Earlier this week, U.S. president Donald Trump enacted a range of new tariffs that sent the stock marketing tumbling and left senior living operators and industry associations bracing for impact. With the move, the White House enacted at least a 10% tax on all goods imported to the United States, with countries such as Vietnam, […]
The senior living industry is ready to “thrive in ‘25” with regard to occupancy gains. But headwinds in lending are making growth tough during a time when it needs to grow. On the one hand, the lack of newly built senior living communities is supporting occupancy growth momentum among multiple senior living operators. In fact, […]
At the start of 2025, senior living companies are ready to hit the ground running with new development and construction projects. Lenders are not. The senior living industry is currently in a “transitional phase” for new development, NIC Senior Principal Omar Zahraoui told Senior Housing News earlier this month. New permanent loan volume for senior […]
Senior living demand “surged” in the fourth quarter 2024, pushing the industry to a higher average occupancy rate and a new record number of occupied units. Average occupancy rates in the 31 primary NIC primary markets rose to 87.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024, representing a gain of 0.7% from an average rate of […]
The underlying fundamentals of senior housing are contributing to an increasingly bullish outlook for investment in the sector. In fact, occupancy could reach record-high levels in the coming years, while investment firms such as AEW are prioritizing senior housing above other types of real estate in their near-term strategies. That’s according to experts who spoke […]
Demand for senior living has continued to exceed the rate of new community openings in 2024, a trend that could lead to increasingly tight availability for such services down the road. According to the latest NIC MAP Vision occupancy report, released Oct. 3, the occupancy rate across the 31 primary markets that NIC MAP tracks […]
This story is part of your SHN+ subscription This week, senior living industry executives and leaders gathered for the annual NIC Fall Conference, which took place this year in Washington, D.C. Although last year’s conference was somewhat gloom and doom, this year felt more optimistic, and several operators discussed with me their plans to prepare […]
In order to meet growing demand for senior living, providers will need additional capital partners to enter the space, which could be through single-family offices. That’s according to a recent blog post by Lisa McCracken, the head of research and analytics for the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC). In the analysis, […]
The senior living industry has a “three-body problem” – but new research shows it also potentially holds the solution to that problem. Recent data analysis by researchers NORC at the University of Chicago in partnership with the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC) found that the senior housing industry shows promise for […]
This article is part of your SHN+ subscription For years, senior living operators have tried in vain to increase average penetration rates. In 2024, it is the industry’s “holy grail.” If you’ve read Senior Housing News at any point in the last decade, then you are probably aware that penetration rates have been stuck, with […]
