About Ben Swett

Articles Written by Ben Swett

Changes to the 5-star rating system?

by | Dec 17, 2015 3:00 pm | Opinion

David Friend is a Managing Director and CTO at BDO Center for Healthcare Excellence & Innovation. He has more than 35 years of global healthcare experience and provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, strategy, clinical integration, physician engagement, and... Read More »

Merry Commissions

by | Dec 16, 2015 8:31 am | 60 Seconds, Opinion

A year-end tribute to the seniors housing and care brokers. Twas the night before Christmas and all through the building Not a broker was stirring, not even Brad Clousing The listings were hung by Mike with care In hopes that Chris Brogdon soon would be there.  ... Read More »

Trio of transactions

by | Dec 16, 2015 8:30 am | Acquisitions, Financings

The Healthcare Lending group of Congressional Bank recently announced that it closed three separate transactions (with five loans) totaling $11.6 million, which all helped facilitate acquisitions for the borrowers. First, Congressional provided a $3 million... Read More »

Freddie Mac comes to Silicon Valley

by | Dec 15, 2015 8:07 pm | Financings

On behalf of Kisco Senior Living, Jessica Wolters of JLL Capital Markets led the way in originating a $32.5 million refinance, with a 10-year fixed-rate term, provided by Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution program. The community being refinanced, a 133-unit... Read More »

Get while the going’s good

by | Dec 11, 2015 8:31 am | Acquisitions

In the last year, we have heard of many single-asset owner/operators suddenly getting the bug to retire. And who wouldn’t? While pricing may have peaked at the end of last year and beginning of 2015, per bed values are still high and cap rates may continue to sink... Read More »