Chuck Harry
Chief of Research & Analytics, NIC
Beth Mace
Chief Economist, NIC
Market Fundamentals and Trends in
Seniors Housing
Argentum 2016 Conference and Exposition
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | Denver, CO
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Today’s Presentation
1. Macroeconomic Trends and Patterns
2. Capital Markets and Recent Transactions Trends
3. Seniors Housing Market Trends Q1 2016
4. Seniors Housing Market Outlook
2
The Economic Backdrop: Uncertainty Revisited
3
Source: Cartoon Bank
Top Themes for Macroeconomic Trends 1Q15
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1. Since the Fed Rate Hike in mid-December:
– Stock markets have been volatile and skittish
– Oil prices have plunged, with a recent uptick
– Emerging markets slowing economies
– Interest rates have fallen
2. Near-term Actions by the Fed Will Provide Clues About
Economy’s Strength
The Economic Balance Sheet
5
Strengths Weaknesses
Unemployment Rate Half of Its Recession
Peak Level
Instability in Global and Domestic Financial
Markets
Employment Gains Averaging 200,000 per
Month
Weakness in Emerging Market Economies
Rising Consumer and Business Confidence
(for now)
Weakness in U.S. Mfg and Oil-based Industries
Shrinking Federal Deficit (for now) Disinflation Risks
Gradual Recovery in Housing Market Negative Operating Earnings Among S&P 500
Companies
Outside Forces and Contributing Factors
Strong Dollar
Falling Commodity Prices
Plunge in Oil Prices
Dysfunctional Fiscal Policy Apparatus, i.e., Congress
Ten Year Treasury Has Recently Been Below 1.8%...
Source: Federal Reserve 6
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.8
3.0
3.2
24Sep13 17Dec13 11Mar14 2Jun14 1Aug14 10Oct14 2Jan15 27Mar15 5Jun15 4Aug15 3Oct15 2Dec15 31Jan16 6Apr16
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Rate
Are We Due For A Recession?
7
Business Cycle Duration
Peak Trough Trough to Peak Duration (Months)
November 1973 (IV) March 1975 (I) 36
January 1980 (I) July 1980 (III) 58
July 1981 (III) November 1982 (IV) 12
July 1990 (III) March 1991 (I) 92
March 2001 (I) November 2001 (IV) 120
December 2007 (IV) June 2009 (II) 73
To Date (as of April 2016) 82
Average of 1945-2009 (11 cycles) 58
Note: Quarterly Dates in Parenthesis
169208
173
95
-298
-423
88
174 188 193
251229 209
-500
-400
-300
-200
-100
0
100
200
300
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 YTD 2016
Relatively Strong Employment Gains
Monthly Employment Gains (000s)
U.S. | 2004 – March 2016
Source: BLS
Volu
me (
$)
Quarter
8
And Labor Markets Are Tightening
Number of Unemployed Per Job Opening
2000 – 2015 (000s, left hand scale; ratio, right hand scale)
Source: BLS 9
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
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Unemployed Per Job Opening Job Openings (left) Unemployed Persons (left)
Lowest ratio since 2007
More People Are Quitting Their Jobs, A Sign of ConfidenceQuits Ratio By Industry Group
2005– 2015
Source: BLS 10
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Health Care and Social Assistance Total Nonfarm Employment Professional/Bus. Svcs. Mfg.
Industry Employee Wages Outpacing Rent Growth
-2%
-1%
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Annual Asking Rent Growth / Employee WagesAll Markets | 4Q06 – 1Q16
Assisted Living Asking Rent
Independent Living Asking Rent
Private Sector Workers
Assisted Living Employees
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
11
Top Themes for Capital Markets and Transactions 1Q16
1. Transaction volumes fell in 1Q16
2. Smaller deals dominated the landscape
3. Public markets were less active
4. Price per unit down but remains near recent peak
12
Closed Seniors Housing & Care Dollar Volume: $3.5Bn for 1Q16
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service
Seniors Housing & Care Transactions Volume1
U.S. | 1Q08 – 1Q16
Rolling 4-Qtr
Rolling 4-Qtr
1. Preliminary Data
13
Number of Seniors Housing & Care Transactions: 114 in 1Q16
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service
Single-Property vs. Portfolio1
U.S. | 1Q08 – 1Q16
1. Preliminary Data
14
Public Buyers Share Falls First Quarter of 2016
Closed Transactions Seniors Housing & Care Volume by Buyer Type1
U.S. | 1Q08 – 1Q16
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service
1. Preliminary Data
Volu
me (
$)
Quarter
15
Seniors Housing Property Pricing Remains Near Peak
Seniors Housing & Care Transactions Rolling 4-Quarter Price Per Unit1
U.S. | 1Q08 – 1Q16
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service
1. Preliminary Data
Seniors Housing
Nursing Care
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Top Themes for Seniors Housing Trends 1Q16
1. Occupancy flattens for both independent living and assisted living
2. Absorption and inventory growth on par during past four quarters
3. Construction starts slowed, though total construction still high
4. Construction activity concentrated in a few active markets
5. Annual rent growth highest since 2008
17
Primary Markets’ Occupancy Plateauing?
86%
87%
88%
89%
90%
91%
92%
93%
94%
95%
96%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Seniors Housing OccupancyPrimary Markets | 4Q05 – 1Q16
Median*
Stabilized**
“All”
Occupancy
* Median occupancy of all properties.
** Average occupancy of properties older than two years or which have reached 95% occupancy
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service 18
Primary And Secondary Markets’ Occupancies Converge
83%
84%
85%
86%
87%
88%
89%
90%
91%
92%
93%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Seniors Housing OccupancyAll Markets | 4Q05 – 1Q16
Secondary
Markets
All Markets
Primary
Markets
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service 19
Secondary Markets Inventory Growth at New Peak
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Rolling 4-Qtr Construction Starts and Inventory GrowthSecondary Markets | 1Q08 – 1Q16
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service
Inventory
Growth
Construction
Starts
20
Secondary Markets are 14 of 20 Hottest Construction Markets
Seniors Housing Construction
All Markets | As of 1Q16
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service 21
Construction Starts Slowed in First Quarter of 2016
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
4-qtr moving avg
Construction Starts (Units)
Primary Markets | 1Q06 - 1Q16
Majority Independent Living
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
4-qtr moving avg
Majority Assisted Living
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Is Assisted Living Construction Activity Leveling Off?
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
AL Construction, Construction vs. InventoryPrimary Markets | 4Q05 – 1Q16
Units Under Construction (L)
Construction vs. Inventory (R)
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service 23
IL Construction Rate is Half the Pace of AL Construction
0.0%
1.5%
3.0%
4.5%
6.0%
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
IL Construction, Construction vs. InventoryPrimary Markets | 4Q05 – 1Q16
Units Under Construction (L)
Construction vs. Inventory (R)
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service 24
Primary Markets’ Construction is Concentrated
% Majority AL Units Under Construction
AL
ATL
MIN
CHI
% Majority IL Units Under Construction
IL
SEA
All O
the
r Prim
ary
Ma
rkets
6 Markets = Nearly 50% of All
Construction
Units Under Construction (By Majority Property Type)
Primary Markets | As of 1Q16
18.5k units U/C 12.0k units U/C
SA
MIA
DAL
HOU
ATL
DEN
SAC
DAL
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Market Occupancies Vary Widely Across the Nation
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
100%
SJ
BA
L
DC
PO
R
PIT
SA
C
BO
S
ST
L
SD
SE
A
MIN LA
DE
N
DE
T
CIN NY
SF
PH
I
OR
L
MA
P3
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TA
M
KC
AT
L
CL
E
CH
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RIV
PH
O
MIA
DA
L
LV
HO
U
SA
Seniors Housing Occupancy by Metro MarketPrimary Markets | As of 1Q16
Occupancy Range (4Q'05 - 1Q'16)
Current Quarter Occupancy
Year Ago Occupancy
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service 26
Supply and Demand Balances and Imbalances by Market
Seniors Housing Supply-Demand
Primary Markets | As of 1Q16
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service
Annual
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Top Themes for Seniors Housing Outlook 1Q16
1. Occupancy plateauing for both independent living and assisted living
2. Construction pipelines full for assisted living, but demand is largely
keeping pace
3. Construction pipelines growing in independent living, but still less than in
assisted living
4. Metro area performance will vary considerably due to local market
supply and demand conditions
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Assisted Living Pace of Demand Accelerated Recently
-0.5%
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
3.0%
3.5%
4.0%
4.5%
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Assisted Living Supply-DemandPrimary Markets | 4Q06 – 1Q16
Inventory Growth Rate
(Rolling 4-Qtr)
Absorption Rate
(Rolling 4-Qtr)
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service 29
Flat Assisted Living Occupancy Rate Projected
85%
87%
89%
91%
93%
95%
-1k
0k
1k
2k
3k
4k
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Assisted Living Supply-Demand ForecastPrimary Markets | 1Q06 – 1Q17’F
Inventory Growth (L)
Absorption (L)
Occupancy (R)
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service
Forecast
30
Independent Living Supply Pace Picking Up
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
3.0%
3.5%
4.0%
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Independent Living Supply-DemandPrimary Markets | 4Q06 – 1Q16
Inventory Growth Rate
(Rolling 4-Qtr)
Absorption Rate
(Rolling 4-Qtr)
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service 31
Independent Living Occupancy Rate Plateauing
85%
87%
89%
91%
93%
95%
-1k
0k
1k
2k
3k
4k
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Independent Living Supply-Demand ForecastPrimary Markets | 1Q06 – 1Q17’F
Inventory Growth (L)
Absorption (L)
Occupancy (R)
Source: NIC MAP® Data Service
Forecast
32
41 New MAP Markets with July’s 2Q16 Data Release
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Second Quarter 2016 NIC MAP ReleaseData Release: Wednesday, July 6 at 4:15 PM ET
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