- Senior housing operators have experienced significant losses this year due to COVID-19 as well as the corresponding recession.
- Operating expenses have also risen, as precautions must be taken to protect this real estate sector's vulnerable residents.
- However, there is a light at the end of this tunnel of undetermined length, and that light is the rising population of individuals over 75 years old.
- Cap rates may also rise as development subsides, which will benefit existing senior housing.
- REITs that use the senior housing operating portfolio structure have been hit the hardest, while those that use triple net leases have done the best.
For further details see:
Senior Housing In A Pandemic: Challenges And Opportunities