Canadians want to age in place at home, eh? HOMEQ Corporation, which originates and services Canada’s largest portfolio of reverse mortgages,  posted record origination volume during the first quarter of 2010 with volume $47 million.  The growth has exceeded Q1 2009 numbers by over 200% and HOMEQ said that its sales cycle has become noticeably [...]

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The government of Canada and Ontario recently announced the funding of approximately $4.8 million for 40 new affordable housing rental units for seniors and persons with disabilities.  These 40 affordable rental units are part of an 80-unit project with approximately $4.8 million in federal and provincial funding is complemented by $10.1 million in municipal financial [...]

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Thinking about retiring in Mexico?   How about developing senior housing and living product south of the border?  The opportunities exist but major challenges remain to make retiring south of the US border a slam dunk.  A group of business executives known as AMAR held a conference in San Antonio this past weekend to promote development [...]

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Senior Housing News is on the move next few weeks covering two exciting events in San Antonio, Texas and New York City.  First stop is this Friday and Saturday at the Mexican Association for Retirement Assistance’s “2B Alive Life Style Communities” and its “Ventana de Mexico” Expo in San Antonio, Texas.  The organization promotes how [...]

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Quieres retirar en México?  The International Community Foundation has released a study entitled “U.S. Retirement Trends in Mexico’s Coastal Communities: Lifestyle Priorities and Demographics” that interviewed 840 U.S. retirees in coastal areas of Mexico over 50 years of age.  Some of the findings of the survey include:

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The Technology Strategy Board announced its commitment to supporting innovation in Assisted Living by stating it will invest £6.5 million in six collaborative research and development projects to be completed by 2012/2013 that will develop new technologies to help the elderly and those with long-term health conditions. The projects will address the need for health [...]

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Ageing Asia Investment Forum (AAIF2010) last week hosted business leaders from 16 countries and 26 business sectors including real estate, healthcare, wellness, finance, planning and architecture are meeting for a two‐day business conference, in a bid to tap opportunities and seek solutions to Asia’s imminent ‘ageing crisis’.  The conference had presentations from executives in the [...]

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IBM (NYSE:IBM) and the University of Tokyo (RCAST) recently announced a new collaborative research initiative to explore an open, common user interface platform for mobile devices, to make them easier to use for disadvantaged populations around the world through its Open Collaborative Research program .  The aim of the collaborative research is to make the [...]

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KeyInvest, an Australian retirement village owner / operator, announced the purchase of a large parcel of land in the regional city of Horsham, Victoria, where development of a retirement village to be known as Wimmera Lodge.  Plans include development of up to 88 two and three bedroom villas to be developed in two stages under [...]

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This was too good to pass up…Skandia, a UK investment and insurance company, released the results of a study of 3,000 Brits that revealed that 51 per cent are worried about how they are going to fund their retirement years.  More than a third are waiting for some inheritance money, and one in ten are [...]

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With the tragedy of the earthquake in Haiti and the more recent one in Chile, many media outlets have provided coverage of the struggle of those in nursing homes in those areas who were not only trapped immediately after the natural disasters but in the ensuing weeks after the quakes.  One of the best articles [...]

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Jarlette Health Services announced the opening of its newest facility, Waterside Retirement Lodge, on February 1st, 2010.  Waterside Retirement Lodge is a two story building with 89 suites, including self contained apartments, studios, 1 Bedroom suites and 1 Bedroom + Den suites as well as 2 bedroom suites. Waterside Retirement Lodge will include such amenities [...]

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