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The Magic of Life Lease

A Seniors Housing Solution for the 21st Century

What is magical about life lease housing?

Life lease give you the best of three worlds! With life lease, consumers get the simplicity of rental with the equity retention of ownership, all while living in a true community of friends and neighbours.

You should read this book if you are thinking about living in, financing, investing in, designing, or managing a life lease or if you are part of an organization that wants to create high quality housing for your members or if you are concerned about the lack of seniors housing in your town or city.

You will learn:

  • Why life lease continues to thrive 40 years after the first life lease community opened its doors in downtown Winnipeg.
  • Why life lease is the perfect vehicle for land owners who want to develop seniors housing without losing ownership of their land.
  • How life lease can meet every need on the 55+ housing and health care spectrum: active adult housing, service-enriched housing (independent and assisted living) and long term care.
  • What the advantages and disadvantages of life lease legislation are.
  • How life leases can create affordable ways to age in place.
  • Why people who live in life lease housing love it.

Kate Mancer, M.A., has been an advocate of life lease housing since 1999.
She is one of Canada’s foremost market analysts in the seniors housing and
healthcare field and she is a frequent presenter at industry events. Kate is
also the author of The Future of Seniors Housing: Planning Building and
Operating Successful Seniors Housing Projects.

Available for purchase direct. Paperback, 142 pages.

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What People Say...

Highly relevant content delivered by an experienced economist with a passion for the seniors housing industry.

As an entrepreneur, Kate Mancer has been pushing the envelope on seniors housing since relocating to British Columbia in 1991. Kate’s inquisitive nature, drive and commitment to the industry are second to none, and her network of industry experts is significant. Kate has often told me she will never retire, a statement that is totally believable given her thirst for new and innovative ways to understand and serve the ever-increasing seniors population.

Frequently expanding her research beyond the borders of BC, Kate attends conferences and workshops throughout North America and returns with insightful information and creative concepts that could be applied to the BC seniors housing market. Now readers will benefit from her enthusiasm, knowledge and vision through this book, which is loaded with information useful to both experienced developers and operators as well as newcomers to the industry. From seniors demographics to trends in development, and everything in between, this book has it all, making it a must read.

Carole Holmes, President & CEO
inSite Housing, Hospitality & Health Services Inc.
Kate Mancer has outdone herself. This book is an impressive industry guide, filled with research and insights priceless not only for novices but also for seasoned and active participants in the seniors housing industry. A must-read for anyone contemplating a new project or reviewing existing facilities, for lenders, investors, market analysts and so many others. In the current unforgiving market, Canada’s leading market analyst in the field has given us an indispensable tool for success.
Rita C. Thibault
AACI, P.App

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