Tuesday, 19 May 2026
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Ian Horswill

Ian writes on retirement living and land lease communities, covering development, funding, policy and regulation. With 30+ years of journalism experience, he focuses on how planning and investment decisions shape long-term sector outcomes.

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David Di Pilla's HMC Capital responds on its significant investment in Lifestyle Communities post image

David Di Pilla's HMC Capital responds on its significant investment in Lifestyle Communities

Stockland Botanica, the property developer’s latest residential community of 2,000 plus homes in Ipswich, QLD, to fit in an over 50s land lease community post image

Stockland Botanica, the property developer’s latest residential community of 2,000 plus homes in Ipswich, QLD, to fit in an over 50s land lease community

Scalabrini appoint Natasha Gerhardt to its Board post image

Scalabrini appoint Natasha Gerhardt to its Board

Every apartment in RFBI's affordable housing for women over 55 in NSW Mid North Coast snapped up post image

Every apartment in RFBI's affordable housing for women over 55 in NSW Mid North Coast snapped up

Goodwin will subsidise seven affordable retirement living units in new ACT village post image

Goodwin will subsidise seven affordable retirement living units in new ACT village

Mbark’s tortuous nine year saga to build a retirement village on Federal Golf Club, Canberra, goes a tiny step further post image

Mbark’s tortuous nine year saga to build a retirement village on Federal Golf Club, Canberra, goes a tiny step further

DCM Group’s tour of innovative land lease communities and retirement villages in Port Stephens and Newcastle post image

DCM Group’s tour of innovative land lease communities and retirement villages in Port Stephens and Newcastle

New managerial roles for Ryman Healthcare Australia’s Cam Holland and Ingenia Communities’ Von Slater post image

New managerial roles for Ryman Healthcare Australia’s Cam Holland and Ingenia Communities’ Von Slater

Anglicare scraps DMF for LDK's Village Membership model at Woolooware Shores with early success post image

Anglicare scraps DMF for LDK's Village Membership model at Woolooware Shores with early success

Simon Owen says: “It is hard to think of many other opportunities which offer such a compelling investment thematic as over 50’s rental communities” post image

Simon Owen says: “It is hard to think of many other opportunities which offer such a compelling investment thematic as over 50’s rental communities”

Simon Owen repositions Eureka as Build to Rent with its first vertical BtR and a horizontal BtR acquisition post image

Simon Owen repositions Eureka as Build to Rent with its first vertical BtR and a horizontal BtR acquisition

Lifestyle Communities vilified by resident on ABC 7.30 turns to “contented” homeowners post image

Lifestyle Communities vilified by resident on ABC 7.30 turns to “contented” homeowners