• 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 »
Wisconsin IL/AL/MC Development Secures C-PACE Financing

Wisconsin IL/AL/MC Development Secures C-PACE Financing

Nuveen Green Capital partnered with repeat sponsor, North Town Partners, to provide $10.6 million in C-PACE financing as part of the $55 million project cost for a planned seniors housing community in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. C-PACE will be utilized to fund key energy and water efficiency measures. By leveraging C-PACE’s accretive capital, North Town Partners was able to fill a gap in its capital stack, lowering its overall project costs. The project is being jointly developed by DMK Development Group, North Town Partners and Charter Senior Living. Charter Senior Living Sheboygan will comprise 182 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The community will stand three... Read More »
Bloom Exits South Carolina’s Seniors Housing Market

Bloom Exits South Carolina’s Seniors Housing Market

Kandu Capital, LLC, and its operating company, Bloom Senior Living, collectively known as Bloom, sold its final seniors housing community in South Carolina. The company is seeking realignment as it exits the state after a decade-long presence in the region. The 129-unit independent living and memory care community, which is in Bluffton, sold for $13.5 million on an initial investment of approximately $3 million. Occupancy was around 63% at the time of acquisition, but performance improved between LOI and closing, with monthly revenues increasing from between $250,000 and $260,000 to over $300,000 (or over $3.6 million annualized). NOI also trended up, from roughly breakeven to around... Read More »
Tremper Capital Group Announces Two Refinances

Tremper Capital Group Announces Two Refinances

Tremper Capital Group announced a couple of refinances at the end of the second quarter for seniors housing clients. The first was arranged on behalf of Kisco Senior Living for its 333-unit entrance-fee CCRC in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Built in 2004, the campus was acquired by Kisco as part of a larger CCRC deal in 2013, and since then it expanded with a 54-unit independent living building in 2018. It was well occupied, around 94%, and operated at a healthy margin. The campus was also looking to add more rental contracts for its units, which should help improve its profitability.  TCG arranged a $45 million loan from BMO to refinance the property, growing the relationship between... Read More »
CBRE Arranges Fannie Mae Refinance

CBRE Arranges Fannie Mae Refinance

CBRE National Senior Housing arranged a Fannie Mae loan assumption of a portfolio of seniors housing communities on behalf of an institutional client, taking out an original CBRE-originated loan in the process. The portfolio features five assets that feature 435 independent living and assisted living units and are spread across Oregon and Washington. Through CBRE’s Fannie Mae DUS Lending Platform, Aron Will and Adam Mincberg facilitated the $64.6 million assumption of a loan that CBRE originated in 2017. Read More »
CIBC Finances Boston-Area SNF

CIBC Finances Boston-Area SNF

CIBC Bank USA closed a new $13 million commercial mortgage term loan for a 120+ bed skilled nursing facility near Boston, Massachusetts. The facility is owned and operated by a high-quality, national skilled nursing operator. With an effective age of 20 years, the skilled nursing facility currently posts strong operating results with occupancy averaging 89% and EBITDAR margins of 20%. The financing was handled by Matthew Tyler and Neal Netzel with CIBC Bank USA. Read More »
Berkadia Secures Large Portfolio Refinance

Berkadia Secures Large Portfolio Refinance

Berkadia closed $627.2 million in agency financing for Project Raven. Project Raven is a 35-asset seniors housing portfolio with 4,395 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The portfolio spans 15 states. Austin Sacco, Steve Muth, Garrett Sacco and Alec Rosenfeld handled the financing on behalf of an institutional borrower. The transaction was a roughly five-month process and refinanced existing debt. It represents one of the largest seniors housing refinances in recent years. Read More »