Senior Housing News November 14, 2025
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“Ready to grow, struggling to build” – I think that sentiment from NIC Senior Principal Omar Zahraoui on stage at our recent BUILD conference perfectly describes the state of the senior living industry in 2025.
On the one hand, four consecutive years of demand outpacing the rate of new construction is pushing average industry occupancy closer to 90% ahead of the new year, according to NIC MAP data. At the same time, growth of the age 75 and over population is set to eclipse annual inventory growth through 2030.
On the other hand, construction activity is near or at record lows, and the number of new projects is either minimal or flat...
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