Sean Kelly to Take the Helm at The Kendal Corporation in 2016 The Board members of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania’s The Kendal Corporation have selected Sean M. Kelly, the organization’s current director for new business development, to succeed John Diffey as president and CEO next year. Diffey notified the Board in March of his plans to […]
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Home and community builders, take note: A fairly clear idea of boomers’ and seniors’ home buying preferences can be constructed from a recent National Association of Home Builders survey that reveals, above all, a desire for adequate space, ease of maintenance, and outdoor community amenities. The What Home Buyers Really Want survey was undertaken by the NAHB […]
If you haven’t yet entered the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 50+ Housing Council’s annual Best of 50+ Housing Awards, it’s time to get moving! The application and entry deadline for the awards has been extended, giving possible winners an extra chance to compete with their 50+ housing peers. The 2013 Best of 50+ […]
Builder confidence in the 55+ housing market for single-family homes more than doubled in the second quarter of 2012 based on the National Association of Home Builders’ latest 55+ Housing Market Index, released on Thursday. The index reached its highest second-quarter reading since its inception in 2008, rising from 13 to 29 on a scale […]
Businesses catering to the demands of 55+ homeowners may have more options when considering their location, as the increasing population of 55+ Americans is now distributed fairly evenly across the 50 states and is a “radically different” customer compared to previous generations. Nearly 38% of American households are headed by someone age 55 or over, […]
Back in February, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it would raise mortgage insurance premiums on several Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan programs, including for some of its healthcare facility loan programs widely used in the senior housing industry. Several industry trade groups, including the American Seniors Housing Association, the National Association of […]
Given that the 55+ housing market represents the “largest growing group of buyers” the National Association of Home Builders has ever seen in that age category, paired with the organization naming multigenerational housing as a top trend in 2012, it remains to be seen how this will be reflected in upcoming construction projects. Senior housing […]
Builders have tremendous opportunity in the 55+ housing market, which is currently the “largest growing group of buyers…ever seen” in that age category, according to the National Association of Home Builders. While builder confidence surveys indicate that no sectors in the 55+ housing market are performing “well,” per se, all are on an upward trend, and […]
Multigenerational households are nothing new, but thanks to poor economic conditions they are on the rise, according to several Pew Research Center studies, and some senior living architects contend it’s important to consider this trend when designing housing developments. Senior housing developers aren’t the only ones who should be paying attention. NPR (National Public Radio) recently kicked […]
This article follows “Will the Nation Go Broke Paying for Seniors Housing & Long-Term Care?” as Senior Housing News explores alternative housing options for seniors. When given the choice, many seniors prefer to stay in their homes rather than move into a nursing home or other sorts of retirement communities, and to facilitate this, houses […]
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