In the Press
March 27, 2026

Are Senior Living Assets Now Mainstream Residential Real Estate? (FundFire)

Professionals
The “living sector” of private real estate investing is no longer just multifamily residential and single-family rental assets, with the once-niche senior housing segment now expected to grow faster in the coming years. That’s what panelists at a Goodwin conference in New York earlier this month highlighted: While real estate fund managers continue to grapple with below-target allocations, evolving demographic trends and still-recovering fundamentals, they are increasingly favoring senior living assets. While the whole “living sector” is busier, it’s no longer “only multifamily and single-family rentals [and] built-to-rent but also... age-restricted [developments] and what people call active adult,” according to John Ferguson, co-chair of Goodwin’s Real Estate practice. “We’ve seen activity in that space [this year],” he told FundFire during the conference.