Sector Moves/People

New entrant Yarrum Living to build a new retirement village every two years

Sep 06 2016 Updated May 3, 2023

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The largest residential home builder in the Newcastle region, north of Sydney, Yarrum Designer Homes, has formed Yarrum Living to aggressively build a retirement village portfolio. They state they will build a new village every two years across the Eastern Seaboard for the next decade.

The first is its 154-unit Catalina Lake Macquarie and they are seeking an aged care development partner see the Knight Frank ad below.

More information or visit their site here.

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