• 60 Seconds with Swett: Sticks and Bricks in ’26?

    The talk around new development is getting a lot more serious in the seniors housing industry, leading us to wonder if our 2024 prediction of “Sticks and Bricks in ‘26” may actually come true, somewhat. Back then, we may have thought that interest rates would have come down a bit more by now, but that the FOMO of getting involved in seniors... Read More »
  • Wyoming SNF Sale Sets New State Record

    There was a new record set for skilled nursing pricing in the state of Wyoming with the sale of Big Horn Rehabilitation and Care Center in Sheridan. Built in the 1960s, the facility features 128 beds and was 61% occupied. It was owned by a regional operator that was looking to recycle capital.  Before the marketing process, Evans Senior... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Acquires Facility Out of Bankruptcy

    A senior care facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, sold as part of a bankruptcy process with the help of Patrick Burke and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Built in 1970, Donna Kay Rest Home features 60 licensed beds in 31 units, providing a higher level of care and supervision than assisted living but at a lesser acuity than... Read More »
  • Civitas Sells Community to Clarion

    Hap Knowles and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Institutional Property Advisors announced that they led the sale of a seniors housing community in the Phoenix, Arizona MSA, to the fast-growing real estate investment firm Clarion Partners. The deal appears to be The Retreat at Alameda, a 110-unit assisted living/memory care community in... Read More »
  • Blueprint Handles Recapitalization

    Blueprint handled the recapitalization of Forest Hills Commons, a 2017-developed, 119-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Louisville, Kentucky MSA. A Louisville-based senior living owner/operator/developer engaged Blueprint in the third quarter of 2025 to begin the process. The asset demonstrated strong in-place performance and... Read More »
Blueprint Handles Florence County Deal

Blueprint Handles Florence County Deal

Kyle Hallion, Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors were brought on by a repeat institutional owner/operator client to sell Florence Place, a 61-unit assisted living/memory care community in Florence, South Carolina, that was built in 1999. The seller decided to divest at the start of 2023, following the implementation of in-house and street rate increases that resulted in double-digit revenue growth over the prior year.  Blueprint targeted both individual regional and portfolio-specific buyers. A Southeast-based owner/operator was selected to acquire the community, raising sufficient equity to close the transaction with all cash at the originally... Read More »
HTG Sells SNF in Texas

HTG Sells SNF in Texas

Mark Davis of Healthcare Transactions Group handled the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Abilene, Texas. Built in 1962, the facility has 96 beds and 23,500 square feet in one story. It maintained a three-star rating with CMS, and the facility participates in Texas’s QIPP Program with Childress County Hospital, but no other operational details were disclosed. The buyer ended up being an existing owner/operator with multiple locations in Texas. The purchase price remained confidential.  Read More »
CFG Returns to Refinance California SNF

CFG Returns to Refinance California SNF

Capital Funding Group (CFG) closed a $43.39 million HUD loan to refinance an existing bridge loan that had also been executed by CFG. The initial loan, closed in June 2021, allowed the nationally recognized borrower to acquire a 140-bed skilled nursing facility in Bakersfield, California, and then the refinancing allowed the borrower to have a successful take out. Built in 2018, the facility was 95% occupied as of March 2023. Capital Funding Group Director, Long-Term Care Patrick McGovern originated the transaction for the company. The financing follows CFG’s recent closing of a $15.49 million HUD loan, which supported the refinancing of an existing bridge loan, also executed by... Read More »
Dwight Capital Closes Bridge Loan

Dwight Capital Closes Bridge Loan

Dwight Capital closed a $29.5 million bridge loan for a portfolio of five skilled nursing and assisted living properties in Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin: Eden Vista of Stow, Evansville Manor, Edenbrook Fond du Lac, Edenbrook of Rochester and Edenbrook of Edina. Together, the facilities consist of 441 beds across 25 acres.  The purpose of the loan was to refinance three of the facilities and acquire the other two. Dwight has financed over 20 properties for this repeat client. Managing Director of Healthcare Finance Adam Offman originated this transaction. Read More »
Inspired Healthcare Capital Acquires Class-A Community

Inspired Healthcare Capital Acquires Class-A Community

A Class-A, well performing seniors housing community traded in North Haven, Connecticut, with the seller capitalizing on an opportunistic disposition to lock in returns and return capital to investors early in the fund’s life. Built in 2019, The Landing of North Haven features more than 100 units of assisted living and memory care on an 11-acre campus. Lease-up was solid through the pandemic, as were rates and margin, highlighting the advantages of Class-A buildings in good locations during the pandemic recovery and ensuing inflation. So, as occupancy approached stabilization, there was meaningful cash flow and a very positive performance trend.  A strong and diverse bidder pool that... Read More »
A Mom & Pop Divest Two SNFs

A Mom & Pop Divest Two SNFs

Jeffrey Vegh and Joe Schiff of Forest Healthcare Properties, a boutique off-market brokerage firm, were brought on by a mom & pop to sell two, five-star skilled nursing facilities located in Danbury, Connecticut. Built in 1947 and rebuilt in 1994, Filosa Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center comprises 64 beds. Hancock Hall was built in 1984 with an additional wing added in 2001 and it encompasses 96 beds with 22 private rooms. Both facilities were 95% occupied with strong EBITDAR at the time of marketing. The seller owned and operated the facilities for over 30 years, ultimately choosing to divest and exit the sector, as these were their only SNFs. Meanwhile, the new owner has... Read More »