Institutional investor backs affordable housing builder

BALTIMORE: An institutional investor has loaned $60m to an affordable housing developer in a 30-year private placement.

The deal with M&G was announced this morning.

The move signifies the entry of private capital providers into the social housing market… Read More »

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Seven guiding principles for over 50s downsizers

NEW YORK: Whilst as few as 15 per cent of the over 50s sector intend to downsize, here is a step by step guide for those who do not suffer from boomerang children, blended families, treasured memory syndrome, aging in place determination or ‘we shall Read More »

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Social and mental activity may protect from Alzheimer’s disease

CLEVELAND: New research suggests activities that keep the brain active may delay mild cognitive impairment – a change in thinking skills which can lead to Alzheimer’s disease.

According to the study, people engaging in artistic activities, like painting, drawing or sculpting, were 73% less likely Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The two hundred and fifty-second entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.

Dorset-based retirement apartment developers, McCarthy and Stone have turned the G&J Peck site at Lisle Lane into ‘assisted living accommodation’.

McCarthy and Stone have built 55 retirement Read More »

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