• 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 »
Bravo Capital Closes Quick Financing

Bravo Capital Closes Quick Financing

Taking flexibility to another level, Bravo Capital, a privately held lender with a national presence, closed a $13 million loan for Green Hill Senior Living and Rehabilitation just seven days from signing the term sheet to funding. The first mortgage was arranged through Bravo’s “most agile” vehicle, Bravo Mezz Fund, but terms were not disclosed. Located in West Orange, New Jersey, Green Hill consists of a 77-bed skilled nursing facility and a 40-bed assisted living/memory care community. Green Hill started as the Society for Relief of the Respectable Aged Women in Newark in 1866 before the organization moved to West Orange into the Green’s Hotel building in 1965. The campus was losing... Read More »
Carnegie Capital Finances Two SNF Acquisitions

Carnegie Capital Finances Two SNF Acquisitions

JD Stettin of Carnegie Capital could not get enough of Texas this month, closing two loans for skilled nursing facilities in the state before attending the NIC Conference in Dallas. Both loans facilitated acquisitions of the facilities. In one, Stettin arranged the assumption of a HUD loan on a 120-bed SNF in west Texas, which carries a sub-3% rate and represented 75% of the purchase price.  The same seller also divested a 150-bed SNF in west Texas, after its relationships with local admissions sources faded over the last year. That led to a substantial decrease in the Medicaid census and cash flow, and upon closing the acquisition, the facility’s EBITDAR was negative, excluding QIPP... Read More »
Colliers Closes Construction Loan in Michigan

Colliers Closes Construction Loan in Michigan

Christopher Fenton and Catherine Eby of the seniors housing team at Colliers Mortgage, in conjunction with Nick Skarich and Kevin McMahon of Colliers Funding, closed a $21.6 million construction loan for the development of an independent/assisted living and skilled nursing campus in Muskegon, Michigan. The 105-unit community will feature a combination of studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a main dining room, bistro, lounge, and large community spaces. The term of the loan is 48 months, with one 12-month extension option. Read More »
Meridian Capital Group Kicks Off 2024

Meridian Capital Group Kicks Off 2024

Starting off 2024 on a positive note, Meridian Capital Group’s Senior Housing and Healthcare Platform, led by Ari Adlerstein and Josh Simpson, closed $375 million in transaction volume for 23 seniors housing and healthcare facilities in the first two months of the year. This activity follows more than $5 billion closed by the platform in 2023. The highlight was the closing of $260 million in debt from a commercial bank for the refinance of 12 skilled nursing facilities totaling 1,512 beds in the Northeast and $78.3 million in acquisition financing from a finance company and mezzanine lender for eight skilled nursing facilities comprising 705 beds in Minnesota. Meridian also arranged $13... Read More »
JLL Refinances Construction Debt on Minnesota Community

JLL Refinances Construction Debt on Minnesota Community

JLL Capital Markets arranged financing for Elk River Senior Living, a community built in 2018 comprising 108 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care in Elk River, Minnesota. The refinancing, facilitated through HUD, amounts to $18.7 million, or $173,000 per unit. Jeff Lepley and Alex Sheaffer worked to secure the financing. This financing consolidated five different debt obligations that were associated with the construction of the project.  Hearth Development built the community and was the borrower. Marquis Senior Communities operates it. Read More »
Georgia IL/AL Community Changes Hands and Receives Financing

Georgia IL/AL Community Changes Hands and Receives Financing

CBRE Capital Markets completed the sale and financing of an independent living and assisted living community in the Atlanta, Georgia MSA. The community, Arbor Terrace Peachtree City, comprises 146 units in Peachtree City and includes a host of amenities.  The buyer was GEM Realty Capital, a Chicago-based real estate investment company with over $6 billion in assets under management. John Sweeny, Aron Will and Garrett Sacco represented the seller. Will and Michael Cregan also arranged an acquisition loan via CBRE’s Freddie Mac Optigo lending platform. Read More »