Banks in todays market will generally not finance a vertical village, according to the panel of Richard gates (ANZ), John McNamara (Bendigo & Adelaide) and John Perry (Argyle Residents Group). They agreed that a staged development of a up to 20 ILUs with 50% pre sales, an experienced operator, experienced sales and marketing team and approaching 50% equity would be the starting line for consideration. As a result vertical villages will remain the domain for Not for Profits, that have the cash or the land bank or both.
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RIP: We are seeing the death of the family-run aged care operator
It feels like I am writing an obituary to family-run aged care facilities. Once the backbone of the sector, multi-generation operators are now selling out at a pace not seen before. The sell-off is accelerating, with three landmark deals in just two...
