Private Equity or REIT: Which is a Smarter Senior Housing Investment
Wednesday, November 14
Private Equity or Public REIT: Which is a Smarter Senior Housing Investment Today?One of the questions I hear most often as an equity fund manager in the senior housing sector is this: Which makes a smarter investment in senior housing—public REIT or private equity? In many ways, the answer depen...
We’re Committed to Understanding the Industry—Not Just Our Investments
Tuesday, November 06
Working in senior housing means staying on top of major issues impacting the industry. Those issues are not always financial. The Fall 2018 Conference of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) was held in Chicago, IL, October 17-19. Many of the issues we’ve been resea...
Senior Housing: The Good, The Bad, and The Profitable
Wednesday, October 17
Senior housing has experienced outstanding growth in the past decade, and that growth is expected to continue for many years to come. Yet, relentless demand for senior housing does not make the investment decision a no-brainer. Some sectors of senior housing are struggling, for good reason. And, ...
Don’t Get Burned by the Hot Independent Living Market
Tuesday, October 09
According to CBRE’s latest senior housing investor survey, investors identified independent living as the best investment opportunity in the senior housing market. On the surface, that makes a lot of sense. As the largest wave of boomers continues to age upward, looking to downsize their homes or...
Investing 101: The Top 7 Tax Benefits of Commercial Real Estate
Monday, August 20
At Senior Living Fund, I focus primarily on selective senior housing investments, Still, I have a passion for commercial real estate (CRE) in general for many reasons. First, it holds tremendous income potential. Whether you’re enjoying cash flow from a rental property or interest payments from a...
Investing in Senior Housing: Are REITs or Private Equity a safer bet?
Tuesday, July 17
If you’re up on your senior housing investment news, you likely know that many publicly-traded healthcare REITs focus more on medical office buildings and other health care real estate than on senior housing. At the same time, many private equity funds continue to be bullish on senior housing—not...