• 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 »
Joint Venture Secures Refinancing for Class-A Seniors Housing Community

Joint Venture Secures Refinancing for Class-A Seniors Housing Community

CBRE National Senior Housing handled two refinancings in separate transactions. First, CBRE arranged a refinance of Bruceville Point on behalf of a joint venture between Tenfold Senior Living and AEW Capital Management. Tenfold manages and operates the community. Aron Will and Tim Root originated a three-year floating-rate loan with full-term interest only through a regional bank.  Bruceville Point is a 137-unit, Class-A seniors housing community in Elk Grove, California. It offers independent living, assisted living and memory care. The common areas include three dining venues (including a bistro), club room, living room, movie theater, fulltime staffed fitness studio, art studio,... Read More »
CFG Deploys Capital Across Four Transactions

CFG Deploys Capital Across Four Transactions

Capital Funding Group financed more than $53 million across four transactions from mid- to late-March. The transactions supported three skilled nursing facilities and four assisted living and memory care communities throughout South Carolina and Georgia. They were completed on behalf of nationally recognized borrowers, one of which is a returning client. The first transaction was a $13 million bridge-to-HUD loan for the acquisition of four assisted living and memory care communities with 219 beds in Georgia. James Zabel originated the transaction. CFG next provided a $12.4 million HUD loan for the refinancing of a 176-bed SNF in Inman, executing the permanent, low-interest rate,... Read More »
North Carolina CCRC Secures Bond Financing for Expansion

North Carolina CCRC Secures Bond Financing for Expansion

Ziegler announced the pricing of Twin Lakes Community’s $35.31 Series 2025A and 2025B bonds. Twin Lakes Community operates a not-for-profit, fee-for-service CCRC on 215 acres in Burlington, North Carolina. Since opening in 1983, Twin Lakes has grown to include 482 independent living, 36 assisted living, 32 memory care and 104 health care units. Having recently completed construction and fill-up of Stockton Phase 1, a 48-unit IL apartment building, Twin Lakes is now preparing to launch Phase 2 of the Stockton project. This next phase will include an additional 36 IL apartments, ranging from 1,046 to 1,939 square feet. At the time of pricing, 100% of the new units were pre-sold with a 10%... Read More »
Development Underway for New Fairfield County CCRC

Development Underway for New Fairfield County CCRC

A new CCRC is under construction in our backyard in Stamford, Connecticut (figurative backyard from our headquarters in New Canaan). Mozaic Senior Life (formerly Jewish Senior Services) is building Mozaic Concierge Living, a CCRC that will offer 168 independent living units, along with assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. The project has been years in the making and is the product of a coordinated effort between Mozaic, development consultant Greenbrier and investment banking firm HJ Sims (another Fairfield County firm). Greenbrier has supported the development from early site evaluation and financial modeling through sales strategy and design. They will also take on a... Read More »
CIBC Finalizes Refinance for High-Quality Skilled Nursing Operator

CIBC Finalizes Refinance for High-Quality Skilled Nursing Operator

CIBC Bank closed a $32 million cash-out commercial mortgage refinance related to two skilled nursing facilities in Kentucky and Tennessee. Both are leased to, and operated by, a high-quality, national skilled nursing operator. The two facilities encompass 243 total licensed beds and the buildings each have an effective age of 20 years. The two-facility portfolio posts strong operating results with occupancy at 82% with EBITDAR margins of 21%. The financing was handled by Matthew Tyler and Neal Netzel. Read More »
Planned Florida Community Lands Bond Backing

Planned Florida Community Lands Bond Backing

JLL Securities and HJ Sims, in collaboration with JLL Capital Markets’ Seniors Housing team, arranged $134.26 million of senior series 2025A bonds for a seniors housing community that will be built in Orlando, Florida. The publicly offered, tax-exempt financing has a final maturity of 40 years. Greg Fawcett of JLL Securities, Aaron Rulnick, Kerry Lewandowski and Brady Johnson of HJ Sims, and Alanna Ellis and Timothy Hosmer of JLL Capital Markets’ Seniors Housing team originated the financing.  The borrower was Trinity Community Development Foundation, a not-for-profit entity formed by Trinity Broadcasting Network. This transaction marked the start-up senior living enterprise’s entrance... Read More »