• Value-Add AL/MC Community Trades

    An institutional owner decided to divest a non-core asset, and engaged Jason Punzel, Vince Viverito, Jake Anderson and Taylor Graham of Senior Living Investment Brokerage to run the sale process. The asset is located in Hillsboro, Oregon (Portland MSA), and features 36 assisted living and memory care units, with 62 licensed beds. It was built in... Read More »
  • Brookdale Divests California Community to Public REIT

    Blueprint was engaged by an institutional, national owner/operator in the strategic disposition of a large rental CCRC in Bakersfield, California. The 20-acre campus was developed in 1999 and provides the whole continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing across three large buildings and... Read More »
  • Two Midwest Assets Trade

    A couple of seniors housing communities traded in the Midwest, selling to a couple of growing owner/operators. First, in the Indianapolis area, The Kiser Group’s Mark Myers and SVN | Senior Living Advisors’ John Klement led the sale of a 157-unit seniors housing community featuring a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care... Read More »
  • Assisted Living Portfolio Closes in Wisconsin

    Bob Richards of Senior Care Realty recently completed the sale of a five-property assisted living portfolio in Wisconsin, closing the deal in multiple tranches. Richards had worked with the seller, AC Capital, for 15 years, helping them grow their portfolio over the years. AC Capital also has self-managed the communities for the last decade. Now,... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: Here We Go Again

    AARP just published a report on assisted living, and all I can say is, here we go again. It concludes that “the state of assisted living today is cause for concern for many stakeholders. The lack of national federal standards for care centers creates an underregulated space.” It continues on, stating that the “absence of national oversight,... 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 »
NHI Acquires Nine Communities

NHI Acquires Nine Communities

National Health Investors made a large SHOP purchase, adding nine communities consisting of 460 total units across Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee. The properties will be managed by Allegro Living Management, an affiliate of Spring Arbor Management. NHI has an existing relationship with Spring Arbor totaling approximately $227 million in investments.  The REIT paid $105.5 million, or $229,300 per unit, for the portfolio, and it expects to invest an additional $3.3 million during the first year following the acquisition. The communities are projected to generate an initial NOI yield of approximately 8.0%, and 7.6% after routine capital expenditures. Berkadia handled the... Read More »
Ensign Increases Its Footprint in Three States

Ensign Increases Its Footprint in Three States

The Ensign Group and its captive real estate company, Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT, are already off to a strong start this year, announcing a slew of acquisitions that were effective February 1. In one of the transactions, Ensign purchased Agave Grove Post Acute’s operations, subject to a long-term, triple-net lease with a third-party landlord. The skilled nursing facility features 225 beds in Glendale, Arizona.  Also, Ensign and Standard Bearer acquired the real estate and operations of three skilled nursing facilities that sit in Texas, in three separate transactions. Sunset Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is an 80-bed facility in Littlefield (Lubbock MSA). The two... Read More »
Colorado-Based Owner/Operator Expands

Colorado-Based Owner/Operator Expands

Vince Viverito, Jason Punzel, Jake Anderson and Taylor Graham of Senior Living Investment Brokerage sold a seniors housing community in Arvada, Colorado, representing a single-asset owner/operator who was looking to retire. The Oberon House was built in 1970 and renovated in 1997. It features 60 units of independent living and assisted living and was very well occupied, at 97%. The operating margin stood at a solid 25%, based on $3.27 million of revenues.  After receiving multiple offers, the seller chose another Colorado-based owner/operator with a portfolio of communities in the state. They paid $9.7 million, or $161,700 per unit, with an 8.6% cap rate. Read More »
Not-for-Profit Acquires Underperforming CCRC

Not-for-Profit Acquires Underperforming CCRC

A not-for-profit seller that built, owned and operated Arbutus Park Retirement Community recently divested the asset to another not-for-profit with the help of Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. The established senior care provider/buyer, which is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, intends to continue to invest in the community. The offering was marketed in the spring of 2025.  Located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in the Pittsburgh MSA, the Type-A CCRC offers 90 independent living units, 32 personal care units and 141 skilled nursing beds. The independent living cottages are known as Arbutus Park at Parker Ridge. Built from 1974 to 2021, the asset grew to include... Read More »
Capital Funding Group’s 2025 Financing Volume

Capital Funding Group’s 2025 Financing Volume

Capital Funding Group executed more than $3.1 billion in financings in 2025, representing a 121% increase in financing volume compared to $1.4 billion closed in 2024. Of the total, $2.2 billion was healthcare-related. The annual total comprises 175 deals, including 54 healthcare and multifamily bridge loans and other lending products, 28 HUD loans, 25 accounts receivable lines of credit and 68 commercial loans. Notably, CFG executed more than $1 billion, or more than 32%, of its annual loan volume in the fourth quarter alone. Details of several notable transactions involving skilled nursing facilities include:  $253.2 million bridge loan for the refinancing of seven skilled nursing... Read More »