• Frank Cassidy Officially Nominated as FHA Commissioner

    Frank Cassidy, most recently a Walker & Dunlop senior managing director of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Finance where he originated loans for multifamily, nursing home and seniors housing properties, has been officially nominated by President Trump as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the HUD. He... Read More »
  • Local Operator Acquires Vacant Seniors Housing Community

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of a recently renovated, vacant seniors housing community in Sandy, Oregon. Built in 1962 and renovated in 2022, Mount Hood Senior Living features 44 assisted living and memory care units with 50 beds. It is situated on a 2.35-acre campus with 26,000 square feet.  This was the seller’s only... Read More »
  • Ohio IL Community Trades for Value-Add AL Conversion

    Blueprint was engaged in the sale of a 110-unit seniors housing community in Perrysburg, Ohio. It operated as an independent living community, but was positioned for conversion to assisted living, with a focus on serving waiver-eligible residents. Ben Firestone, Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly handled the transaction. A buyer with a proven track... Read More »
  • Acquisition Financing Arranged for Regional Owner/Operator

    Ziegler announced its role as the capital structure advisor and hedge advisor in the placement of a $52.5 million acquisition loan on behalf of a regional owner/operator. The acquisition financing was used to acquire five enhanced independent living communities in Michigan. The portfolio surrounds the Detroit, Michigan MSA, and has a total of 631... Read More »
  • Oregon AL Community Secures HUD Refinance

    In May 2025, Berkadia closed a $7.6 million 232/223f HUD loan to refinance Whitewood Gardens, a 39-unit assisted living community built in 2013 in Portland, Oregon. The fully amortizing, 35-year term represents 78% LTV and allowed the sponsor to avoid a loan maturity.  Ed Williams and Rob Affleck handled the transaction. Early in the... Read More »
Community First Solutions Acquires Again in Ohio

Community First Solutions Acquires Again in Ohio

Ziegler was engaged by Marquee Capital, the real estate company affiliated with Marcus Investments, LLC, the Marcus’ family office, in the sale of its seniors housing community in Mason, Ohio. Built in 2020, BrightStar Senior Living of Mason sits on 3.2 acres with 41 assisted living and memory care units. The community was well occupied at 90%, and was operating at a good margin, particularly for a small, higher acuity community. It was developed by Marquee Capital and has been operated by BrightStar Senior Living since opening.  Community First Solutions, a leading not-for-profit healthcare organization, acquired the community (which will be rebranded as The Cottage of Mason),... Read More »
Joint Venture Acquires Nashville Active Adult Community

Joint Venture Acquires Nashville Active Adult Community

An active adult community in Germantown, Tennessee, found a new owner thanks to the team at Newmark. Built in 2020, Avenida Watermarq is a 161-unit, Class-A active adult community in an affluent suburb of Nashville. There are one- and two-bedroom options averaging 919 square feet per unit. Occupancy was 87%. Inspired Real Estate Partners and GEM Realty Capital acquired the property for $32.925 million, or $205,000 per unit, and will have Gallery Residential handle its management going forward. The community will also be rebranded as Lakeview at Germantown. Read More »
Institutional Owner Divests Ohio Facility

Institutional Owner Divests Ohio Facility

Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Ohio on behalf of an institutional owner looking to exit the market. The facility comprises 88 beds and 20 independent living units, which served as a referral source for the nursing home. The buyer was a regional owner/operator that is actively expanding in Ohio. This is its second acquisition in the state within the past seven months. Read More »
Strawberry Fields Completes Missouri SNF Portfolio Acquisition

Strawberry Fields Completes Missouri SNF Portfolio Acquisition

Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. announced that it completed the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities comprising 686 beds in Missouri for $59 million, or $86,000 per bed. The REIT completed the acquisition using cash on hand and the issuance of approximately $2.0 million in OP Units of Strawberry Fields REIT LP to the seller. Eight of the facilities were leased to Tide Group and were added to the master lease the company entered into in August 2024. The master lease remained materially unchanged other than resetting the lease expiration for a new 10-year period and includes two five-year tenant options. Additionally, this acquisition increased Tide’s annual rents tied to its... Read More »
Bloom Exits South Carolina’s Seniors Housing Market

Bloom Exits South Carolina’s Seniors Housing Market

Kandu Capital, LLC, and its operating company, Bloom Senior Living, collectively known as Bloom, sold its final seniors housing community in South Carolina. The company is seeking realignment as it exits the state after a decade-long presence in the region. The 129-unit independent living and memory care community, which is in Bluffton, sold for $13.5 million on an initial investment of approximately $3 million. Occupancy was around 63% at the time of acquisition, but performance improved between LOI and closing, with monthly revenues increasing from between $250,000 and $260,000 to over $300,000 (or over $3.6 million annualized). NOI also trended up, from roughly breakeven to around... Read More »
Improving Ohio SNF Sees Strong Price

Improving Ohio SNF Sees Strong Price

Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage secured a strong price for a skilled nursing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. Built in 1965, the facility was originally licensed for 199 beds, but the decision was made to strategically reduce the beds to 167 to save on provider tax and improve the Medicaid rate.  The facility struggled for many years. It was purchased by a Chicago-based investor in 2014 that has subsequently gone bankrupt. The lender took the property back in 2018 due to poor operational management and financial performance, and it ran the facility through receivership, employing a number of managers between 2018 and 2023. The most recent operator was finally able to... Read More »