Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The fifth entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.

Indiana-based developer Herman & Kittle has had an affordable housing complex in Ypsilanti accepted for shortlisting in the 2015 Global Awards. Read More »

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85 per cent of boomers to stay at home and remodel/renovate

PHILADELPHIA: The most comprehensive and authoritative survey of boomer housing intentions confirms an earlier study that showed 85 per cent intend to stay at home for life.

More money will be spent on modifications, renovations and additions than on new buildings. Read More »

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Reminiscence artwork being increasingly used in skilled nursing homes

AUSTIN: A skilled nursing home is to use artwork in order to help dementia residents connect with their past.

Three artists have been commissioned to create streetscapes, landmarks and representations of life in the 1940s and 1950s. Read More »

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Urban renewal hipsters to become biggest housing trend in 2015

SAN FRANCISCO: The fastest growing housing trend with the over 50s is the embrace of regeneration site development in the heart of the city.

The desire to be able to walk to buy 95 per cent of all needs; the ability to sit on the Read More »

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