ATLANTA—The aging population of Baby Boomers helped propel the seniors housing sector to the best performing real estate asset class during the 2007-2012 financial crisis. That trend continues today.
So says the collective wisdom of Michael Waldron, Joshua Hausfeld and Don Husi. Waldron serves as senior vice president of SunTrust Aging Services. Hausfeld is managing director of Pillars Senior Housing & Healthcare Financing. And Husi is director at Pillars.
The trio has numbers to back up their assertion. According to data released by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, loan origination volume in the first quarter of 2017 was a robust $4.7 billion and the strength of this sector is widespread, with independent living and assisted living properties seeing significant development. Currently, inventory growth in seniors housing is concentrated in and around high-growth cities such as Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Miami, as well as others like Boston, Chicago and Minneapolis.
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