• Sabra’s Q4 Deals Push 2025 New Investments to $450 Million

    Sabra Health Care REIT released its fourth quarter results. On a year-over-year basis, same-store cash NOI increased 12.6% for the fourth quarter of 2025, while the 2025 quarterly year-over-year average increase was 15.0%, inclusive of the stabilized facilities formerly operated by Holiday Retirement.  Its Q4 acquisitions brought the... Read More »
  • CareTrust Closes 2025 with 169 New Property Investments

    CareTrust REIT came out with its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 earnings and is continuing on its growth trajectory. In Q4, the REIT added 19 properties to its portfolio, comprising 14 triple-net leased skilled nursing facilities, two triple-net leased seniors housing communities and three SHOP communities, all totaling $561.5 million in... Read More »
  • Separate Sellers Divest in Florida

    Berkadia announced two seniors housing closings, both involving communities in the Sunshine State. First, Berkadia represented a Maryland-based private equity investment firm in its divestment of a 130-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Jacksonville, Florida MSA. The asset was built in 2015. Ross Sanders,... Read More »
  • Idaho IL/AL Community Receives HUD Financing

    Berkadia secured $27.5 million in financing for a seniors housing community in Idaho. The asset comprises 191 independent living and assisted living units, and was 97% occupied at the time of closing. Bianca Andujo and Steve Muth closed the financing through HUD’s 232/223(f) program for a first-time Berkadia client based in Tennessee. The loan... Read More »
  • Welltower Releases Strong Results, Again

    Welltower announced its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, which reflected a strong year, as anticipated. Investors seemed to agree, with shares rising to an intraday high of 5.9% above the prior close the day following the release, before finishing up 3.5%.  In the fourth quarter, the REIT saw 400 basis points of average occupancy... Read More »
Joint Venture Acquires Cash-Flowing Communities

Joint Venture Acquires Cash-Flowing Communities

A trio of well-run seniors housing communities in the Southeast sold to a partnership that included a national owner and a regional operator. Brad Clousing and Dan Geraghty of Senior Living Investment Brokerage represented another regional owner/operator in the sale. The deal includes two adjacent seniors housing communities in Cumming, Georgia, and one standalone assisted living/memory care community in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The Villas at Canterfield in Cumming featured 182 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care across 10 buildings on two parcels, and Caterfield of Oak Ridge consisted of 91 AL/MC units. There was strong cash flow across all acuity levels. The... Read More »
Owner/Operator Enters New State

Owner/Operator Enters New State

Vince Viverito and Taylor Graham of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale of a distressed skilled nursing facility in rural Colorado. Built as a therapy building in 1912 and converted to a skilled nursing facility in 1964, Lamar Estates features 60 beds on 1.34 acres with 19,394 square feet in the town of Lamar. The non-performing facility was making around $200,000 of EBITDAR on $2.84 million in revenues, and at the time of sale it was 74% occupied. The seller was a private REIT based in California, and the buyer was a Florida-based owner/operator making its first acquisition in the state. No purchase price was disclosed. Read More »
Newly Built, Stabilized Seniors Communities Trade Hands

Newly Built, Stabilized Seniors Communities Trade Hands

Two newly built and stabilized assisted living/memory care communities in Georgia sold to a Florida-based, full service commercial real estate platform. The marketing campaign generated multiple initial round offers from a range of different buyer profiles, and the ultimate buyer was selected after a final round process. They brought on their Florida-based operating partner to manage the communities moving forward.  Brooks Blackmon, Lauren Nagle and Ben Firestone of Blueprint handled the sale on behalf of a regional developer. Built in 2020 and 2021 respectively, The Canopy at Boynton Ridge and The Canopy at Warner Robbins were purpose built and comprise 64 units of assisted living... Read More »
60 Seconds with Steve Monroe: Record M&A Year, Again

60 Seconds with Steve Monroe: Record M&A Year, Again

You may start to get tired of hearing us talk about all the records being set, but we will never tire of it. As of November 11, we have passed last year’s record of total acquisitions in the seniors housing and care sector, now standing at over 720 deals, according to LevinPro LTC. And we thought last year was an amazing year! The good news is that pricing has been relatively reasonable so far, mostly because of still-high interest rates and lenders not getting too aggressive. What we don’t know is how long this will last. “Stupid” money that has appeared in previous rising markets has not yet reared its ugly head, but that will probably change. Everyone is looking for a growing market,... Read More »
Regional Owner/Operator Acquires in North Carolina

Regional Owner/Operator Acquires in North Carolina

A skilled nursing facility with 130 beds recently sold in North Carolina. It was 53% occupied and not stabilized at the time of sale. According to LevinPro LTC, the purchase price was one of the highest per-bed prices we have seen in the state, at $21 million, or $161,500 per bed. The seller, a North Carolina-based owner/developer that had owned the facility since its construction in 1991, was divesting to exit the business and retire. The company that was managing the facility at the time of the sale was a multi-generational, one-state operator with multiple facilities in its portfolio.  Despite volatility in the Medicaid rate, and capex needs, Stan Klos III of 3G Healthcare Real Estate... Read More »
Tennessee Community Trades in Receivership Sale

Tennessee Community Trades in Receivership Sale

Blueprint recently announced a few closings involving a prominent lender and special services seller. The first was in Raleigh, North Carolina, and was handled by Kyle Hallion, Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes. Buzin and Thomes facilitated the second deal, selling Knollwood Point in Mobile, Alabama. The pair also sold The Pointe at Kirby Gate in Memphis, Tennessee.  The Pointe at Kirby Gate is a 1996-vintage, 52-unit, distressed assisted living and memory care community that was struggling to rebound from pandemic-era lows. Blueprint highlighted its location and proximity to three major short term acute hospitals, targeting buyers with a presence and/or interest in Memphis. The marketing... Read More »