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Seniors Housing Boom Times Ahead?

The stats tell the whole story.

By Jennifer LeClaire | jenniferleclaire | Updated on September 20, 2017

Larkspur at Gateway plans to break ground in late 2017 for early 2019 completion. Larkspur at Gateway plans to break ground in late 2017 for early 2019 completion.

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.

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