rising operating expenses may limit the degree to which operating margins will grow in the next six months, according to the latest Executive Survey Insights report, released Thursday by the National Investment...
Lending volume ticks upward heading into 2022
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 03, 2021
With vaccination rates and occupancy increasing in senior living and care communities, bankers are seeing lending volume increase as well, Brian Heagler, senior vice president at KeyBank, said during a...
‘Small and complex’ senior living and care industry ripe for investors: NIC chair
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 03, 2021
HOUSTON—Despite the “temporary disruption” from the pandemic, market conditions are favorable for investing in senior living and care, Kurt Read, chair of the NIC Board of Directors and managing...
Job levels continue to ‘contract’ for skilled nursing facilities: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 08, 2021
Labor Department data released for August were “disappointing,” according to Beth Burnham Mace, chief economist at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Economic growth begins to wane
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 31, 2021
Although the United States saw a significant rise in gross domestic product in the second quarter, growth is likely to be much slower in the coming months, according to Beth Burnham Mace, chief economist...