• Healthcare REIT Divests SNF to In-Place Operating Partner

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage returned to West Des Moines, Iowa, to sell a skilled nursing facility that it had previously sold in 2019. A healthcare REIT was the buyer back then and is now selling the facility to its in-place regional operating partner. Built in 2004, Arbor Springs features 56 beds on an attractive four-acre campus about 10... Read More »
  • Near-Stabilized AL/MC Community Lands Refinance

    Carnegie Capital closed a bridge refinance for a 50-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Houston, Texas MSA. Four years ago, the property was bought by a California-based operator with a growing footprint in Texas. Performance was approximately two to three months from stabilization, but with the acquisition loan maturity looming, a... Read More »
  • Record-Setting HUD Express Lane Application to Commitment

    Cambridge Realty Capital provided a $6.15 million loan to refinance Avalon Memory Care Keller, a 50-bed stand-alone memory care community in Keller, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth MSA). The fully amortized, 35-year HUD loan was provided for the owner, a Texas limited liability company, that wished to recast bank debt into a long-term non-recourse... Read More »
  • Large Healthcare Owner Receives Financing

    An owner of more than 80 healthcare properties spanning nine states secured bridge and working capital financing for its skilled nursing portfolio in Washington. The financing includes a $40 million bridge loan and a $6 million working capital line of credit, with a 36-month initial term. MONTICELLOAM provided the funding. Read More »
  • Out-of-State Owner Divests to Investor

    A couple of assisted living and memory care communities in Eastern Tennessee recently traded hands. The two properties comprise more than 100 units. A Chicago-based investor aligned with the seller’s long-term vision for the communities acquired the assets, and partnered with a regional operator that was looking to grow their presence in the... Read More »
2025 Seniors Housing and Care M&A Activity Smashes Multiple Records

2025 Seniors Housing and Care M&A Activity Smashes Multiple Records

Seniors housing and care M&A activity in 2025 smashed the previous annual record of publicly disclosed transaction volume set in 2024, based on new acquisition data from LevinPro LTC. There were 871 publicly disclosed transactions in 2025, surpassing the previous record of 721 deals set in 2024 by 20.8%.   The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2025 rose to 285 deals, a new quarterly record. This total represents a 34.4% increase from the previous quarterly record of 212 deals set in Q3:25. It is also a 47.7% increase from Q4:24’s total of 193 transactions.   In addition, the $15.19... Read More »
National Bank Provides Acquisition Term Financing

National Bank Provides Acquisition Term Financing

BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group acted as sole lender on an acquisition term financing for Belmont Village Aliso Viejo, a trophy 156-unit assisted living/memory care community in Aliso Viejo, California. The community is owned by Harrison Street Asset Management and Belmont Village Senior Living. Belmont Senior Living operates the community, and developed it. It originally opened its doors in 2019. Aron Will and John Sweeny of CBRE handled the sale. Will and Matthew Kuronen arranged the four-year, floating-rate acquisition loan with a full term of interest only. Read More »

PE Group Enters Oklahoma after Medicaid Rate Bump

A skilled nursing facility in Oklahoma that recently benefited from the state’s Medicaid rate bump sold to a national private equity firm looking to enter the state. Built in 1967, Maplewood Care Center features 180 beds on over three acres in Tulsa. It is located close to several large hospitals and healthcare campuses, but occupancy was sitting at 60%. However, after the state increased Medicaid funding, effective July 1, 2024, the facility saw its rate go from $233.03 to $250.78 per resident day. That increase plus sustained occupancy growth significantly strengthened the facility’s financial performance in the last 18 months. Looking at the financials for the facility in the first... Read More »

Community Purchased through HUD Assumption

Chad Mundy of the Knapp-Stahler Group of Marcus & Millichap sold an 82-unit assisted living/memory care community in Lewiston, Idaho. Built in phases in the early 2000s, the community featured five separate buildings, one of which was vacant after sustaining damage from a flood. As a result, occupancy was lower, based on the 89 licensed beds, and there was a roughly 50% Medicaid census. The asset was struggling financially, and the previous owner had not made debt payments for months. It was purchased via a HUD assumption by an experienced operator who had already taken over management and begun an operational turnaround.  Read More »

The Zett Group Rounds Out Q4

The Zett Group closed out Q4 with several closings in the Pacific Northwest. First was the sale of Fox Hollow, a 58-unit seniors housing community in Eugene, Oregon. Built in 1988 and renovated in 2003, the community features 51 assisted living units and seven independent living “cottage-style” units. Set in a nice area of Eugene, it was owned by a partnership including Pacific Northwest senior care veterans Jim Clay, Paul Redhead and the late Gene Hand. Nightingale Living, managed the community, which had recently received a new roof, new siding and a cosmetic refresh. There were a handful of interested parties, but a regional owner/operator, Ohana Ventures, emerged as the strongest... Read More »

Legacy Owner/Operator Retires with Sale

Daniel Morris of Plains Commercial Real Estate rang in the new year with the sale of a couple assets in Enid, Oklahoma, collectively referred to as the Greenbriar Portfolio. The legacy owner/operator-seller built two of the buildings, and converted the third to seniors housing after purchasing it in the 1990s. The skilled nursing facility comprised 150 beds, the assisted living community featured 60 units, and the independent living community had 61. The physical plants were very well-maintained. Second-generation leadership was ready to retire, prompting the divestment of the assets that had never previously been sold. The process was competitive, with a regional group ultimately selected... Read More »