WASHINGTON, D.C.: The government must tackle a shortage of housing for the elderly rather than focusing on first-time buyers, according to one of the country’s leading builders.
The current political emphasis is on young families with small deposits struggling to get on the property ladder, but more needs to be done for baby boomers.
‘The challenges presented by an aging population means that there remains a pressing need to build more specialist retirement housing, and we have been calling on all political parties to focus on this area,’ said…