• 60 Seconds with Swett: M&A Activity Tops 350 Deals in H1:25

    In the second quarter of 2025, there were 176 publicly announced transactions, a preliminary number that is almost certain to increase in the weeks ahead. That brings our total for the first half of the year to 355 deals, or 710 on an annualized basis. Considering we finished 2024 with 716 total deals, which was a record by far, we are in a good... Read More »
  • 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... Read More »
  • 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... Read More »
  • Stacked Stone Ventures Makes Major SNF Acquisition

    Stacked Stone Ventures, a real estate investment firm founded by Kent Eikanas, has made a major acquisition in the skilled nursing sector, acquiring nine skilled nursing facilities for approximately $33 million, or $66,000 per bed, at a 13% cap rate. Stacked Stone bought the portfolio in a joint venture with Praxis Capital from a large... Read More »
  • Tremper Capital Group Announces Two Refinances

    Tremper Capital Group announced a couple of refinances at the end of the second quarter for seniors housing clients. The first was arranged on behalf of Kisco Senior Living for its 333-unit entrance-fee CCRC in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Built in 2004, the campus was acquired by Kisco as part of a larger CCRC deal in 2013, and since then it... Read More »
Monroe County Divests Strugging SNF to Regional Owner/Operator

Monroe County Divests Strugging SNF to Regional Owner/Operator

Evans Senior Investments represented Monroe County in the divestment of its skilled nursing facility in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Built in 1924 and incorporated by the County of Monroe in 1974, Pleasant Valley Manor has 174 beds and faced operational challenges with an annual loss exceeding $7 million. County officials recognized the need for a sustainable solution that prioritized resident well-being while alleviating financial strain on local resources.  Following a 30-day marketing process, a regional owner/operator with a strong footprint in Pennsylvania was selected as the ultimate buyer. Local news sources cited Outcome Healthcare Group as the buyer. Outcome Healthcare brings... Read More »
Top-Tier Asset Trades in Savannah

Top-Tier Asset Trades in Savannah

Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Daniel Geraghty and Bradley Clousing handled the sale of a Class-A seniors housing community in Savannah, Georgia. Opened in 2020, Thrive on Skidaway features 146 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care on Skidaway Island near The Landings, a large resort community where many of the residents still have memberships to enjoy all the amenities the private community has to offer. There are limitations on developable land on Skidaway, as well as strict sewer and infrastructure regulations that create significant barriers to new development that make it difficult for potential competitors to enter the market. As a result, this property... Read More »
Blueprint Sells Two Seniors Housing Portfolios

Blueprint Sells Two Seniors Housing Portfolios

Dan Mahoney, Kristen Ahrens, Dillon Rudy and Pat Maloney of Blueprint facilitated the sale of two stand-alone, Class-A memory care communities in solid markets in Oregon and Washington. Built in 2015, Windsong at Eola Hills is a 56-unit value-add community in Salem, Oregon. The community was generating $800,000 in EBITDAR. Built in 2019, Windsong at Southridge is a stabilized, 56-unit private-pay community in Kennewick, Washington. It was generating more than $1.4 million in EBITDAR.  Strong buyer interest resulted in six offers, with the sellers (which are exiting the seniors space through this divestment) ultimately choosing a Pacific Northwest-based operator partnering with a West... Read More »
National Operator Acquires in Arizona

National Operator Acquires in Arizona

A court-appointed receiver engaged Senior Living Investment Brokerage to sell Heritage Village, a 128-unit assisted living/memory care community in Mesa, Arizona. Prior to the sale, the property had operational and public relations challenges due to several previous events associated with the former operator. It will be getting a fresh start under the ownership of a national operator with a regional presence in Arizona.  Built from 2009 to 2013, the community features a total of 192 beds and sits on 4.5 acres. It was 57% occupied, and lost approximately $900,000 on $6.0 million of revenues. Brad Goodsell and Ryan Saul handled the sale process, which saw multiple offers. The community... Read More »
Goodman Group Acquires Minnesota Asset

Goodman Group Acquires Minnesota Asset

The Goodman Group announced an acquisition of a seniors housing community in its home state of Minnesota. The deal comes about six months after Kevin Carden joined the firm to lead its seniors housing and multifamily acquisition and development arm with Michael Leonard. Carden previously held roles at Greene Park Capital, REDICO, Ziegler and Classic Residence by Hyatt.  Goodman executed on a 1031 exchange, trading out a multifamily property for a 97-unit assisted living/memory care community in Eagan, Minnesota (Minneapolis MSA). The institutional-quality asset was built in 2017 by a local developer, which had Ebenzer as the property’s manager. Operations were strong, with nearly full... Read More »
CareTrust Makes Two Acquisitions in California

CareTrust Makes Two Acquisitions in California

CareTrust REIT announced two separate acquisitions in California with a total investment amount of approximately $55 million. The investments were funded using cash on hand. First, the REIT acquired a skilled nursing and assisted living campus in Los Alamitos, California. The campus includes a 150-bed skilled nursing facility (Alamitos West Health and Rehabilitation) and a 68-unit/140-bed RCFE (Katella Senior Living Community). CareTrust’s acquisition of the campus was completed through a joint venture with a third-party healthcare real estate owner.  At closing, CareTrust provided a combined common equity and preferred equity investment totaling approximately $24 million at an... Read More »