• Frank Cassidy Officially Nominated as FHA Commissioner

    Frank Cassidy, most recently a Walker & Dunlop senior managing director of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Finance where he originated loans for multifamily, nursing home and seniors housing properties, has been officially nominated by President Trump as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the HUD. He... Read More »
  • Local Operator Acquires Vacant Seniors Housing Community

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of a recently renovated, vacant seniors housing community in Sandy, Oregon. Built in 1962 and renovated in 2022, Mount Good Senior Living features 44 assisted living and memory care units with 50 beds. It is situated on a 2.35-acre campus with 26,000 square feet.  This was the seller’s... Read More »
  • Ohio IL Community Trades for Value-Add AL Conversion

    Blueprint was engaged in the sale of a 110-unit seniors housing community in Perrysburg, Ohio. It operated as an independent living community, but was positioned for conversion to assisted living, with a focus on serving waiver-eligible residents. Ben Firestone, Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly handled the transaction. A buyer with a proven track... Read More »
  • Acquisition Financing Arranged for Regional Owner/Operator

    Ziegler announced its role as the capital structure advisor and hedge advisor in the placement of a $52.5 million acquisition loan on behalf of a regional owner/operator. The acquisition financing was used to acquire five enhanced independent living communities in Michigan. The portfolio surrounds the Detroit, Michigan MSA, and has a total of 631... Read More »
  • Oregon AL Community Secures HUD Refinance

    In May 2025, Berkadia closed a $7.6 million 232/223f HUD loan to refinance Whitewood Gardens, a 39-unit assisted living community built in 2013 in Portland, Oregon. The fully amortizing, 35-year term represents 78% LTV and allowed the sponsor to avoid a loan maturity.  Ed Williams and Rob Affleck handled the transaction. Early in the... Read More »
Berkadia’s H1 2025 Seniors Housing & Healthcare Financings

Berkadia’s H1 2025 Seniors Housing & Healthcare Financings

Berkadia’s Seniors Housing & Healthcare platform closed $1.13 billion in financing during the first half of the year. The team financed 64 properties totaling 7,710 beds/units. The total includes $250 million in Berkadia-led bridge loans with participations, $123 million in HUD 232/223(f) financings, and $758 million in GSE and third-party placements. A notable refinance from the first half of the year was one of the largest seniors housing refinances in recent years. The team secured $627.2 million of mortgage debt for a 35-asset seniors housing portfolio spanning 15 states. Read More »
Chicago Pacific Founders Acquires Class-A Communities

Chicago Pacific Founders Acquires Class-A Communities

Berkadia handled the sale and financing of two Class-A independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities: Grand Living at Citrus Hills and Grand Living at Bridgewater. The pair of seniors housing communities have a combined total of 337 units, and are located in Hernando, Florida, and Coralville, Iowa, respectively. Managing Directors Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers led the deal on behalf of the sellers, PGIM Real Estate and Ryan Companies. Managing Directors Austin Sacco and Steve Muth, Senior Director Garrett Sacco, and AVP Alec Rosenfield secured acquisition financing through Freddie Mac.  The buyer was Chicago Pacific Founders and its... Read More »
BHI Provides Bridge Loan

BHI Provides Bridge Loan

BHI, the U.S. branch of Bank Hapoalim B.M., provided $49 million in bridge-to-HUD financing for a portfolio of three seniors housing communities in the suburbs of Detroit. The portfolio consists of Hampton Manor of Dundee, Hampton Manor of Trenton and Hampton Manor of Hamburg. Together, the communities total 221 units, with 171 assisted living and 50 memory care units.  Shahid Imran, doing business as Hampton Manor, was the borrower. Proceeds from the loan will be used to refinance existing debt and facilitate a partnership buyout, with Imran assuming full ownership of the properties, which were developed within the last five years by Imran and undisclosed partners. Read More »
Town Lane Acquires Two Communities and Recapitalizes a Third

Town Lane Acquires Two Communities and Recapitalizes a Third

Discovery Senior Living announced the recapitalization and closing of three Class-A, purpose-built, independent living, assisted living and memory care communities: Discovery Village at Naples (Naples, FL), Discovery Village at Sarasota Bay (Sarasota, FL) and Discovery Village at Castle Hills (Lewisville, TX).  All three communities were designed, funded, developed and launched through Discovery’s fully integrated platform including its in-house design and development department, capital markets, and management capabilities. Opened within the last four years, the two IL communities total 273 units and have stabilized, while the newly opened 90-unit AL/MC community is quickly... Read More »
Oxford Finance’s Healthy First Half of 2025

Oxford Finance’s Healthy First Half of 2025

Oxford Finance announced a healthy first half of 2025, with more than $715 million in new loan commitments during that period. The largest transaction saw Oxford provide a $234.9 million term loan and a $22.0 million revolving line of credit to refinance four behavioral health facilities and finance the acquisition of 13 skilled nursing facilities consisting of over 1,800 beds for an established California-based operator. For another skilled nursing acquisition, Oxford provided a $79.3 million term loan and a $7.5 million revolving line of credit for five skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living community consisting of 555 beds in Washington State for a growing in-state operator.... Read More »
Cambridge Realty Capital Provides HUD Loans

Cambridge Realty Capital Provides HUD Loans

Cambridge Realty Capital provided $19.316 million in HUD-insured Section 223(f) financing for two seniors housing assets in Texas and Missouri. The Texas financing was provided for the purchase of Ashwood Court, a 120-bed assisted living community in North Richland Hills. The Missouri financing was provided for the refinance of Northland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, a 118-bed skilled nursing facility in Kansas City. Cambridge’s Early Rate Lock program was utilized, enabling the owners to early rate lock before all HUD approvals were obtained. That also allowed for the financings to include sufficient funds to complete long-term repairs and improvements. Read More »