Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The four hundred and sixty-fourth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Developers behind the five-storey, 200-unit building The Scott at Brush Park said in the report that they are pulling permits for the building, but could begin excavation Read More »

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75 per cent of social housing set to be delivered by private equity

CHICAGO: The bulk of social housing creation is falling to the private equity market.

Hedge funds, private investors, social bond creation, and fixed term funds are expected to provide the bulk of development capital within twelve months.

The latest entrant is USA wealth manager Blackstone. Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

LOS ANGELES: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers. But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing Read More »

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Type O blood might protect you from Alzheimer’s

NEW YORK: People with Type O Blood have more grey matter, which is known to reduce a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia.

Scientists have long sought for a treatment that could cure Alzheimer’s disease, an age-related neurodegenerative disease Read More »

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