• Strawberry Fields REIT’s 2025 Growth

    Strawberry Fields REIT reported its 2025 operating results, noting that it was the best year since its inception more than 10 year ago. The company posted significant increases in FFO and AFFO, and it completed more than $110 million in several new acquisitions. Its portfolio now includes 131 skilled nursing facilities, 10 assisted living... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Exits SNF Sector

    An independent owner/operator exited the skilled nursing sector through its divestment of Sunrise Country Manor, which has 80 beds in Milford, Nebraska, and features a mix of private and semi-private units. It maintained an 83% occupancy rate at the time of the sale. A regional operator looking to expand its footprint in Nebraska acquired the... Read More »
  • Assisted Living Providers Join Forces 

    Majestic Residences recently expanded its footprint, adding 17 assisted living communities and six in active development, through its acquisition of Avendelle Senior Living. Avendelle will be integrated into the Majestic Residences platform, with Avendelle’s corporate team retained. The combined organization will operate under the Majestic... Read More »
  • Investor Secures Financing and Acquires Class-A Community

    BWE’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets Team sold and financed The Capstone at Station Camp, which sits in the Nashville, Tennessee MSA. Built in 2021, the Class-A assisted living and memory care community comprises 100 units in Gallatin. It is operated by TerraBella Senior Living.  BWE represented the seller, Hunt Midwest. The buyer was a... Read More »
  • Multiple SNFs Sell in Separate Transactions

    A large skilled nursing company sold its 181-bed skilled nursing facility to a private investment firm based in New York, exiting South Carolina in the process. The buyer had an existing skilled nursing footprint, and will be leasing this facility to a regional operator. The building was older, built in the 1980s, and was around 80% occupied at... Read More »
Financing Supports Underperforming AL Acquisition

Financing Supports Underperforming AL Acquisition

Helios Healthcare Advisors announced that it arranged acquisition financing for the buyer of an underperforming community in Marble Falls, Texas, that was operating at a cash-flow deficit. The asset was Marble Falls Assisted Living, a 25-unit assisted living community. Marcus & Millichap handled the sale. The borrower required a high-leverage financing structure that preserved its capital to fund anticipated operating losses and supported physical plant improvements. Helios structured a 100% loan-to-cost financing solution that provided the buyer with the flexibility needed to execute a turnaround strategy. Financing was provided by an Arkansas-based commercial bank. The loan carried a... Read More »
Pennsylvania SNFs Secure Bridge and Working Capital Financing

Pennsylvania SNFs Secure Bridge and Working Capital Financing

A few skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania secured bridge and working capital financing. MONTICELLOAM provided the $80 million financing, which includes up to a $75 million bridge loan and a $5 million working capital line of credit, with a 36-month initial term plus two six-month extensions. The loan proceeds will be used by the borrower, a Northeast-based SNF owner/operator with over 20 years of experience, to acquire the four facilities, fund the interest reserve and complete renovations at the assets, which comprise more than 520 licensed beds. Read More »
CareTrust Closes 2025 with 169 New Property Investments

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 initial investments at a blended stabilized yield of 8.8%. CareTrust also divested 12 properties in the quarter, for proceeds of $75 million.  The Q4 acquisitions brought the REIT’s 2025 new investments to 169 properties and $1.76 billion, at a blended stabilized yield of 8.6%. That includes $40.3 million of investments in its new SHOP strategy and... Read More »
Separate Sellers Divest in Florida

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, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers handled the sale. Next, Berkadia represented Providence One Partners in its sale of a 128-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Orlando, Florida MSA. The buyer was a seniors housing owner, and Providence One Partners will continue to operate the community. Brooks Minford and Cody Tremper closed... Read More »
Welltower Releases Strong Results, Again

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 growth, year over year, and same-store revenue growth of 9.6%. Similar to Ventas, year-over-year same-community NOI jumped by 15%, driven by same-store NOI growth in its seniors housing operating portfolio of 20.4%. This was its 13th consecutive quarter of same-store NOI growth above 20%.  The company completed $13.9 billion of pro rata gross... Read More »
Omega Healthcare Investors Acquires Performing AL/MC Asset

Omega Healthcare Investors Acquires Performing AL/MC Asset

Omega Healthcare Investors announced that it acquired a seniors housing community in Alabama for $10.3 million, or $128,750 per unit. The community appears to be Proveer at Grande View, which has been rebranded as The Ridge at Grandeview. Blueprint was engaged by the seller in its divestment of this community.  Built in 1999, The Ridge at Grandeview features 80 units of assisted living and memory care in Birmingham, Alabama. The community was fully repositioned through a $5.0 million renovation, with the asset effectively presenting and operating as new construction. At the time of marketing, occupancy was trending upward and NOI margins were approaching 20%, providing investors with... Read More »