Seniors Housing Pros Expect More Access to Capital, Increasing Construction Starts

Apr 16, 2012 2:04 PM, By Beth Mattson-Teig, Contributing Writer

While the bulk of the real estate industry spent much of 2011 focused on shoring up weak fundamentals, the seniors housing sector quietly posted near record sales numbers, according to a research study conducted by NREI and Seniors Housing Investment Advisors.

The majority of respondents have a positive outlook for the sector in the coming year with more than half of all respondents, 64 percent, expecting an increase in acquisition/transaction activity and 63 percent anticipating an increase in the availability of… [Full Article]