Community Living

Only in SATURDAY: Behind the great village land grab: retirement assets in hot demand

Aug 26 2025 Updated 7 hours ago

Lauren Broomham

1 min read

Scale, rollover cashflows and 9C-ready design are reshaping the retirement village market – and investors are circling like never before.

Why is private equity, sovereign wealth and even Not For Profits rushing to secure villages? And what will tomorrow’s winners look like?

Find out in this week’s issue of SATURDAY, our premium digital magazine, out 12pm on Friday. Subscribe here.

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