Dedicated Over-55s home loan lender launches in Perth
A new fintech startup aimed at the Over-55s market is set to launch next month, and has already raised more…
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In five years, village home prices increased by 22% vs 22% in one year for residential prices. Is this a ‘shame’ on village marketers?
‘Miserable’ can be the only way to explain the growth in retirement village home values over the past five years.…
Are villages close to full? Average occupancy at 90%
Across the country, retirement villages are reporting 87-92% occupancy (except Brisbane Metro). When taking into account an eight- to 10-year…
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A group of us have been developing a strategy to win increased user pays self-funding in aged care, to deliver…
70% of aged care homes at risk – user pays the only viable funding solution
‘Plan B’ – a user pays system to allow consumers to contribute to the cost of their aged care services…
One year on from the Royal Commission Final Report – progress appears slow, but pace of reform to speed up and create risk for CEOs and Boards
This week marked the one-year anniversary of the release of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s Final…
Surging home settlements to buoy retirement demand: CBA
Home settlements have risen to around one-third of Australia’s gross domestic product, lifting demand for seniors living. Research by conveyancing…
Australian homes increased an average of 22% in 2021 – are villages increasing their prices accordingly?
CoreLogic identifies that the average Australian median home value increased $143,320 to $709,803, or 22.1%. This includes metro and regional…
Good time to buy or sell your village, experts say
The sale of Wagga Wagga village The Grange to BaptistCare highlights a strong market for acquisitions, according to industry insiders.…
Occupancy plummets to record low of 86.8% – COVID-19 not the only factor
The 2020-2021 Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act was released by the Government last Friday – and…