Joseph Christian's keynote presentation in Hong Kong for the October 2012 Terrapin Retirement Communities World Asia conference.
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1. Retirement Communities
World Asia - 2012
Joseph J. Christian
Asia Fellow
Harvard Kennedy School
Ash Center for Democratic Governance
and Innovation
2. China - The Year in Review
Major Themes last October:
Importing experienced operators
Uncertain regulatory environment
Starting at high end of market
Shortage of skilled healthcare workers
3. China The Year in Review
Importing Experienced Operators
Growing realization that senior housing is not a
real estate play
Cascade/Emeritus in Shanghai
Belmont Village on Chongming Island
China Senior Care in Hangzhou
Waterbrook
4. China The Year in Review
Experienced Operators (contd)
MCS
Secom
Vcanland
Union Life
5. China The Year in Review
Experienced Operators (contd)
Departures
CRSA
Origen
Domestic projects
Generals Garden
Yanda
Cherish Yearn
6. China The Year in Review
Regulatory Uncertainty
Central government
Local governments
7. China The Year in Review
High End of Market
Foreign operators still focused on high end
Most view high end healthcare as essential part of
developments
Middle income market will be much larger
Need government to provide support
8. China The Year in Review
Shortage of Healthcare Workers
90/7/3
Home healthcare business
9. China - Trends
Government Support
Policy changes being considered at central and
local government levels
Designate land for senior housing
Require senior housing as infrastructure
Preferential land pricing or subsidies
No auction for land to be used as senior housing
Preferential utility rates, tax rates
10. China - Trends
Financial support
Reverse mortgages
Pensions
Long-term care insurance
Health insurance
11. China - Trends
Insurance companies
Can invest up to 20% of total assets in real estate
Encouraged by central government to invest in
senior housing
Good assets-to-liabilities match
Retirees a pool of potential customers
Domestic developers
12. Japan
Maturing market
Long-term care insurance in 2000
US$700mm in FDI in sector
Announced commission to establish first
healthcare REIT
Highly fragmented
Over 4,000 operators
Dominated by top 10%
13. U.S.
As of the fourth quarter of 2011:
22,000 senior housing properties
4,000 independent living
7,000 assisted living
11,000 nursing care
2,900,000 units
860,000 independent living
520,000 assisted living
1,520,000 nursing care
14. U.S.
Aggregate market value of senior housing and care
market = $260 billion
Acceptance of product type in debt and equity
markets, but not as wide as other property types
Cap rates 300 to 400 basis points above apartments
Less liquid market
Spreads moving lower senior housing did well in
financial crisis
15. Conclusions
Progress made in China over the last year, but
still proceeding with caution
Business models not proven
Long start-up period to build organization
Will be failures along the way
16. Thank you
Joseph J. Christian
joseph_christian@hks.harvard.edu
joseph.christian@gmail.com