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Retirement Communities
World Asia - 2012
Joseph J. Christian
Asia Fellow

Harvard Kennedy School
Ash Center for Democratic Governance
and Innovation
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
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
China The Year in Review
 Experienced Operators (contd)
     MCS
     Secom
     Vcanland
     Union Life
China The Year in Review
 Experienced Operators (contd)
   Departures
      CRSA
      Origen
   Domestic projects
      Generals Garden
      Yanda
      Cherish Yearn
China The Year in Review
 Regulatory Uncertainty
   Central government
   Local governments
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
China The Year in Review
 Shortage of Healthcare Workers
   90/7/3
   Home healthcare business
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
China - Trends
 Financial support
     Reverse mortgages
     Pensions
     Long-term care insurance
     Health insurance
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
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%
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
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
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
Thank you


Joseph J. Christian
joseph_christian@hks.harvard.edu
joseph.christian@gmail.com

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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