Rent-to-own housing company launched

SEATTLE: A new rent-to-own housing business has launched with contracts already in place to provide 900 homes.

Rentplus said it had secured financial backing from private and institutional investors and is closing in on $137m of institutional funding as part of an overall plan to Read More »

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Plans revealed to convert hotel into social housing

PHOENIX: Plans have been revealed to turn an historic hotel into social housing.

Developers want to convert the hotel into a multi-occupancy unit to provide a home for a number of people.

They say it will save the future of the building, which is struggling Read More »

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Experimental drug targets cognitive impairment in Schizophrenia

COLORADO SPRINGS: A drug is under development that could be used as an adjunct to anti-psychotics improved cognitive impairment in patients with schizophrenia, according to data from a randomized, controlled Phase II trial.

Encenicline, which is being developed by Forum Pharmaceuticals, is intended to address Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Chattanooga Collaborative Senior Housing, an eight-unit development being created on Washington Street on the Southside, is for those retiring or thinking of retiring who want options other Read More »

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