• 60 Seconds with Swett: Sticks and Bricks in ’26?

    The talk around new development is getting a lot more serious in the seniors housing industry, leading us to wonder if our 2024 prediction of “Sticks and Bricks in ‘26” may actually come true, somewhat. Back then, we may have thought that interest rates would have come down a bit more by now, but that the FOMO of getting involved in seniors... Read More »
  • Wyoming SNF Sale Sets New State Record

    There was a new record set for skilled nursing pricing in the state of Wyoming with the sale of Big Horn Rehabilitation and Care Center in Sheridan. Built in the 1960s, the facility features 128 beds and was 61% occupied. It was owned by a regional operator that was looking to recycle capital.  Before the marketing process, Evans Senior... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Acquires Facility Out of Bankruptcy

    A senior care facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, sold as part of a bankruptcy process with the help of Patrick Burke and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Built in 1970, Donna Kay Rest Home features 60 licensed beds in 31 units, providing a higher level of care and supervision than assisted living but at a lesser acuity than... Read More »
  • Civitas Sells Community to Clarion

    Hap Knowles and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Institutional Property Advisors announced that they led the sale of a seniors housing community in the Phoenix, Arizona MSA, to the fast-growing real estate investment firm Clarion Partners. The deal appears to be The Retreat at Alameda, a 110-unit assisted living/memory care community in... Read More »
  • Blueprint Handles Recapitalization

    Blueprint handled the recapitalization of Forest Hills Commons, a 2017-developed, 119-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Louisville, Kentucky MSA. A Louisville-based senior living owner/operator/developer engaged Blueprint in the third quarter of 2025 to begin the process. The asset demonstrated strong in-place performance and... Read More »
Seller Exits Seniors Industry with Divestment to REIT

Seller Exits Seniors Industry with Divestment to REIT

A single-asset seniors housing owner is exiting the industry with the sale of their property in Murrieta, California. Built in 2016 and 2018, Renaissance Village Murrieta has 142 units of assisted living and memory care in three stories. It was operating just below 70% occupancy, so there is plenty of room for a new owner to improve performance and increase value. That buyer was a REIT, which will be partnering with an established West Coast operator that has a growing presence in California. Brad Goodsell, Jason Punzel and Vince Viverito of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the transaction, continuing an incredibly active October for the firm. Read More »
Deal Closes Following Buyer Withdrawals

Deal Closes Following Buyer Withdrawals

After a long process that saw multiple buyers pull out from the deal, the sale of Sarah Neuman Skilled Nursing Facility in Mamaroneck, New York, has closed with the help of Mark Myers at Kiser Group. Owned by a religious not-for-profit organization, The New Jewish Home, the facility features 301 beds and was losing money. Myers had previously facilitated the 2016 sale of the seller’s 744-bed SNF in The Bronx for $110 million and, earlier this year, the sale of a 300-unit independent living community on the same Bronx campus for $40.5 million.  The transaction faced some hurdles, including a challenging financing environment and stringent regulatory requirements from New York State that... Read More »
Community Trades Hands and Secures Freddie Mac Financing

Community Trades Hands and Secures Freddie Mac Financing

Berkadia announced the sale and financing of Appletree Court, a 118-unit assisted living and memory care community in Richardson, Texas, in the Dallas MSA. The building was built in 1999 and underwent renovations in 2018 and 2023. Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed the sale on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Marquee Capital (a Milwaukee-based family office affiliate of Marcus Investments) and Winterpast Capital Partners (a Nashville-based real estate investment company). The community will continue to be operated by Vitality Senior Living, Winterpast’s operating partner. Austin Sacco, Steve Muth,... Read More »
Newmark’s Nearly $2 Billion Third Quarter

Newmark’s Nearly $2 Billion Third Quarter

Newmark is in the middle of a banner year for both investment sales and debt financings, and both its deal volume and activity appears to be accelerating as the year progresses. In the year to date, the team has closed nearly $3.6 billion in investment sales, and $1.9 billion in the third quarter alone. Excluding the Amica Senior Lifestyles portfolio that Newmark is selling in Canada for over $3 billion, the team has also secured enough deals under agreement to nearly double its year-to-date volume. There are some stabilized, Class-A deals at high per-unit prices, as well. One of those was the sale of Project Aurora, a three-property portfolio in New Jersey (2) and New York that was owned... Read More »
Clarion Partners Makes Its First Seniors Housing Purchase

Clarion Partners Makes Its First Seniors Housing Purchase

Clarion Partners made its first seniors housing acquisition, buying Sancerre at Atlee Station in Mechanicsville, Virginia (Richmond MSA). Built in 2023, the community features 103 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. It experienced a rapid lease-up, reaching 90% occupancy by October 2024. Census is now in the mid-90s, and the operating margin is between 35% and 40%. The seller was NexCore Group and its in-house operating arm Experience Senior Living. NexCore has 19 seniors housing communities currently open or in the process of opening, and it has an active pipeline of development opportunities. Conversely, Clarion is looking for more acquisition opportunities in... Read More »
Seller Exits Seniors Industry with Divestment to REIT

LTC Properties Continues to Reduce Skilled Nursing Exposure to Support SHOP Growth

LTC Properties sold two skilled nursing facilities in Florida totaling 240 beds for $42 million, or $175,000 per bed, with expectations of a gain on the sale of approximately $26 million. These two facilities are part of a divestment effort that includes five additional SNFs. An undisclosed operator (one of LTC Properties’ top 10 operating partners) chose not to renew its master lease for the seven facilities, which matures January 2026, as it decided to downsize and exit some states.  The seven facilities are in Virginia (4), Florida (the two sold) and California. By divesting non-core, older SNFs at attractive cap rates, such as in this sale, LTC can redeploy capital in line with its... Read More »