• 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 »
Phorcys Capital Partners Grows Georgia Holdings

Phorcys Capital Partners Grows Georgia Holdings

Ziegler served as exclusive financial advisor to raise $20.5 million in financing on behalf of Phorcys Capital Partners to acquire The Glen at Lake Oconee Village, a senior housing community in Greensboro, Georgia. PCP was previously the supermajority creditor on the municipal bonds issued to finance the construction of the project. The company purchased the community for $26.45 million, or $232,000 per unit. The community was built in 2017 with 28 independent living, 68 assisted living and 18 memory care units. It is situated on Lake Oconee, between Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia. The facility will continue to be operated by SRI Management.  The community was in receivership, but... Read More »
Grandbridge Secures Large Agency Refinance

Grandbridge Secures Large Agency Refinance

Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s Seniors Housing and Diversified Healthcare Finance Group arranged $426.8 million in agency financing for a large seniors housing portfolio owned by a publicly traded, healthcare REIT. In its latest earnings report, Ventas also disclosed that it entered into a $427 million 10-year mortgage loan, which (after Ventas completes its contemplated purchase of a 7.5% tranche of the original principal balance of the loan) will result in a $395 million net mortgage loan at an all-in expected weighted average cash rate of 5.5%.  The portfolio was secured by 19 seniors housing properties located across 10 states and was financed by an agency lender. The... Read More »
Walker & Dunlop Provides Memory Care Refinancing

Walker & Dunlop Provides Memory Care Refinancing

Kevin Giusti and Daniel Barone of Walker & Dunlop arranged a $15.2 million loan for the refinancing of a memory care community in Beaverton, Oregon. The community was Waterhouse Ridge Memory Care, which comprises 68 memory care beds in 52 units and over 36,000 square feet. The community specializes in caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients and is currently 88% occupied.  Loan proceeds were utilized to refinance existing debt and provide cash to the borrower, Onelift Senior Living, which developed, owns and operates the community. After two years, the loan will be refinanced under the HUD’s 232 Program. Read More »
Meridian Ends Summer with $465 Million in Volume

Meridian Ends Summer with $465 Million in Volume

Meridian Capital Group’s Senior Housing and Healthcare Platform, led by Ari Adlerstein and Josh Simpson, closed $465 million in transaction volume in August to round out the summer of 2023. The largest deal saw the team arrange acquisition financing from a REIT and finance company for 28 facilities comprising 2,629 skilled nursing beds and 88 assisted living units in Nevada, Washington, Wyoming, Oregon, Montana, and South Dakota.  They also closed several additional acquisition loans, including $30 million in financing from a commercial bank for five facilities consisting of 470 skilled nursing beds and 92 assisted living units in Indiana; $6.2 million in financing from a commercial... Read More »
CFG Closes HUD Loan for SNF Refinancing

CFG Closes HUD Loan for SNF Refinancing

Capital Funding Group (CFG) closed a $15.49 million HUD loan for the refinance of an existing bridge loan, executed by CFG, on a 118-bed skilled nursing facility in Arizona on behalf of a nationally recognized borrower. The company also refinanced additional debt associated with a facility remodel that the borrower completed prior to submitting to HUD. Tommy Dillon of CFG originated the transaction. This financing follows CFG’s recent closing of a $7.2 million HUD loan for the refinance of an existing bridge loan, also executed by CFG. Read More »
Forbright Bank Finances Senior Care Acquisition

Forbright Bank Finances Senior Care Acquisition

Forbright Bank, a nationwide full-service bank, closed $26.5 million in financing for the acquisition of a Maryland skilled nursing and assisted living campus by a regional operator. The deal marked the seventh successful transaction between Forbright Bank and the borrower. The senior mortgage will finance the acquisition and renovation of the facility, including the addition of a new skilled nursing wing. Forbright also provided a $2.5 million line of credit to support the facility’s working capital needs. When fully stabilized, the bank intends to provide the borrower with a permanent HUD mortgage. The facility features both skilled nursing and assisted living beds and is located in a... Read More »