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• BONITA SPRINGS, Fla., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Construction of the new Infinity high-rise at The Colony in Pelican Landing in Bonita Springs, Florida is underway.
• The collection of 96 luxurious residences over 22 stories is being developed by The Ronto Group in partnership with Wheelock Street Capital.
• Infinity will showcase resort-style amenities including a landscaped exterior amenity deck with multiple swimming pools.
• Infinity's south and west facing 01-residences offer 3,890 square feet under air with four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, and a den.

• Research out today from Finland suggests women may find it harder to adjust to later-life divorce and break-ups than men.
• But it’s too simplistic to say women experience poorer mental health or tend to be less happy after divorce than men.

Remind me, how common is divorce?

• More couple are choosing to co-habitate, instead of marry, and the majority of couples live together prior to marriage.
• Divorce statistics don’t include separations of cohabiting couples, even though they are more likely than married couples to separate.
• The median age of divorce increased from 45.9 in 2021 to 46.7 in 2022 for men and from 43.0 to 43.7 for women.

The trend of late divorces also reflects people deciding to marry later in life. The median duration from marriage to divorce in 2022 was around 12.8 years and has remained fairly constant over the past decade.

Why do couples get divorced?

• People are opting not to be in unhappy marriages, even if there are children involved.
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  “Grey divorce” (divorce at age 50 and older) is becoming increasingly common in Western countries, particularly among high-income populations.

• While factors such as an empty nest, retirement, or poor health are commonly cited predictors of later-in-life divorce, research shows older couples divorce for the same reasons as younger couples.

What did the new study find?

• The study tracked antidepressant use in Finns aged 50 to 70 for four years before their relationship breakdown and four years after.
• They found antidepressant use increased in the four years leading to the relationship break-up in both genders.
• Within a year of the break-up, antidepressant use fell back to the level it was 12 months before the break-up.

The researchers also looked at antidepressant use after re-partnering. There was a decline in the use of antidepressants for men and women after starting a new relationship. But this decline was short-lived for women.

But there’s more to the story

• For instance, data suggesting women experience depression more often than men is generally based on the rate of diagnoses and antidepressant use, which does not account for undiagnosed and unmedicated people.
• This is also the case in Australia, where in 2020–2022, 21.6% of women saw a health professional for their mental health, compared with only 12.9% of men.

Why women might struggle more after separating

• This is particularly the case for women with young children and older women.
• So what factors might explain why women might experience greater difficulties after divorce later in life?
• Research investigating the financial consequences of grey divorce in men and women showed women experienced a 45% decline in their standard of living (measured by an income-to-needs ratio), whereas men’s dropped by just 21%.
• These declines persisted over time for men, and only reversed for women following re-partnering.

Separation can be positive

For some people, divorce or separation can lead to increased happiness and feeling more independent. And the mental health impact and emotional distress of a relationship dissolution is something that can be counterattacked with resilience. Resilience to dramatic events built from life experience means older adults often do respond better to emotional distress and might be able to adjust better to divorce than their younger counterparts.
Raquel Peel does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

• PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) today reported its financial and operating results for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2023.
• “We accomplished or exceeded many of our 2023 business plan objectives including our same store results and rental rate mark-to-markets,” stated Jerry Sweeney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brandywine Realty Trust.
• We received net cash proceeds of $13.8 million and recorded a gain of $7.7 million during the fourth quarter of 2023.
• We leased approximately 240,000 square feet and we commenced occupancy on 209,000 square feet during the fourth quarter of 2023.

• Link Logistics (“Link” or the “Company”), a leading operator of the largest portfolio of logistics real estate assets located exclusively in the U.S., today provided an update on the Company’s fourth quarter and full year 2023 activity.
• Link Logistics’ operating portfolio is 96.2 percent leased on a same-store basis.
• Additionally, Link Logistics generated quarterly blended cash leasing spreads of 55.6 percent during the fourth quarter.
• “Our infill-focused portfolio strategy continued to yield strong results, powered by sustained e-commerce strength and onshoring tailwinds,” said Luke J. Petherbridge, chief executive officer, Link Logistics.