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Big bucks back for SNFs

After a month during which we saw no publicly announced skilled nursing acquisition valued higher than $63,000 per bed (well below the average price of $79,900 per bed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2015), here comes two announced in quick succession early this... Read More »

Refinancing with a TIF

When a 57-unit senior living community in Princeton, Minnesota looked to refinance their debt through HUD, but had an existing TIF (Tax Increment Financing) bank loan, which can be incompatible with HUD financing, the borrowers turned to Lancaster Pollard for a... Read More »

Where You Live Matters

The American Seniors Housing Association just launched its www.whereyoulivematters.org website. Last week, the American Seniors Housing Association launched its “Where You Live Matters” campaign (www.whereyoulivematters.org). The website offers an incredible menu of... Read More »

Back to HUD

Just weeks after closing HUD’s largest ever SNF loan (an $80.7 million loan to refinance the existing conventional bank debt at a 520-bed skilled nursing facility in Manhattan, New York), Housing & Healthcare Finance was at it again, closing on a portfolio of 5... Read More »