Only 6,000 ILUs were built in the US in 2010, according to Robert Ezer of Baybridge Seniors Housing (Ontario) at the Terrapinn Retirement World Conference last week. This compares to 1999 when construction peaked at 65,879 ILUs. He sees no change in the uptake in the US market either, because of the mortgage crisis, despite the accelerated ageing of the population. This tells us that the village market can hold off the decision to move.
Exclusive: Aveo to sell off its retirement villages in South Australia and Tasmania
Tony Randello, CEO of the nation’s leading retirement village provider, said the impending sale of its 16 retirement villages in South Australia and Tasmania “aligns with Aveo’s regular strategic review of opportunities across its portfolio”. The...