Social Security COLA predicted to be lowest in 4 years
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 16, 2024
Slowing inflation means that Social Security beneficiaries will see the lowest cost-of-living adjustment since 2021, according to experts.
Families headed by someone at or near retirement have more debt than in decades past
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 06, 2024
American families headed by someone just reaching retirement or newly retired are more likely to have debt than similar households in the 1990s. And that debt is a higher amount than debt carried by those...
Earnings calls wrap-up: Welltower, LTC Properties
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 31, 2024
Welltower and LTC Properties reported second-quarter earnings to investors and analysts on Tuesday.
HUD awards millions in ‘green’ funding to 17 affordable senior housing communities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 26, 2024
Seventeen affordable seniors housing properties will receive funding ranging from $2.4 million to $20 million, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Tuesday as it makes available a...
Older adults’ net worth surges following pandemic
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 13, 2024
Home and stock prices have increased substantially since the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a $91,000 median increase in net worth between 2019 and 2022 for households headed by someone aged 65 or more...
Rising cost of employer-sponsored healthcare cutting into worker wages, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 17, 2024
Employers are paying more for healthcare insurance, and the costs are cutting into wages and contributing to growing income inequality. That’s according to research published Tuesday in the Journal of...
Welltower SHOP sees 4th consecutive quarter of 20+ percent NOI growth
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 01, 2023
Net operating income growth in Welltower’s senior housing operating portfolio exceeded 20% for the fourth consecutive quarter, CEO Shankh Mitra said Tuesday during the company’s latest earnings call.
‘Bold legislation’ needed to ensure affordable housing availability, group says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 15, 2024
Adults older than 62 years account for 31% of adults who need affordable housing, according to a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition. The group’s CEO said that “bold legislation”...
NIC Analytics report reveals inconsistencies in financing support, availability
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 28, 2024
The lending market for senior living and care properties remained low in the fourth quarter, according to a NIC lending trends report released Thursday by NIC Analytics.
Poor health exacerbates financial stress, but it’s not the worst among seniors
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 16, 2024
Poor health exacerbates financial stress among Americans, but it’s worse for those aged 50 to 64 than it is for those aged 65 or more years — people who often are on fixed incomes.