Having first defined the category in 2022, NIC continues to bring focus to the Active Adult rental property market by providing crucial insights and analyses to investors, operators, and industry thought leaders.
The market for purpose-built active adult rental properties has enormous potential due to a large and immediate demand pool, no required healthcare licensure, less operational intensity than senior housing, and typically extended residency periods than that of senior housing or other multifamily properties. NIC strives to address the evolving landscape with data and insights to serve this growing demographic.
The performance and growth of active adult rental properties continue to spark real estate developer and investor interest.
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Designed for individuals new to the sector or transitioning from related fields, Active Adult Communities covers best practices, case studies, and lessons learned. Candidates will examine resident profiles, project success factors, financing criteria, marketing strategies, resident engagement techniques, and emerging trends.
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Learn strategies that Treplus Communities employs to build, lease up, and grow the organization’s thriving active adult portfolio.
Hear from experts at NIC along with experienced Active Adult developers from Greystar and Zonda Advisory in this Active Adult Market Update.
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Caroline Clapp speaks with Ben Burke of Headwaters Group about why active adult rental communities have become one of today’s most compelling real estate investment opportunities.
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Kimberly Byrum of Zonda Advisory Group explains how developers and investors can use data to identify the right markets and products for active adult communities.
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Christine Tarras of Greystar discusses how active adult operators can create resident programming that supports satisfaction, engagement, and NOI.
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Zach Bowyer of Cushman & Wakefield shares insights on active adult market growth, investment trends, valuation, and the sector’s evolving position in senior housing.
Listen NowBuilding on NIC’s role in the senior living and skilled nursing markets, NIC now brings focus to the active adult rental property market. Our platform for knowledge sharing, efficient connections, insights, and analyses—informed by NIC MAP data on the active adult rental property market—will allow for better understanding, continued product evolution, and capital to help older adults with their housing needs.
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