Industry leader Brenda Bacon, CEO of Brandywine Living and former Argentum Board Chair, offers expert insight into the industry-wide response to the COVID-19 health crisis and how senior living can apply those lessons going forward. Listen to Episode One of…
On June 30th, Seniors Housing Business hosted a webinar, “Active Adult — How to Define It and Where is the Industry’s Hottest Segment Trending?” with our panel of experts. Because the panelists were unable to answer all the questions asked…
On June 30, Seniors Housing Business hosted a panel discussion called “Active Adult — How to Define It and Where is the Industry’s Hottest Segment Trending?” Experts from the seniors housing industry joined to talk about what makes active adult/55+…
Seniors Housing Business hosted a panel discussion on June 3 entitled “Safeguarding Residents and Caregivers During COVID-19: Technologies that Prevent Infectious Disease Spread” where expert panelists addressed the importance of technology and creativity in keeping residents safe and connected, both…
On May 20, Seniors Housing Business hosted a panel discussion entitled “Navigating Marketing & Sales During the COVID-19 Pandemic & Beyond: Best Strategies & Tactics” where experts addressed how to keep residents safe and informed while maintaining and growing occupancy.…
On May 13, Seniors Housing Business hosted a panel discussion to explore the question: How will the coronavirus pandemic impact market valuation in the seniors housing sector? While there’s been a stock price rebound after REIT value plummeted at the…
During this unprecedented time, marketing and sales professionals must continue to connect and engage with prospects, both existing and new. This webinar features panelists discussing what COVID-19 has meant for the seniors housing sector and strategies for effective marketing despite…
If they haven’t already, it may be time for investors to reject the notion that seniors housing is a niche asset class. To meet surging demand for the properties brought on by the aging baby boomer population, sophisticated owners have…
Spurred by increased industry competition and opportunity from the long-awaited baby boomer arrival, seniors housing executives with operating experience are launching management companies. It’s a start-up wave occurring amidst a surge in construction. Owners and investors, looking for new approaches,…
The Federal Housing Finance Administration’s (FHFA) recent decision to maintain healthy multifamily purchase volumes for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac calmed market uncertainties over capital availability for the remainder of 2019 and 2020, which had increased loan spreads by 30…
The NIC Fall Conference is known as the place where deals get done. About 80 percent of attendees either receive or deliver capital as a result of the meetings they participate in at the conference, according to the National Investment…
Taking on a development project for seniors housing can be daunting. With a wide variation of development processes and approaches used during the development process, it can be difficult to figure out where to start, let alone the path along…
Next week, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is scheduled to roll out a new reimbursement model that could significantly affect the cash flow and financial flexibility of skilled nursing facilities. Under the program, known as the Patient-Driven…
Coming out of the financial crisis, cash-out financing became a term that virtually no commercial real estate sponsor dared utter. Lenders and regulators took a dim view of the practice, which, as a product of lax underwriting standards that helped…
Even in an environment in which banks are slower to back construction loans and operating pressures abound, seniors housing developers are adding product to the market at an aggressive clip. The industry, fueled by favorable demographics and ready capital, has…
Labor shortages, rising interest rates and other challenges confronting seniors housing operators have failed to blunt the bullish outlook for industry growth. While the availability of debt and capital to fund that expansion has improved over the last several years,…
There’s no one way to market to prospective residents, drive occupancy and facilitate a smooth move-in process. Some seniors housing operators have in-house marketing teams that drive digital strategy, sales and move-ins. Others farm it out or enlist the help…
The senior living industry is attracting new developers rapidly, as it is one of the fastest growing real estate sectors in today’s economy. The industry has added over 20,000 new units a year for the last three years.…
From Oct. 17-19, seniors housing real estate leaders will gather at the 2018 NIC Fall Conference. Experts like Morgin Morris and Lee Delaveris from KeyBank Real Estate Capital will shed light on the future challenges and opportunities ahead in senior…
This webinar covers the 3 M’s — Marketing, Moving and Maintaining — the work that brings the right seniors in and keeps them in assisted living communities for the long term. Finding the right residents for a community is one…
Occupancy levels are a critical factor that keep seniors housing owners and operators up at night. Who’s moving in? Who’s moving out? Is there a pipeline of residents to keep the house full? How can we insure that independent living,…
Historically, seniors housing owners and operators seeking expansion follow a process: secure a market study, look at demand and penetration rates and either pull the trigger on a project/acquisition or walk away. …