• 60 Seconds with Swett: Senior Care’s PR Problem

    Recently, we have seen stories circulating about the connection between REIT ownership and the way skilled nursing facilities provide care, stemming from a study written by the nonprofit journalism outlet KFF Health News. We’ve seen this before, headlines like “real estate investors profit while patients suffer,” usually with graphic cases of... Read More »
  • Blueprint Sets Pricing Record in New York State

    Blueprint advised a repeat private equity client in a record-setting sale of two standalone memory care communities in high barrier-to-entry submarkets in New York State. Combining for 104 units, these assets were purpose-built in the late 1990s and were stabilized at the time of the deal. Not only that, they were generating cash flow in excess... Read More »
  • CareTrust Keeps Its Foot on the Gas

    CareTrust REIT has deployed nearly $1 billion in closed transactions so far this year, after closing around $1.8 billion in investment activity in 2025, and its pipeline includes $450 million of near-term, actionable opportunities, excluding larger portfolio transactions. The REIT announced that it closed a few separate transactions in mid-April,... Read More »
  • VIUM Capital Announces Slew of HUD Closings

    VIUM Capital closed four HUD 232/223(f) financings in March totaling more than $63 million across a mix of skilled nursing and seniors housing communities. Two of the financings involved skilled nursing facilities in Oklahoma totaling 176 beds. The assets were originally acquired as part of a larger portfolio and refinanced following a... Read More »
  • Lument Secures HUD Express Lane Transaction

    Lument closed a refinance through HUD’s Express Lane for a 120-unit seniors housing community in Lincoln, Nebraska. Built in 2017, Pemberly Place Senior Living features 132 licensed beds and offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. It also has an on-site medical clinic to offer a range of other healthcare services. The... Read More »

CareTrust Keeps Its Foot on the Gas

CareTrust REIT has deployed nearly $1 billion in closed transactions so far this year, after closing around $1.8 billion in investment activity in 2025, and its pipeline includes $450 million of near-term, actionable opportunities, excluding larger portfolio transactions. The REIT announced that it closed a few separate transactions in mid-April, totaling $628 million, and the investments carry a blended stabilized yield of 8.8%. They were funded using a combination of proceeds received from settled equity forward contracts and a draw from CareTrust’s revolving credit facility. In one of the transactions, CareTrust acquired a 15-asset skilled nursing portfolio that comprises 1,700 beds in... Read More »

VIUM Capital Announces Slew of HUD Closings

VIUM Capital closed four HUD 232/223(f) financings in March totaling more than $63 million across a mix of skilled nursing and seniors housing communities. Two of the financings involved skilled nursing facilities in Oklahoma totaling 176 beds. The assets were originally acquired as part of a larger portfolio and refinanced following a bridge-to-HUD strategy. Each loan was structured with a 35-year term, providing long-term stability and improved debt service following the initial acquisition phase. VIUM also closed a $16.3 million HUD loan on a recently developed assisted living/memory care community in Michigan that has already achieved stabilization. The loan refinanced an earlier VIUM... Read More »

Lument Secures HUD Express Lane Transaction

Lument closed a refinance through HUD’s Express Lane for a 120-unit seniors housing community in Lincoln, Nebraska. Built in 2017, Pemberly Place Senior Living features 132 licensed beds and offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. It also has an on-site medical clinic to offer a range of other healthcare services. The community is locally owned and operated, and it has a partnership with MJ Senior Living, a Nebraska-based management company.  In order for the owner to pay off existing bank debt from a construction loan originated by Lument several years ago, the firm secured a firm commitment from FHA on a $21.2 million loan just seven days after application... Read More »
Senior Care Portfolio Secures HUD Financing

Senior Care Portfolio Secures HUD Financing

A senior care portfolio secured $64.96 million in HUD financing for the refinance of three properties in Pennsylvania. Greystone provided the financing, with the deal originated by Christopher Clare and additional team members including David Young, Ben Rubin, Ryan C. Harkins, Parker Nielsen and Liam Gallagher assisting on the transaction. The portfolio comprises 408 skilled nursing beds, 88 assisted living and memory care beds and 10 independent living units across multiple Pennsylvania facilities delivering a full continuum of care. The portfolio is operated by an experienced regional healthcare group with a track record of improving facility performance, contributing to strengthened... Read More »
Seniors Housing Communities Sell in Southwest Florida

Seniors Housing Communities Sell in Southwest Florida

Berkadia has announced a couple of closings in southwest Florida. First, Brooks Minford headed to the Tampa, Florida area to sell a 138-unit assisted living/memory care community on behalf of a local developer that was looking to exit the seniors housing business. They had built Tessera of Brandon in 2017 to feature a mix of 98 assisted living and 40 memory care units. And it was operated by a third-party operator under a net lease, which was terminated upon the sale closing. An Orlando-based owner/operator emerged from an active bidding environment to purchase the community, with plans to add value through census improvement and physical enhancements.  Berkadia’s Ross Sanders, Dave... Read More »
California SNFs Secure HUD Financing

California SNFs Secure HUD Financing

Just a year after funding the acquisition and refinance of two skilled nursing facilities in California, Greystone returned to take the facilities to HUD. Totaling 219 beds, the facilities are located in Menlo Park and Los Banos. Kalesta Healthcare Group acquired them in 2025 and 2021, respectively, and sought a combined refinance in 2025. Grant Goodman of G Capital served as Kalesta’s capital advisor and brought the opportunity to Greystone as part of a competitive debt market process.  In March 2025, Greystone provided a $40.5 million bridge loan with an interest-only term, no recourse and a 24-month term with two six-month extension options. The facilities had recently stabilized,... Read More »