• Active Adult Community Secures Freddie Mac Refinance

    An active adult community in Hurst, Texas, paid off its existing bank debt with a Freddie Mac refinance arranged by Berkadia. Heritage Village Residences was built in 2014 with 120 units, including 10 cottages. It was part of multiple acquisitions over the years, first in 2020 when Edison Equity Management Corporation bought it for $23.3 million... Read More »
  • Upstate NY Seniors Housing Community Trades

    Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in upstate New York that stakeholders were divesting to take advantage of positive performance trends and a strong M&A market. The Legacy at Cranberry Landing, a 95-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Rochester, was... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Investment Vehicle Acquires First Asset

    Focus Healthcare Partners acquired Bellingham at West Chester, a 274-unit seniors housing community in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The investment is Focus’ first for its newest investment vehicle, Focus Senior Housing Fund III. The property sits on an 11.8-acre site 20 miles west of downtown Philadelphia. It comprises 208 independent living, 50... Read More »
  • Management Transfer Includes Purchase Option

    A senior care campus in Waterloo, Illinois, secured a new operator thanks to Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap. Featuring 144 skilled nursing beds and 50 independent living units, Oak Hill – Senior Living and Rehabilitation Center was well occupied with a strong quality mix. It was owned by Monroe County, which wanted to retain the... Read More »
  • Bank Provides Refinance to Family Office

    BHI, the U.S. branch of Bank Hapoalim, provided a $29.0 million loan for the refinancing of an assisted living and skilled nursing facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. Gold Standard of Care Group, a Florida-based family office with a focus on healthcare and senior care and over $150 million in assets, was the borrower.  Totaling 70,272... Read More »
60 Seconds with Swett: Rates Tumble on Eve of NIC

60 Seconds with Swett: Rates Tumble on Eve of NIC

Two years ago at the NIC Fall Conference, the spike in interest rates, with the 10-Year Treasury rate heading above 3.5%, seemed to spook many investors, as deals started disintegrating left and right. That did not help to lift the mood of everyone there. Then, last year, on the eve of NIC, rates were again spiking, this time above 4.5% and heading to 5.0%. The Fed may have stopped its rate increases, but the costs of borrowing were not on the decline. At least there was a belief that the worst had passed, or at least we were in the middle of the worst. Again, did not lift the spirit of the thousands of NIC attendees, and thank you for the open bars.  Now, we are approaching another... Read More »
Mid-Year Update: Senior Care M&A Valuations (Sponsored by HealthTrust)

Mid-Year Update: Senior Care M&A Valuations (Sponsored by HealthTrust)

The SeniorCare Investor presented the latest M&A and valuation statistics derived from its proprietary database, updated for the last four-quarter period, in its latest webinar, Mid-Year Update: Senior Care M&A Valuations. Panelists Colleen Blumenthal, MAI Chief Operating Officer of HealthTrust, Joel Mendes, Managing Director, JLL, Seniors Housing Capital Markets, and Josh Simpson, Managing Director of Meridian Capital Group, discussed current trends in the market, potential pitfalls to avoid in the dealmaking process and 2025 M&A strategies with moderator Ben Swett, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor. Read More »
Sonida Announces Nine-Figure Acquisition

Sonida Announces Nine-Figure Acquisition

On the heels of its second quarter earnings announcement, Sonida Senior Living revealed it’s making a new nine-figure acquisition in the Southeast. The deal involves eight assisted living/memory care communities owned by Batson-Cook Construction (a development/construction company based in Georgia) and Principal Senior Living Group, and operated under Principal’s Benton House brand. They total 555 units, split between 383 assisted living and 172 memory care units, and averaged five years old, as opposed to the 19-years-old average for properties in the surrounding 10 miles of each asset. Five of the assets are located in Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Daytona Beach MSAs), while three... Read More »
Sonida Senior Living Delivers

Sonida Senior Living Delivers

As one of the last companies in our sector to report second quarter earnings results, the wait was worth it. Sonida Senior Living continues to deliver results that top its peers and puts them in an increasingly better position to grow. Where do we start? Perhaps the most impressive stat was the sequential increase in same-community NOI margin. The second quarter’s margin jumped by 360 basis points in one quarter, to 28.2%, and this was on just a 30-basis point increase in occupancy to 86.2%. It jumped by 440 basis points year over year. That occupancy level is above the national average, and way above what Brookdale Senior Living has reported, and above the SHOP census of both Welltower... Read More »
Brookdale Senior Living Disappoints Investors

Brookdale Senior Living Disappoints Investors

In a quarter where most providers and REITs are delivering some very good numbers in their seniors housing portfolios, Brookdale Senior Living disappointed investors with a lackluster second quarter. Yes, metrics continue to be on an upswing, but not as up as they should be, and not as up as their peer group. Consolidated weighted average occupancy increased 160 basis points to 78.1% in the quarter, but increased just 20 basis points sequentially. Same-community operating margin increased by 160 basis points year over year, based on a revenue increase of 6.0% and a much smaller 3.6% increase in expenses. All good news. Second quarter adjusted EBITDA increased by 20.2% year over year, but... Read More »
Welltower Sets Stage for Further Growth

Welltower Sets Stage for Further Growth

Welltower has already been the most prolific acquirer in the seniors housing M&A market in the last couple of years, but the REIT shows no signs of slowing, according to its latest earnings report and business update. In the second quarter, Welltower completed $1.7 billion of pro rata gross investments, including $1.4 billion in acquisitions and loan funding and $251 million in development funding. Contrary to most investors these days, that included the opening of 13 development projects, including partial conversions and expansions, for an aggregate pro rata investment amount of $214 million. On the sales side, Welltower also completed around $578 million of property dispositions and... Read More »