Devastating ‘A Current Affair’ retirement village program – operators cancelling advertising
Regional advertisers are reporting they have cancelled their ad spend – which had been increasing…
Monthly Archives: September, 2017
Village sales down 20%, ad budgets up 40%, waiting lists ‘calcifying’
Phone calls and emails from operators tell the same story. Sales leads and sales are…
A Current Affair – a blunt instrument bludgeoning the retirement village sector: Chris Baynes
Channel Nine’s A Current Affair pulled out all stops in sensationalist journalism in its lead…
Thoughts of the village sector on media coverage
I attended the Property Council’s Annual NSW Retirement Forum last week. With the recent media…
NSW Fair Trading releases new retirement village fee calculator – and inquiry dates for community consultations
Launched last Tuesday, the calculator was developed over two years with KPMG and offers two…
Another law firm advertises Aveo class action
Legal firm Maurice Blackburn has announced they will investigate a potential no-win no-fee class action…
QLD property developer looks to cash in on retirement living sector
Peter Huang, the founder of the Brisbane-based Yong Real Estate, has revealed he will lodge…
Village operator buys Sydney apartment block to meet affordable housing demand
B’nai B’rith Retirement Villages (BBRV) have purchased the nine-unit block in Sydney’s exclusive Double Bay…
RSL LifeCare inquiry: director accepted fees and ‘specialist payments’
As we covered here, the inquiry, which was commissioned by the NSW Govt and is…
NZ’s Arvida picks up another three retirement villages for $106M
The Group has acquired Mary Doyle Lifecare, Strathallan Lifecare and 50% of Village at the…