Healthcare REITs down nearly 31% this year, doubling the overall REIT market
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Amy Novotney
Apr 27, 2020
In what appears to be a pretty grim statistic for the senior housing industry, healthcare real estate investment trusts are down 31% year to date, based on data from the FTSE Nareit U.S. Real Estate Index...
Lancaster Pollard: Multiple funding sources emerging for the senior living sector
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Amy Novotney
Apr 23, 2020
Senior living and care organizations across the country are doing noble work, and it is essential that they receive additional resources and options in this trying time, according to an article published...
HUD implements multifamily mortgage payment relief during pandemic
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Amy Novotney
Apr 15, 2020
As a result of the ongoing global pandemic, the Department of Housing and Urban Development last week introduced new mortgage payment relief guidance under the CARES Act. The measure targets borrowers...
Hiring frenzy: Brookdale and other senior living operators seek to address labor shortage with displaced...
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Amy Novotney
Apr 09, 2020
Senior living companies across the country have begun using the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to fill workforce vacancies with employees who have been laid off from other sectors. Top candidates...
Labor Department excludes senior living from COVID-19 relief bill’s paid leave requirement
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Amy Novotney
Mar 29, 2020
The Department of Labor released updated questions and answers regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Saturday, and provided guidance categorizing senior living providers as “health care...
Wall Street took another hit Monday despite a historic commitment by the Federal Reserve to buy as much government-backed debt as needed to keep financial markets functioning. The central bank unrolled...
Analyst: Senior housing worth ‘more than zero’
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Amy Novotney
Mar 22, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic continued to upset the U.S. real estate sector last week, with no property type left untouched — even those that investors considered safe in normal times, according to a report...
Life plan communities under pressure amidst coronavirus: Fitch Ratings
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Amy Novotney
Mar 20, 2020
Although sector-wide rating changes are not expected in the near term, the increased operating costs and shifts in census associated with the COVID-19 outbreak may have negative effects on lower-rated...
Ventas, Welltower comment on COVID-19; Genesis reports 4th-quarter loss
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Amy Novotney
Mar 18, 2020
The CEOs of two large senior housing real estate investment trusts reassured their residents, staff and investors Tuesday that the companies are prioritizing resident and staff health and safety above...
Healthcare leaders optimistic about value-based payment models, concerned about budget
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Amy Novotney
Mar 11, 2020
Nearly two-thirds of healthcare leaders plan to enter into or expand their organization’s value-based payment model participation in the next two years, according to market survey findings released Tuesday...