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The preliminary numbers are in, and 2018 has shattered the previous record for healthcare M&A deal volume with 1,850 transactions announced, and counting, according to Deal Search Online. That is more than 200 deals more than the previous record of 1,617 transactions announced in 2017. Of the 591 deals that disclosed a price across all […]
Congress and the White House may be at an impasse, but seniors housing and care investors have been making deals at a record-setting pace in 2018. As of now, with a few days left before the usual end-of-year rush of closings, we have recorded 400 publicly announced senior care transactions so far this year. That […]
Despite numerous headwinds, an aging supply and decreasing national census, skilled nursing facility prices stayed remarkably steady in the past four quarters. In the 12 months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded an average price of $81,900 per bed for skilled nursing sales, up 4% from the previous four-quarter period and up 0.7% from calendar […]
Independent living prices dropped in the four quarters ended September 30, 2018, but not as sharply as assisted living did. Buyers paid on average $219,600 per unit for independent living communities, down from a near-record high of $241,300 per unit during the last four-quarter period. Why the smaller drop? The IL market has seen much […]
The results are in for our rolling four-quarter averages for assisted living, independent living and skilled nursing sales, and they may surprise you. Assisted living prices, on average, dropped 15% to just $177,600 per unit for the four quarters ended September 30, 2018. That follows six straight quarters with an average price above $208,000 per […]
Heavy demand continues for properties across the seniors housing and care spectrum. I know I have been a little negative on the market in the past year or so, given all the problems we have seen and written about, not to mention peak pricing a year ago. I am not sure how to take it, […]
Over the last seven years, August has averaged just 25 acquisitions. We are already 50% above that, and still counting. As the dog days of August come to an end, is there anyone still working away before Labor Day? I have to say, the healthcare M&A market has been quite active this summer. In the […]
It has certainly been a busy year in the M&A market, with transaction volume on pace to top last year’s, according to The Senior Care Acquisition Report. Despite all the headwinds and headline issues, buyers are still very active, and in many cases paying top dollar for the assets they want. The independent living market […]
Boosted by an especially strong April, senior care M&A in the second quarter skyrocketed above 100 transactions for just the second time ever, according to DealSearchOnline. The industry seemed to be in a deal slump over the past year and a half, never surpassing 81 deals in a quarter and falling way off the pace […]
According to the 23rd Edition of The Senior Care Acquisition Report, the average price paid per unit rose for all size groupings of seniors housing communities sold in 2017, which includes independent living and assisted living properties. Once again, the larger seniors housing communities commanded the higher prices (averaging $260,100 per unit), as these institutional […]