• West Coast and Northeast Skilled Nursing Facilities Sell

    Walker & Dunlop’s Gideon Orion has announced several recent skilled nursing sales on the West Coast and the Northeast. First, he teamed up with Tony Cassie to sell a 69-bed skilled nursing facility in Bellevue, Washington, on behalf of a family office seller. The facility could use some operational improvements. An undisclosed buyer paid... Read More »
  • Investor Acquires Community Out of Receivership  

    Fortress Investment Group acquired an assisted living/memory care community in Palm Coast, Florida, in a court-approved sale process. Built in 2018 just a mile from the Atlantic Ocean, the community features 130 units on an 11.4-acre site. There are 86 assisted living units and 22 memory care units, along with 22 “enhanced” assisted living... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Deals Close Across Several Markets

    Coming off of a successful 2025 with 32 separate transaction closings totaling more than $900 million in volume, the Walker & Dunlop investment sales team is off to a strong start in 2026 with a number of seniors housing and healthcare real estate transactions closed in the first quarter, so far. The deals spanned several markets, and the... Read More »
  • Selectis Health Divests Two SNFs to Journey

    Selectis Health is selling two skilled nursing facilities in Georgia to the skilled nursing operator Journey. The deal included the 101-bed Glen Eagle Healthcare in Abbeville and the 100-bed Rehab and Eastman Healthcare and Rehab in Eastman. Journey-affiliated entities will purchase the pair for $15.7 million, or $78,100 per bed, subject to... Read More »
  • Sonida Closes CNL Acquisition, Reports Q4 Results

    On the same day as fourth quarter and year-end 2025 financial results were announced, Sonida Senior Living closed on its previously announced acquisition of CNL Healthcare Properties (CNL). The transaction value was approximately $1.8 billion and included a combination of cash (32%) and stock (68%). Because Sonida’s share price had risen above... Read More »
CBRE Refinances Class-A Active Adult Community

CBRE Refinances Class-A Active Adult Community

CBRE arranged a refinance for a Class-A active adult community in the Atlanta, Georgia MSA, on behalf of a joint venture between Capitol Seniors Housing and Bain Capital Real Estate. Built in 2023, Outlook Gwinnett features 180 units within an 89-acre, master-planned community called The Exchange of Gwinnett in Buford. It is managed by Greystar Real Estate Partners.  Aron Will and Adam Mincberg originated the interest-only loan through a debt fund enabling the community to complete lease-up in its dynamic MSA. CBRE also financed the construction of the community in 2022. Read More »
Financing Secured For Two Seniors Housing Communities

Financing Secured For Two Seniors Housing Communities

Capital Funding Group closed two bridge loans that support two seniors housing communities. The loans total $23.45 million and the communities are in Florida and Michigan. The first transaction closed in June, and the second in July.  On June 27, CFG closed an $8.95 million financing for Lithia Assisted Living, LLC, supporting the refinancing of Twin Creeks Assisted Living and Memory Care. Twin Creeks is an 80-unit assisted living/memory care community in Riverview, Florida.  Then, on July 22, CFG completed $14.5 million in acquisition financing on behalf of Investor Land Holding of Brighton, LLC. The loan facilitated the acquisition of Hampton Manor of Brighton, which comprises 73... Read More »
Ziegler Closes Slew of Summer Transactions

Ziegler Closes Slew of Summer Transactions

It looks like there is no summer vacation for Ziegler’s Chris Utz, who has closed a number of transactions in recent months spanning investment sales to acquisition financings for a host of seniors housing and care properties across the country. Most recently, he arranged an acquisition loan for Comprehensive Care Capital (CCC) to acquire a 114-unit assisted living/memory care community in East Norriton, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia MSA). Previously known as Brandywine Living at Senior Suites, the community has been renamed Silver Springs at East Norriton, with CCC’s affiliate Cura Health taking over operations. CCC had created Cura Health to oversee daily operations for its seniors housing... Read More »
CIBC Refinances High-Quality SNF

CIBC Refinances High-Quality SNF

A high-quality skilled nursing facility in Virginia refinanced its debt with the help of CIBC Bank USA. The facility, which has an effective age of nine years, posted strong operating results, with occupancy around 88% and an EBITDAR margin historically at 28%. Strong, indeed. CIBC provided the facility’s Virginia-based owner/operator with $35.0 million in senior secured credit facilities in the form of a $33.0 million commercial mortgage term loan and a $2.0 million working capital line of credit. The credit facilities were used to refinance existing debt on the SNF. Matthew Tyler and Neal Netzel of CIBC Bank USA handled the financing. Read More »
Acquisition Financing Secured for SNF Portfolio

Acquisition Financing Secured for SNF Portfolio

Capital Funding Group closed $17.27 million in bridge-to-HUD financing for the acquisition of three skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts. In total, the portfolio comprises 322 beds. Closing occurred on June 28, less than 60 days from receipt of the signed term sheet. Craig Casagrande and Catherine Mansel handled the transaction on behalf of a nationally recognized borrower. This financing follows CFG’s closing of a $23.6 million bridge-to-HUD loan that supported the refinancing of an existing bridge loan executed by CFG. The transaction supported a 169-bed SNF in Delaware. Read More »
Shell Point Retirement Community Secures Expansion Financing

Shell Point Retirement Community Secures Expansion Financing

Ziegler announced the closing of the Series 2024A/B bonds on behalf of Shell Point Retirement Community. The not-for-profit organization Christian and Missionary Alliance Foundations is doing business as Shell Point Retirement Community. Shell Point currently comprises 1,334 independent living units, 356 assisted living units and 180 skilled nursing beds in Fort Myers, Florida, on 700 acres.  Shell Point will use the proceeds of the Series 2024A/B bonds to construct 58 independent living units to be known as Vista Cay. The Vista Cay residences will be 14 stories tall on 11.6 acres. Vista Cay will further expand the choice in residences across the existing community, broaden the... Read More »