• 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 »
Ventas Posts Strong 2025 Results and Continues SHOP Momentum

Ventas Posts Strong 2025 Results and Continues SHOP Momentum

One of the big REITs, Ventas, reported its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, and its activity was impressive, with the company continuing to outperform many of its peers. A full comparison will have to wait for Welltower’s earnings release, but Ventas nonetheless posted a strong year.  In the fourth quarter, Ventas’ U.S. portfolio average occupancy increased by more than 370 basis points year over year. This operating momentum drove year-over-year same-community NOI growth of more than 15% in its seniors housing operating portfolio (SHOP), led by 18% growth in its U.S. portfolio, marking the company’s fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth.  Ventas closed $2.5... Read More »
Ensign Delivers Strong Q4 and Full-Year 2025 Results

Ensign Delivers Strong Q4 and Full-Year 2025 Results

The Ensign Group posted a strong fourth quarter and full-year 2025. The company reported that FFO was $75.2 million for 2025, an increase of 28.3% over 2024, and $20.4 million for the quarter, an increase of 33.9% over the prior year quarter. Same facilities and transitioning facilities occupancy for the year were 82.9% and 84.2%, increases of 2.5% and 4.2%, respectively, over the prior year. For the fourth quarter, occupancy was 83.8% and 84.9%, an increase of 2.9% and 3.5%, respectively, over the prior year quarter. Total skilled services revenue was $4.84 billion for the year and $1.30 billion for the quarter, an increase of 18.7% and 20.2% over the prior year and prior year quarter,... Read More »
Omega Reports Continued Momentum

Omega Reports Continued Momentum

Omega Healthcare Investors announced its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, completing approximately $334 million in fourth quarter investments, which consisted of $52 million in real estate acquisitions, $16 million in real estate loans and $266 million in unconsolidated entities. In 2025 Omega completed $1.1 billion in new investments, with $680 million in real estate acquisitions, $69 million in real estate loans and $342 million in investments in unconsolidated entities. The Q4:25 real estate transactions totaling $52 million include Omega’s purchase of four seniors housing communities in New Jersey, Wisconsin and Indiana for $36.9 million. They will be operated by two new... Read More »
Berkadia Announces 2025 Activity and Latest Deal

Berkadia Announces 2025 Activity and Latest Deal

Berkadia recorded another successful year, with more than $2 billion in mortgage banking closings for the second consecutive year. In 2025, Berkadia’s financings were spread across 123 properties including active adult, independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing communities. Multiple lending sources were utilized, such as the GSEs, HUD, Berkadia’s proprietary capital, banks, life companies and debt funds.  Additionally, Berkadia was the #1 Freddie Mac Seniors Housing Lender by total volume in 2025, delivering $850 million in seniors housing loans with Freddie Mac. Separately, it originated $392.5 million in HUD LEAN volume, a 90% increase from the prior year.... Read More »
Bank Closes Refinance and Acquisition Financing

Bank Closes Refinance and Acquisition Financing

Coastal States Bank announced that it recently closed $9 million in financing to refinance a 60-unit purpose-built memory care community near Centerville, Ohio, and to acquire a 53-unit memory care community in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Following the closing, the sponsor’s affiliated management company, Kauhale Healthcare Management, began managing the community in Creve Coeur and will continue managing the Centerville community, which it acquired in October 2024.  The loan, which closed in coordination with a preferred equity investment from Kauhale Healthcare Real Estate and Locust Point Capital, was structured with a four-year term with interest-only payments for the first 12 months.... Read More »
SLIB Sells Ohio Assisted Living Portfolio

SLIB Sells Ohio Assisted Living Portfolio

Jeff Binder and Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage sold a portfolio of three seniors housing communities in Ohio. Built between 1987 and 2009, the three buildings consist of 314 total units. They were in receivership. Working on behalf of the out-of-state owner, which has other seniors housing communities throughout Ohio, SLIB procured multiple qualified offers from both national and regional buyers before selecting an out-of-state private owner with an existing portfolio in the state. The buyer plans to continue investing in the buildings and will focus on increasing the MedWaiver occupancy. The state significantly increased its AL waiver rates in the last couple of... Read More »