• 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 »
Welltower Shatters Single-Day Dollar Volume Record

Welltower Shatters Single-Day Dollar Volume Record

October was already on its way to setting records for M&A activity in the seniors housing and care industry before Welltower announced the most transaction dollar volume we have ever seen in a single day when it released its third quarter earnings. A couple of the largest portfolio acquisitions took place across the pond, but the REIT also announced that it was under contract or has closed an additional $4 billion of seniors housing acquisitions spanning nearly 40 transactions across over 150 communities and over 12,000 units in the United States. Starting with the biggest transaction, Welltower is acquiring a real estate portfolio of Barchester-operated communities in the United... Read More »
South Carolina Portfolio Trades

South Carolina Portfolio Trades

Newmark has hit a rich vein of activity, announcing several closings in the last few days. First, the team sold three communities across the Greenville, South Carolina, area on behalf of Atlas Senior Living. The communities were built between 2014 and 2016 and totaled 306 units, including 108 independent living, 144 assisted living and 54 memory care units. Average occupancy was strong, above 95%, and the portfolio sold for more than $100 million, or above $327,000 per unit. Atlas Senior Living will continue its good work and manage the portfolio going forward. According to LevinPro LTC, Atlas Senior Living acquired these communities in 2019 for $48.4 million, or $244,400 per unit, from... Read More »
Blueprint Closes in Kentucky and Colorado

Blueprint Closes in Kentucky and Colorado

Blueprint has been adding to our record-breaking October M&A haul, announcing a couple of closings in the last week. First, Kyle Hallion handled another sale in his home state of Kentucky, this time on behalf of a local family owner/operator with deep ties to this asset’s local market. The senior care facility features 64 skilled nursing beds and 29 assisted living units in Lebanon, Kentucky, and it was the family’s final facility in the state. The Villages of Lebanon, located approximately 1.5 hours south of Louisville, benefited from favorable Medicaid reimbursement tailwinds. The facility realized strong per-diem rate increases following Kentucky’s July 1, 2024, rebasing, further... Read More »
Southern California Communities Get New Owner

Southern California Communities Get New Owner

Berkadia handled the sale and financing of two seniors housing communities in Southern California. The transaction included an 84-unit assisted living and memory care community in the San Diego suburbs and a 72-unit memory care community in the Los Angeles suburbs. These were older vintage properties with some Medicaid census but were very strong performers in the market, with an average occupancy rate of 90.5%. Managing Directors Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Ross Sanders and Dave Fasano of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed the sale on behalf of a Southern California-based private owner.  Managing Directors Ed Williams and Steve Muth of Berkadia Seniors Housing &... Read More »
Separate Sponsors Secure Funding

Separate Sponsors Secure Funding

MONTICELLOAM, LLC announced two separate financings in California and New York. First was a $19.75 million senior bridge financing for the acquisition of an assisted living and memory care community with 141 units in central California, near the Bay Area. The financing carries a 24-month initial term and was completed on behalf of a new client, an established real estate operator. The transaction was originated by MONTICELLOAM Senior Managing Director, Originations, Karina Davydov. In another transaction, MONTICELLOAM financed a $44 million senior bridge loan for a 197-bed assisted living community in the suburbs of New York City. The floating-rate loan, structured with an initial 12-month... Read More »
Seniors Housing and Care M&A Activity Remains Strong Through Q3:25, Suggesting Another Potential Record Year  

Seniors Housing and Care M&A Activity Remains Strong Through Q3:25, Suggesting Another Potential Record Year  

The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the third quarter of 2025 totaled 205 deals, based on new acquisition data from LevinPro LTC. This represents a 13% increase from the 182 transactions disclosed in the second quarter of 2025 as well as from the 182 deals in Q3:24. Additionally, the $3.47 billion spent on Q3:25 transactions fell by 36% from the $5.42 billion spent on Q2:25 transactions, and rose by 14% from the $3.05 billion spent in the year-ago third quarter, based on disclosed prices.  Publicly announced acquisitions were fairly evenly distributed across the quarter, with July and August each recording 66 transactions and September contributing 72.... Read More »