Long-term inflation threatens life plan community margins
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2022
Life plan communities can weather the challenges brought about by inflation for now, but long-term inflation stretching into next year would pressure margins, according to Fitch Ratings.
Retired Americans returning to workforce amid rising wages, inflation
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2022
Retirees are returning to the workforce to reap higher wages and keep up with record inflation, according to an analysis released by Magnify Money earlier this month.
Cost inflation is ‘strategic challenge’ in senior living construction
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 10, 2022
Cost inflation continues to be a hot topic and a “strategic challenge” in senior living construction, Tad Melton, managing director at Ziegler, said Wednesday at a webinar hosted by the specialty investment...
What the inflation rate increase to 8.5 percent means to senior living
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 14, 2022
The inflation rate is higher than it’s been in almost 40 years, and the consumer price index increased 1.2% in March on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.8% in February, the Bureau of Labor...
Monthly resident fees driven to historic highs due to staffing, inflation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 28, 2022
Staffing and inflationary pressures combined with occupancy challenges are driving monthly fees for not-for-profit independent living communities to historic highs, according to specialty investment bank...
‘Hyperinflation’ of construction materials expected to slow in 2022: ASHA brief
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 10, 2022
Nationally, inflation last year for new construction averaged approximately 14% and in some markets rose to more than 20%, Weitz Co. Senior Vice President Larry Graeve and Chief Estimator Amy Burk wrote...
‘Inflationary environment,’ ‘pent-up transactional demand’ driving momentum of senior housing...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 12, 2021
As the economy slowly rises from the pandemic, the “inflationary environment” and “pent-up transactional demand over the past 18 months or so,” real estate investment trusts are dealing in common...
Temporary inflation could hit senior housing market in wake of economy reboot
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 13, 2021
A temporary uptick in inflation could loom on the horizon, affecting the senior living market, according to a new report from Marcus & Millichap.
Inflation ‘tug-of-war’ affects senior living construction
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 02, 2019
Inflation “seems to be playing a tug-of-war game” with the construction market, according to a new issue brief written by The Weitz Company for the American Seniors Housing Association.
Inflation, labor shortage continue to affect senior living construction costs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 02, 2017
Inflation, a lack of workers and the price of wood and steel continue to be concerns in seniors housing construction projects across the country, according to a new brief prepared for the American Seniors...