• 60 Seconds with Swett: Senior Care’s PR Problem

    Recently, we have seen stories circulating about the connection between REIT ownership and the way skilled nursing facilities provide care, stemming from a study written by the nonprofit journalism outlet KFF Health News. We’ve seen this before, headlines like “real estate investors profit while patients suffer,” usually with graphic cases of... Read More »
  • Blueprint Sets Pricing Record in New York State

    Blueprint advised a repeat private equity client in a record-setting sale of two standalone memory care communities in high barrier-to-entry submarkets in New York State. Combining for 104 units, these assets were purpose-built in the late 1990s and were stabilized at the time of the deal. Not only that, they were generating cash flow in excess... Read More »
  • CareTrust Keeps Its Foot on the Gas

    CareTrust REIT has deployed nearly $1 billion in closed transactions so far this year, after closing around $1.8 billion in investment activity in 2025, and its pipeline includes $450 million of near-term, actionable opportunities, excluding larger portfolio transactions. The REIT announced that it closed a few separate transactions in mid-April,... Read More »
  • VIUM Capital Announces Slew of HUD Closings

    VIUM Capital closed four HUD 232/223(f) financings in March totaling more than $63 million across a mix of skilled nursing and seniors housing communities. Two of the financings involved skilled nursing facilities in Oklahoma totaling 176 beds. The assets were originally acquired as part of a larger portfolio and refinanced following a... Read More »
  • Lument Secures HUD Express Lane Transaction

    Lument closed a refinance through HUD’s Express Lane for a 120-unit seniors housing community in Lincoln, Nebraska. Built in 2017, Pemberly Place Senior Living features 132 licensed beds and offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. It also has an on-site medical clinic to offer a range of other healthcare services. The... Read More »
MBK Buys Former Surpass Senior Living Community

MBK Buys Former Surpass Senior Living Community

We learned that in November, MBK Senior Living acquired an 83-unit assisted living community in Gilbert, Arizona: Mariposa Point of Gilbert, which will now operate as Sky Ridge. The close of this sale doubles the company’s footprint in the Phoenix MSA in less than a year, where MBK owns and operates six communities.  The seller, Texas-based McFarlin Group, opened the community in 2017 as its first Surpass Senior Living property in the state of Arizona. Comprising 65,000 square feet, the Mariposa Point cost around $18 million to develop, with financing provided in part by Piper Jaffrey & Co. This property was part of a series of four Surpass communities which were constructed by... Read More »
Solera and Wheelock Joint Venture in Virginia

Solera and Wheelock Joint Venture in Virginia

A Williamsburg, Virginia senior living community was acquired by a joint venture between Solera Senior Living and Wheelock Street Capital with the help of financing arranged by CBRE National Senior Housing. Built in 2017, the community features 62 assisted living and 21 memory care units with a host of amenities. It was previously owned by Virginia-based developer Robertson Liebler, which was represented by the Berkadia team of Brooks Minford and Tim Cobb in the late-2021 sale. CBRE’s Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root secured a $16.95 million through Freddie Mac’s Optigo lending platform. The loan came with a seven-year term, four years of interest only and a floating... Read More »
Walker & Dunlop Hire Dedicated Housing Expert in Southern California

Walker & Dunlop Hire Dedicated Housing Expert in Southern California

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. has hired Gideon Orion as Managing Director on its investment sales platform. Most recently working for Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, Mr. Orion is based in Los Angeles and will join the firm’s national seniors housing property sales team led by Managing Director Joshua Jandris. Mr. Orion will be focused on originating and executing seniors housing property sales opportunities across the United States.  He has a strong track record and brings additional skill to Walker & Dunlop’s seniors housing sales team, in addition to expanding the firm’s existing footprint in Southern California. In fact, Mr. Orion represents the first dedicated... Read More »
REIT Joint Venture Divests Oklahoma Asset

REIT Joint Venture Divests Oklahoma Asset

A joint venture between a large national REIT and a regional owner based in the Tulsa, Oklahoma MSA divested a small assisted living community in Tulsa for an undisclosed price. Built in 1997, The Arbors features 25 beds in 20 units on a 2.07-acre plot. It was just 70% occupied, but no financials were disclosed. An Oklahoma-based private owner stepped in to purchase the property and has plans to convert it to skilled nursing, with a hospice specialty. Nick Cacciabando and Jason Punzel of Senior Living Investment Brokerage marketed the property, helped source the buyer and closed the transaction. Read More »

Regions Bank Provides Acquisition Loan for Thriving Idaho Community

We recently learned that in December, Regions Bank Healthcare Real Estate Group closed a $2.85 million three-year balance sheet loan for the acquisition of an 81-unit independent living community in Chubbuck, Idaho. Per unit, the loan amount comes to $35,185 and includes interest only for the term, can be extended for up to two years and can be increased in the future based upon property performance. Chris Honn handled the transaction for Regions. Comprising 82 units and one single-family home, Cottonwood Cove was built in 1987 and has 117,828 square feet on five acres. A western United States-based private equity firm purchased the community for $3.75 million, or $45,000 per unit, at an... Read More »
​​SLIB Sells Portfolio in Arkansas

​​SLIB Sells Portfolio in Arkansas

Nick Cacciabando and Patrick Burke of Senior Living Investment Brokerage sold a portfolio of three properties located in Arkansas. Consisting of 175 units of private pay assisted living, the properties average 6 acres and 52,000 square feet each and were built in the late 1990s. The seller, a local family owner/operator, developed the three properties and retired from the seniors housing industry with this divestiture. The buyer is a private national company based in New York who will enlist an operating partner to manage the property. This is their first acquisition in the state of Arkansas, but they own and operate communities in several neighboring states. No purchase price was... Read More »