Independent Living
Properties that offer independent living services for older adults. For a fee, there is access to meals in addition to housekeeping, social and transportation services.
Independent Living Resources
Senior Housing First Quarter Investment Performance Was Strongest in Nearly a Decade
Senior housing investment performance in the first quarter of 2026 continued to gain speed, posting a total return of 3.9%, the property type’s highest total return since the fourth quarter of 2017. Overall, senior housing during the quarter outperformed the broader NCREIF Property Index’s (NPI) total return of 1.2% by…
Senior Housing Occupancy Climbs to 89.5% as Record Demand Meets Record-Low New Supply in First Quarter 2026
Senior housing occupancy increased 0.4 percentage points in the first quarter, with the number of occupied senior housing units once again reaching record levels. Year-over-year inventory growth continued to decline, hitting new record lows while average annual asking rent growth accelerated for both independent living and assisted living. These and…
Independent Living Segment Sees Wider Rate Discounts in 4Q 2025
Data from the recently released 4Q 2025 NIC MAP Actual Rate Report showed that: In 4Q 2025, discounts between asking and initial rates widened for the independent living (IL) segment and narrowed for the memory care (MC) segment. For the IL segment, discounts between asking and initial rates averaged 12.1% ($581) in…