Debt and Equity Capital
Senior housing properties need debt and equity capital to fund construction, operational expenses, and property improvements. NIC provides research, insights, and thought leadership to inform and address the evolving needs of an aging population.
Trends in Senior Housing
Understanding the debt landscape and lending activity of senior housing requires a unique lens. NIC research and publications provide thought leadership on market trends and sector evolution. Additionally, NIC conferences serve as a valuable resource for networking and insights.
Resources
Senior housing is a market primed for expansion and transformation. Driven by aging demographics and increased longevity, demand is accelerating faster than supply, offering large-scale investment potential. For those exploring investment in senior housing and care, these resources are a good place to start.
Senior Housing Investment Returns Strongly Outperformed All NCREIF Property Types in 2025
Senior housing strongly outperformed all NCREIF property types in 2025
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Senior Housing: A Sector Moving at Two Speeds In 2026
The senior housing sector is moving at two speeds, fast and slow, and leadership in the years ahead will be defined by who can navigate both lanes simultaneously.
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Investment Thesis for Senior Housing & Care
This presentation highlights key industry trends, demand drivers, market fundamentals, operating economics, and the overall investment return profile.
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Webinar: Senior Housing Credit & Investment Outlook
Replay the latest NIC webinar on senior housing investment trends.
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Why Invest in Senior Housing
Senior housing occupancy growth is outperforming other major CRE sectors for the first time in nearly two decades, making it an attractive investment opportunity.
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Senior Housing & Care At-A-Glance
A snapshot on the senior housing and care sector with summary data on market value, supply, returns, ownership types, and more.
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NIC Investment Guide, 7th Ed.
The ultimate resource for navigating the seniors housing and care property sector.
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Senior Housing Ownership & Equity
Understand the ownership and equity structures unique to senior housing.
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Senior Care Bankruptcy Trends
NIC partnered with Gibbins Advisors to prepare the first ever industry-specific bankruptcy report to examine not only recent filings, but also data going back prior to the pandemic for a historical perspective of trends. While bankruptcy data is a trailing measure of distress, it is an important measure for industry participants to…
Senior Housing Investment Returns Strongly Outperformed All NCREIF Property Types in 2025
Senior housing strongly outperformed all NCREIF property types in 2025, posting a 10.6% total return, more than double the Expanded NCREIF Property Index (NPI) total return of 4.9% and well ahead of the second highest return of 6.8% for retail properties. Source: NCREIF For the most recent quarter alone, senior housing posted a total return of 3.3%,…
Senior Housing Posts Highest NCREIF Property Type Return in Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2025
Senior housing posted a positive total return of 2.88% in the third quarter of 2025, bringing year-to-date returns to 7.00%, the highest NCREIF property type return for both the third quarter and year-to-date performance. Senior housing in the third quarter outperformed the broader Expanded NCREIF Property Index (NPI) by 166…