• Zett Group Closes Full-Circle Transaction

    We do not see deals like this often. In a full circle transaction, Blake Bozett and Spud Batt of The Zett Group sold a large seniors housing community in Eugene, Oregon, to a Salem, Oregon-based group in partnership with a new operator through a pre-established JV structure. Bozett represented his grandparents, Ron and Joyce Knutson, a pioneering... Read More »
  • Brookdale Misses Revenue Targets, Again

    Brookdale Senior Living continues to slap investors and analysts around, missing consensus revenue targets for the fourth quarter in a row. We know, never rely on “consensus” anything, but the company seems to always disappoint, even now when everything should be rallying. Investors did not like what they heard and sent shares tumbling by 10% in... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Divests to Private Fund in Florida

    Bradley Clousing, Daniel Geraghty and Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage were engaged by a Southeast owner/operator in its divestment of two seniors housing communities that sit a few blocks apart in Wilton Manors, Florida. The buildings total 159 independent living and assisted living units, and were cash flow negative when the... Read More »
  • GEM Realty Capital Expands Its Active Adult Portfolio

    The CBRE Capital Markets Houston Multifamily Group and CBRE National Senior Housing handled the sale of an active adult community in Houston, Texas. Built in two phases in 2006 and 2012, Elate Royal Oaks, previously known as Camden Royal Oaks, consists of 340 units (236 were built in Phase 1, and 104 were built in Phase II). Clint Duncan, Matt... Read More »
  • New Venture Secures Acquisition Financing and Purchases Active Adult Community

    Newmark arranged the sale and financing for a seniors housing community in Huntington Beach, California. The seller, Bascom Group, was represented by Newmark Vice Chairman Dean Zander, who worked on the deal with Voit Real Estate Services’ Joe Leon and Nick Ingle. Huntington Breeze is a 114-unit, 103,000-square-foot active adult community that... Read More »
Ziegler Closes Acquisition and Bond Financings

Ziegler Closes Acquisition and Bond Financings

Ziegler announced that it advised on an acquisition loan and closed a bond financing. Ziegler was the capital structure advisor and hedge advisor in the placement of a $52.5 million acquisition loan on behalf of a regional owner/operator. The acquisition financing was used to acquire five independent living communities in Michigan. The portfolio surrounds the Metro-Detroit MSA and has a total of 631 units and 695 beds. Christopher Utz advised and negotiated the transaction for the borrower and placed the loan with Oxford Finance. Ziegler’s Structured Products Practice placed an interest rate cap through a competitive bid process, ultimately executing the cap with Goldman Sachs. Ziegler... Read More »
Omega Beats Estimates

Omega Beats Estimates

Omega Healthcare Investors released its second quarter results, beating estimates and demonstrating resilience amid the bankruptcy of Genesis Healthcare, one of the largest skilled nursing operators in the country. The REIT reported AFFO of $0.77 per common share, which was above the estimate of $0.75. Revenue also came in higher than expected, totaling $282.5 million as opposed to the projected $240.6 million.  Omega completed approximately $527 million in new investments during the quarter, including $502 million in real estate acquisitions. The company purchased 45 facilities in the U.K. and Jersey for £259.8 million (approximately $344.2 million). The facilities were leased to... Read More »
Private Equity Firm Divests Seniors Housing Communities to SNF Company

Private Equity Firm Divests Seniors Housing Communities to SNF Company

Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Vince Viverito, Nick Cacciabando, Jeff Binder and Lucas Doll handled the sale of two seniors housing communities in Oklahoma. The communities are located in Mustang and Oklahoma City, both built in stages from the late-1990s to the late-2000s. They total 135 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care.  These were the last seniors housing assets of the Denver-based private equity seller and were struggling with poor performance. The Oklahoma City asset was especially lagging with 52% occupancy (as opposed to 80% for the Mustang property). Given that situation, SLIB strategically decided to leverage an auction process to identify a... Read More »
Joint Venture Recapitalizes Massachusetts Class-A Portfolio

Joint Venture Recapitalizes Massachusetts Class-A Portfolio

Northbridge Companies and Taurus Investment Holdings recapitalized their portfolio of six Class-A seniors housing communities in the Boston suburbs for $227 million, or $447,700 per unit. The recap comes five years after the joint venture acquired the portfolio for approximately $200 million, or $394,500 per unit, which was Taurus’ first investment in the seniors housing sector. Welltower (NYSE: WELL) was the seller at the time, having been represented by the team at Newmark, which also helped facilitate debt for Northbridge. That same Newmark team represented Northbridge and Taurus in the 2025 recap. Featuring 507 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care, the portfolio... Read More »
Ziegler Places Two Bank Loans for Phorcys Capital Partners

Ziegler Places Two Bank Loans for Phorcys Capital Partners

Ziegler served as the capital structure advisor in the placement of two bank loans totaling $21.795 million on behalf of Phorcys Capital Partners. The first financing was used to acquire Superior Residences of Clermont, a not-for-profit assisted living/memory care community in Clermont, Florida that was held and operated through a court-appointed receivership. Built in 2002, the community has a total of 114 units (140 licensed beds), comprised of 74 assisted living and 40 memory care units. The acquisition closed in April 2025, with Ziegler placing the acquisition and capital expenditure loan with Stride Bank. SRI Management is the third-party manager of the community. The second financing... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Secures Refinancing

Not-For-Profit Secures Refinancing

Ziegler announced the closing of a large bond financing on behalf of Sequoia Living, a California not-for-profit public benefit corporation that serves seniors throughout Northern California. Sequoia, originally known as Northern California Presbyterian Homes, and its related entities own four CCRCs and three affordable housing communities. The CCRCs, the revenues of which are pledged to the payment of the bonds, include The Sequoias Portola Valley, The Sequoias San Francisco, The Sequoias Tamalpais and Viamonte Senior Living. They contain 844 independent living units, 146 assisted living or memory care units, and 112 skilled nursing beds. The bonds totaled $151.555 million issued through... Read More »
Former Petersen Property Finds New Owner

Former Petersen Property Finds New Owner

A former Petersen Healthcare seniors housing community sold in Girard, Illinois, thanks to Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Built in 2002 and featuring 48 units of independent living and assisted living, the community was 72% occupied but losing more than $100,000 a year on $1.2 million of revenues. The lender had taken control of the property in late 2024 and hired Gardant to manage the community until a sale occurred.  Gardant was able to bring occupancy up to 83% and financial performance to breakeven at the time of the sale. A private owner with other multifamily real estate holdings in the area that was looking to get into seniors housing was the buyer, paying... Read More »
Cash-Flowing AL Community Trades Hands in Wisconsin

Cash-Flowing AL Community Trades Hands in Wisconsin

Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint advised on the sale of a 92-unit assisted living community located just outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The community’s positive cash flow, well maintained physical plant and established referral base, plus some operational upside, made it an attractive prospect for investors.  We believe the asset was Clifden Court, which was acquired in 2017 by the private equity firm SHA Capital Partners for $9.12 million, or $99,100 per unit, according to LevinPro LTC’s M&A database. Built in 1998, with additions in 1999 and 2010, the community also received a $1 million renovation from SHA shortly after the acquisition. It also stabilized operations... Read More »
Investor Grows Through Seven-Property Portfolio Purchase

Investor Grows Through Seven-Property Portfolio Purchase

A large portfolio of senior care facilities traded in Ohio and Kentucky, commanding a strong price, we believe, in the process. Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint advised on the sale of the 983-bed, seven-property portfolio, which features mostly skilled nursing beds and some assisted living units. At the time of sale, the portfolio was generating strong cash flow and benefitting from recent Medicaid rate increases and private room incentive payments, boosting both current income and long-term value. According to those familiar with the listing, the operating margin may have also topped 12% or 13% and must have generated significant cash flow. The assets are within a 90 minute... Read More »

Another Solid Quarter For Ventas

On the heels of Welltower’s blockbuster second quarter earnings report, Ventas turned in another solid performance as well. Same-community, SHOP occupancy jumped by 240 basis points year over year to 87.6%, NOI margin increased by 130 basis points to 28.4%, cash NOI increased 13.3% and RevPOR was up by 5.3%. The U.S. portfolio had a 290-basis point census increase, led by secondary markets that jumped by 360 basis points year over year. The Canadian portfolio, which was already over 95% occupied, held back the total increase but jumped by 80 basis points. How much higher can it really go? Ventas has made $1.1 billion in new seniors housing investments year to date, and that led management... Read More »
Greystone Provides Two Acquisition Loans

Greystone Provides Two Acquisition Loans

Greystone provided two financings for the acquisition of a skilled nursing facility and a skilled nursing portfolio. First, the firm provided a $33.9 million bridge-to-HUD financing for the acquisition of a skilled nursing facility in Virginia with 210 units. The interest-only bridge financing carries a 24-month term, with two six-month extension options, and features a floating rate. The borrower also secured an interest rate cap to mitigate future rate volatility. The financing was originated by Christopher Clare, David Young, Ryan Harkins, Ben Rubin, Parker Nielsen and Liam Gallagher.  Next, Greystone provided a $45.4 million bridge-to-HUD loan for the acquisition of four skilled... Read More »