• Ventas Posts Strong 2025 Results and Continues SHOP Momentum

    One of the big REITs, Ventas, reported its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, and its activity was impressive, with the company continuing to outperform many of its peers. A full comparison will have to wait for Welltower’s earnings release, but Ventas nonetheless posted a strong year.  In the fourth quarter, Ventas’ U.S. portfolio... Read More »
  • Ensign Delivers Strong Q4 and Full-Year 2025 Results

    The Ensign Group posted a strong fourth quarter and full-year 2025. The company reported that FFO was $75.2 million for 2025, an increase of 28.3% over 2024, and $20.4 million for the quarter, an increase of 33.9% over the prior year quarter. Same facilities and transitioning facilities occupancy for the year were 82.9% and 84.2%, increases of... Read More »
  • Omega Reports Continued Momentum

    Omega Healthcare Investors announced its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, completing approximately $334 million in fourth quarter investments, which consisted of $52 million in real estate acquisitions, $16 million in real estate loans and $266 million in unconsolidated entities. In 2025 Omega completed $1.1 billion in new investments,... Read More »
  • Senior Lifestyle Recapitalizes Two Communities

    Senior Lifestyle participated with its capital partners in the recapitalization of North Shore Place in Northbrook, Illinois, and The Sheridan at Eastside in Snellville, Georgia. Both communities were developed by Senior Lifestyle and will continue to be operated by the company following the transaction. North Shore Place is a 188-unit assisted... Read More »
  • Berkadia Announces 2025 Activity and Latest Deal

    Berkadia recorded another successful year, with more than $2 billion in mortgage banking closings for the second consecutive year. In 2025, Berkadia’s financings were spread across 123 properties including active adult, independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing communities. Multiple lending sources were utilized, such... Read More »
Not-for-Profit Acquires Underperforming CCRC

Not-for-Profit Acquires Underperforming CCRC

A not-for-profit seller that built, owned and operated Arbutus Park Retirement Community recently divested the asset to another not-for-profit with the help of Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. The established senior care provider/buyer, which is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, intends to continue to invest in the community. The offering was marketed in the spring of 2025.  Located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in the Pittsburgh MSA, the Type-A CCRC offers 90 independent living units, 32 personal care units and 141 skilled nursing beds. The independent living cottages are known as Arbutus Park at Parker Ridge. Built from 1974 to 2021, the asset grew to include... Read More »
Capital Funding Group’s 2025 Financing Volume

Capital Funding Group’s 2025 Financing Volume

Capital Funding Group executed more than $3.1 billion in financings in 2025, representing a 121% increase in financing volume compared to $1.4 billion closed in 2024. The annual total comprises 175 deals, including 54 healthcare and multifamily bridge loans and other lending products, 28 HUD loans, 25 accounts receivable lines of credit and 68 commercial loans. Notably, CFG executed more than $1 billion, or more than 32%, of its annual loan volume in the fourth quarter alone. Details of several notable transactions involving skilled nursing facilities include:  $253.2 million bridge loan for the refinancing of seven skilled nursing facilities totaling 1,050 beds in Maryland and... Read More »
Class-A Portfolio Secures Refinance

Class-A Portfolio Secures Refinance

Tremper Capital Group recently secured a large portfolio refinance on behalf of Spectrum Retirement Communities. Known as “Project Horns,” the portfolio consists of Class-A seniors housing communities in Midwest and Southwest markets. The communities provide a full continuum of care and benefit from strong historical operating performance in desirable submarket locations. Tremper Capital Group sourced a $150 million senior loan from a regional bank, retiring separate bank and lifeco loans in the process. Read More »
60 Seconds with Swett: Values Soar Across All Sectors

60 Seconds with Swett: Values Soar Across All Sectors

We have been hard at work collecting and enriching our 2025 M&A data, and many listeners can attest to receiving a number of calls and emails from me over the last couple of months, and the result was the most deals we have ever compiled in any year, as well as the most property financials and cap rates. So a big thank you to all of our industry friends who helped in this effort.  Prices soared in all sectors, and set a couple of records. The average price per unit for assisted living properties reached $268,600, more than $20,000 higher than the previous record set in 2019. The independent living sector also hit new heights, with an average price per unit of $263,600. Average... Read More »
Dwight Capital Announces Q4 Activity

Dwight Capital Announces Q4 Activity

Dwight Capital, its affiliate REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust (DMT), and Dwight Healthcare Funding (DHF) closed a combined $465 million in skilled nursing financings in the fourth quarter of 2025. The transactions spanned 12 states and included a mix of HUD, bridge, and revolving line-of-credit financings. One notable closing was a $120 million bridge loan provided by DMT to finance five skilled nursing facilities in Florida comprising 795 beds. In the transaction, two facilities were refinanced, and three were acquired. To further support the facilities’ operations, DHF provided a $20 million working capital line of credit in conjunction with the bridge financing. Adam Offman originated the... Read More »
Property Management Company Acquires Active Adult Portfolio

Property Management Company Acquires Active Adult Portfolio

FirstService Residential, a property management company with residential communities across the U.S. and Canada, recently acquired several active adult communities, expanding its existing footprint. Within the portfolio are five Florida communities, one in Tennessee and another in Georgia. FirstService Residential is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation, a publicly traded property services company.  The Florida properties include a few Class-A communities that were built by Kolter Homes. Cresswind Lakewood Ranch in Lakewood Ranch opened in October 2019. Opened in November 2024, Cresswind Lake Harris is in Tavares. Cresswind Hammock Oaks is in Lady Lake, and opened in... Read More »

Focus Healthcare Partners Acquires Bankrupt CCRC

A judge approved a $133 million bid by Focus Healthcare Partners through Focus SH Acquisitions LLC to acquire a 495-unit CCRC in Houston, Texas. Previously owned by the not-for-profit Buckingham Senior Living Community Inc., The Buckingham had filed for bankruptcy protection in November 2025.  Focus’s bid includes $116.4 million in cash, a commitment to spend $20 million on capital improvements over the next four years with $10 million of that spent within the first two years following closing, a $750,000 healthcare discount program and $12 million in rent rebate funds. Total gross consideration reached $133 million. And, seniors with financial hardships are... Read More »
Incumbent Operator Secures Two Acquisition Financings

Incumbent Operator Secures Two Acquisition Financings

Jay Healy and Director Andrew Lanzaro of Berkadia utilized the company’s balance sheet to provide $39.7 million of bridge-to-HUD financing for a Fort Worth-based skilled nursing owner/operator. The intent is to close the two subsequent HUD 232/223(f) refinancings in the second half of 2026. The loans facilitated the acquisition of three Texas skilled nursing facilities that the sponsor previously operated under a triple-net lease. The sponsor acquired the leased-fee interests below fee simple value, supported by the equity created through successful operations and the recent Medicaid rate increases in Texas. The first transaction was a $31.4 million bridge loan for the acquisition of two... Read More »
MONTICELLOAM’s 2025 Activity

MONTICELLOAM’s 2025 Activity

MONTICELLOAM reported its 2025 activity, completing 49 senior care and multifamily transactions totaling over $2.2 billion in bridge, mezzanine and working capital financing throughout the year. In one of the notable transactions, one of the largest financings the firm has ever completed, MONTICELLOAM funded $470.5 million in bridge and working capital for 16 skilled nursing facilities in Virginia. The sponsor owns/operates more than 200 SNFs across the country, and used the $455.5 million bridge financing to refinance existing debt on the Virginia assets. In addition, MONTICELLOAM arranged a $15.0 million working capital line of credit for the borrower to manage the daily operational... Read More »
Triple Crown Expands Its Footprint

Triple Crown Expands Its Footprint

Triple Crown Senior Living had a banner year in 2025, growing to 17 communities and entering a fifth state through acquisition. The Louisville, Kentucky-based operator also grew through third-party management agreements and new development, and it will take its three-way growth strategy into 2026. Triple Crown ended 2025 with the acquisition of three seniors housing communities in Pearland, Port Lavaca and Kingwood, Texas, all in the Houston MSA. It intends to grow a regional portfolio in the Lone Star State and is creating a Texas-based operations team. The acquisitions were profiled in LevinPro LTC, including Kingwood and Pearland/Port Lavaca. In addition, Triple... Read More »
Brookdale Posts Preliminary 2025 Results

Brookdale Posts Preliminary 2025 Results

Brookdale Senior Living released its preliminary full-year 2025 results, and it was a mixed bag of good and bad news. The company also introduced its full-year 2026 guidance, signaling continued momentum. Investors ran with the positives, with the stock jumping roughly 11.5% from the January 28th closing price to an intraday January 29th peak of $14.63 per share.  Despite significant lease transitions and asset dispositions, revenue grew to $3.2 billion, $100 million higher than in 2024. Adjusted EBITDA came in at $458 million, a 19% increase from the prior year and slightly above the guidance midpoint of $455 million to $460 million. And full-year 2026 guidance for Adjusted... Read More »