• 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 »
New Construction Development Secures Financing

New Construction Development Secures Financing

National CORE is launching its first new construction development in Fort Myers, California. This community marks National CORE’s first venture into new construction outside California. This development, as well as a second proposed community, Hawthorne Heights in Gainesville, will nearly double the company’s footprint in Florida. Oak Park Senior Living will be an affordable seniors community with 144 units for seniors aged 62 or older that earn between 30% and 65% of the area median income. The community will offer 124 one-bedroom units and 20 two-bedroom units in one, four-story building.  KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment provided $16 million in low-income... Read More »
Joint Venture Secures Financing for Two Standalone-Memory Care Communities

Joint Venture Secures Financing for Two Standalone-Memory Care Communities

BWE, together with Blueprint Capital Markets, closed two loans totaling $17.82 million to provide financing for the acquisition of two Class-A memory care communities: Windsong at Southridge ($10.42 million) and Windsong at Eola Hills ($7.4 million). Lundat Kassa of BWE handled the financing, having been brought onto the deal by the team at Blueprint, led by Senior Managing Director, Kristen Ahrens. Both acquisition bridge loans, which have five-year terms, 72% loan-to-cost and no-prepayment penalties, are non-recourse with fixed and competitive rates. BWE will provide permanent financing for the properties through HUD, a process that has already begun for Windsong at Southridge, which... Read More »
Montgomery Intermediary Group Announces M&A and Financing Activity

Montgomery Intermediary Group Announces M&A and Financing Activity

Montgomery Intermediary Group continued its active 2025 with a financing and two recent M&A closings. First, Jeremy Warren worked on behalf of an owner/operator seeking to recapitalize a 210-unit assisted living community that was originally a purpose-built hotel. The goal was to generate cash for ownership and to finance cosmetic renovations to enhance the property’s appeal. The owner had previously approached a few lenders but was unsuccessful in securing favorable financing terms. That’s when they engaged MIG to lead a debt arrangement process. The effort resulted in multiple term sheets, with the most competitive offer coming from a regional credit union actively looking to... Read More »
Live Oak Closes Bridge-to-Sale Loan

Live Oak Closes Bridge-to-Sale Loan

In April 2025, Live Oak Bank closed a $25 million bridge loan for a Harbert Seniors Housing Fund I, LP-held seniors housing community. The loan provides a bridge-to-sale and features a three-year initial term, 36 months of interest-only payments and $2.8 million in potential future earnout proceeds. Loan proceeds were used to return capital to sponsor and refinance bank debt for a 97-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community near the Los Angeles, California MSA. Read More »
Senior Care Portfolio Secures Bridge Loan

Senior Care Portfolio Secures Bridge Loan

Grace Hill Capital, a real estate capital advisory firm specializing in seniors housing and healthcare that was founded in 2023 by Adam Shealy, served as exclusive financial advisor and placement agent for a bridge loan to refinance and recapitalize a seven-community seniors housing and care portfolio across Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The interest-only bridge loan totaled $46.97 million and was structured with a 36-month term. The portfolio includes a total of 432 units and beds, consisting of 76 independent living units, 250 assisted living units, 59 memory care units and 47 skilled nursing beds. The transaction enabled the borrower to retire existing debt, complete a... Read More »
Montgomery Intermediary Group Announces M&A and Financing Activity

Forbright Closes HUD Financing for Maryland SNF

Forbright Bank’s HUD lending team recently closed a 232/223(f) loan for a skilled nursing facility in Rockville, Maryland. The new $19.9 million loan refinanced the existing Forbright Bank bridge loan (which provided cash-out after the initial funding), returned the original equity investment to the key principals, reimbursed the borrower for recent capital expenditures, and covered all transaction costs associated with the HUD loan. The facility has 100 beds and is in a market that is well-known to Forbright. Read More »