Investment

CHICAGO — Despite pricing uncertainties limiting capital markets activity, interest in seniors housing remains strong as investors seek higher yields from alternative asset classes, according to JLL’s Valuation Advisory group’s sixth annual Seniors Housing Investor Survey and Outlook. Of the investors surveyed by the Chicago-based valuation group, 44 percent indicated they would increase their exposure to seniors housing in 2023, and 44 percent said they would make no change to their current investments. Only 12 percent of investors surveyed responded that they would decrease their exposure in 2023. Investors are …

It has undoubtedly been a very difficult time for seniors housing owners, operators and investors. The COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread shutdowns that forced communities to turn away visitors and prospective new residents for months, which in turn caused occupancy rates to crater. Then, just as the industry started to come back, labor challenges, inflation and rising interest rates put the brakes on that recovery. “We’ve been through the most unusual period ever for our industry,” said JP LoMonaco, president of Valuation & Information Group. LoMonaco made those comments while …

How about this: It’s never been an easy ride for the seniors housing industry, even in the good times, but the last few years have been particularly turbulent. “Our industry has been through a real roller coaster the past couple years, starting off with the pandemic,” said Rick Swartz of Cushman & Wakefield. “That was a real challenge to occupancies and operations. We then had a successful roll out of vaccines that led the recovery and created a lot more bullishness in the industry. However, our robust economy has led …