{"id":34243,"date":"2022-09-29T05:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T12:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=34243"},"modified":"2026-02-22T15:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:34:34","slug":"active-adult-white-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/active-adult-white-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Defining Active Adult Properties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you heard the term \u201cactive adult\u201d lately? This buzzword and the meaning behind it was recently discussed in an eye-opening white paper by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care<\/a> (NIC).<\/p>\n\n\n

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The report \u2014 Active Adult Rental Properties: Defining the Emerging Property Type<\/a> \u2014 seeks to educate the industry and potential investors by defining what active adult living entails. NIC shares never-before-seen property inventories, market trends, financial performance metrics and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading for a highlight:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are active adult properties?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Active adult rental properties are age-eligible, market rate, multifamily properties that are lifestyle focused.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s the definition NIC provides in an effort to clarify \u2014 and simplify \u2014 what active adult living means. They describe active adult rental properties as those that appeal to younger, healthier and more active older adults, often ages 55+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But how did active adult properties emerge? As NIC puts it, this segment of real estate comes in response to the preferences of a specific generation: baby boomers. Simply stated, baby boomers have lower acuity needs than residents in traditional senior housing environments, and they\u2019re drawn to the lifestyle, convenience and amenities of conventional multifamily living but with residents of their own age cohort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So there you have it, a new style of real estate was born to meet the needs of these boomers \u2014 now referred to as active adults.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NIC shares what they refer to as \u201ccritical components\u201d of the active adult rentals definition to provide more clarity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n