Retirement villages are emerging as the new black for big capital funders. Old hands are comparing the atmosphere to the 2000 – 2007 ‘buy whatever you can’ stampede by FKP, Macquarie, Stockland, Aevum, AMP Capital and Prime Trust.

The fundamentals of the cashed-up Baby Boomers and the success of the land lease sector have demonstrated there is price escalation and annuity income available in the retirement living sector. This has woken up the capital investor market searching for new homes for their cash.

In an unstable trade and financial world, Australia is proving to be a safe