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Do you think that smartphones brought about a revolution in our combined lives? There is hardly a person who would think otherwise. These tiny devices, capable enough to handle large amounts of data and portable enough to carry anywhere, changed the very dynamics of human interaction. However, what if I told you that smartphones will become obsolete […]

Never underestimate the power of the profit motive and competitive market forces to bring about real health care reform. The 1,200 retail health clinics across the country are providing high quality care at lower costs than emergency rooms or physician offices, and they offer better, faster service, with longer and more convenient hours than a […]

Improving economy has boosted investor optimism in the market – especially in real estate. While the term “crowdfunding” brings to mind online startups and charity fundraisers, another application of the concept by New York-based CityFunders is hoping to appeal directly to healthcare investors. Co-founder David Behin says his platform is actually part of a well-established […]

  NHI Acquires Ohio Assisted Living and Memory Care Community for $21 Million National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) announced on Aug. 3 that its NHI-Bickford Senior Living joint venture has acquired Fairfield Village, an assisted living and memory care community in Lancaster, Ohio, for $21 million in cash. The 92-unit Fairfield Village was built in […]

  Developers of senior living facilities see the convergence of favorable demographic shifts and strong economic conditions as providing an opportunity they can’t ignore. As a result of the availability of cheap debt and favorable financing, they’re building facilities today for the demand that will come over the next decade as millions of baby boomers […]

  For years, housing experts predicted the apartment market would soon stall. Still, developers’ interest in the U area remains strong. Apartment buildings now dominate the University of Minnesota’s skyline in places where, a decade ago, houses and businesses dotted the landscape. Despite the recent surge in housing projects around the University campus and renewed […]

The convergence of healthcare and real estate continues to thrive, but what are the latest trends driving investment? To find out, please join us for Bisnow’s fourth annual healthcare real estate event, How Attractive is That Investment?, on July 28 at the Swissotel Chicago, starting at 7am. 1. Consolidation Among our panelists, HSA Primecare president John Wilson (pictured), says […]

Chinese real estate developers have begun chasing what they see as the country’s next big business opportunity — the health-care market. As the world’s second-largest economy expands at its slowest pace since 1990 and rising land costs curb profit margins, many debt-ridden developers are tapping healthcare as a lucrative alternative. At least 15 of China’s […]

The historic hotel in upstate New York that inspired the 1987 film “Dirty Dancing” will come to be known for its downward dog. An Indian billionaire is transforming Kutsher’s Country Club, once an all-inclusive getaway for Jews, into a $250 million yoga center for wealthy New Yorkers. Subhash Chandra, chairman of Essel Group, was present […]

Transwestern’s National Director of Healthcare Eric Johnson took a time out from overseeing development, leasing and investment sales for healthcare clients nationwide, to chat live withCPE editors about the latest news in healthcare real estate in Twitter style of 140 characters or less per Tweet. CPE: Welcome to CPE’s Twitter Chat. Today, we have with us Eric Johnson.  Eric oversees […]