August 3, 2007 Are Not For Profit village operators the quiet achievers? The Top 10 NFP operators manage 454 villages compared to the Top 10 private operators managing 226 villages. We were approached this week by an industry leader to develop a list of the…
July 20, 2007 American style rental villages follow up on last week and serviced apartments We have been queried by a village about last weeks item on American operator Harvest…
July 20, 2007 Babcock & Brown Communities Group (BBC) has option to grow by 60% to 9,800 ILUs under management Investment bank Babcock & Brown (through its Primelife/BBC business) has secured an option over the…
July 12, 2007 $810 per week American style rental villages announced for Sydney and Gold Coast Asking $810 a week to cover all living costs including meals, cleaning, electricity and home…
July 12, 2007 Over $14 million in ILUs sales take place every day Hard to believe, but every day, seven days a week, $14 million changes hands as…
July 6, 2007 What are village managers really worth? Perhaps more than you think. Are you worth $70,000 or $140,000 a year? Both of these salary packages were negotiated…
July 6, 2007 Tailored packages The industry has few opportunities for tailoring an effective tax package. The main benefits revolve…
June 29, 2007 Tom Burns saved Whitlam from obscurity but regarded building retirement villages his greatest personal achievement The Sydney Morning Herald reported the sudden passing away of brilliant but fiery Labor Party…
June 22, 2007 The industry has got it wrong. It’s not 3% of Australians that have chosen the retirement village lifestyle, but 6%+ How many Australians live in retirement villages? Since Professor Stimsons 2002 Queensland University research quoted…
June 22, 2007 Aevum buys Salvation Army village – expands its lead as the largest private operator in NSW The Salvation Army scored $17 million when it sold The Willows, one of Sydney’s largest…