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In this edition: Strong 2Q Returns, Memory Care Demand, a New Occupancy Era, and more.
Subscribe to the NIC Insider ▶22 Senior Housing Properties Added to the NCREIF Property Index in 2Q Senior housing investment performance in the second quarter of 2026 maintained the prior quarter’s momentum, posting a total return of 3.9% and bringing year-to-date returns to 8.0%. Overall, senior housing during the quarter outperformed the broader…
The following analysis examines broader occupancy trends, year-over-year changes in inventory, and same-store asking rent growth – by care segment – within 1,036 Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) and 13,701 non-CCRCs in the 99 NIC MAP Primary and Secondary Markets. 2Q 2026 Market Fundamentals by Care Segment –…
In collaboration with the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (“NIC”), Gibbins Advisors prepared this Senior Care subsector report as a deeper dive within its broader healthcare Chapter 11 bankruptcy research. This analysis reviews Senior Care sector Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings from 2Q2019 through 2Q2026 for…
For much of the past five years, the senior housing story has been one of recovery. Quarter after quarter, occupancy climbed steadily from the unprecedented lows of the pandemic. Each NIC MAP data release marked another step toward normalcy, and each increase was viewed as evidence that the industry…
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) establishes a multi-year collaboration with the MIT AgeLab to rethink what adults want in housing and care as they age ANNAPOLIS, Md. (August 5, 2026) —The senior living industry is changing, and NIC is leading the research effort to meet that moment. As older adults bring fundamentally new expectations for health,…
In this first episode in NIC’s Active Adult podcast series, host Caroline Clapp sits down with Ben Burke, Managing Partner of Headwaters Group, a Denver-based developer and operator of active adult 55+ rental communities, to share insights on why active adult has become one of the most compelling investment…
As part of NIC’s Active Adult podcast series, host Caroline Clapp sits down with Kimberly Byrum, Managing Principal, Multifamily, at Zonda Advisory Group, to share insights on how developers and investors can use data to identify the right markets and product for active adult rental communities. Byrum draws…
In this third episode of NIC’s Active Adult podcast series, Christine Tarras, Director of Client Services at Greystar joins host Caroline Clapp to share insights on how operators can build resident programming that drives both satisfaction and NOI. Tarras draws on Greystar’s experience as the largest active adult…