• 60 Seconds with Swett: Sticks and Bricks in ’26?

    The talk around new development is getting a lot more serious in the seniors housing industry, leading us to wonder if our 2024 prediction of “Sticks and Bricks in ‘26” may actually come true, somewhat. Back then, we may have thought that interest rates would have come down a bit more by now, but that the FOMO of getting involved in seniors... Read More »
  • Wyoming SNF Sale Sets New State Record

    There was a new record set for skilled nursing pricing in the state of Wyoming with the sale of Big Horn Rehabilitation and Care Center in Sheridan. Built in the 1960s, the facility features 128 beds and was 61% occupied. It was owned by a regional operator that was looking to recycle capital.  Before the marketing process, Evans Senior... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Acquires Facility Out of Bankruptcy

    A senior care facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, sold as part of a bankruptcy process with the help of Patrick Burke and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Built in 1970, Donna Kay Rest Home features 60 licensed beds in 31 units, providing a higher level of care and supervision than assisted living but at a lesser acuity than... Read More »
  • Civitas Sells Community to Clarion

    Hap Knowles and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Institutional Property Advisors announced that they led the sale of a seniors housing community in the Phoenix, Arizona MSA, to the fast-growing real estate investment firm Clarion Partners. The deal appears to be The Retreat at Alameda, a 110-unit assisted living/memory care community in... Read More »
  • Blueprint Handles Recapitalization

    Blueprint handled the recapitalization of Forest Hills Commons, a 2017-developed, 119-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Louisville, Kentucky MSA. A Louisville-based senior living owner/operator/developer engaged Blueprint in the third quarter of 2025 to begin the process. The asset demonstrated strong in-place performance and... Read More »
Large Healthcare Owner Receives Financing

Large Healthcare Owner Receives Financing

An owner of more than 80 healthcare properties spanning nine states secured bridge and working capital financing for its skilled nursing portfolio in Washington. The financing includes a $40 million bridge loan and a $6 million working capital line of credit, with a 36-month initial term. MONTICELLOAM provided the funding. Read More »
Out-of-State Owner Divests to Investor

Out-of-State Owner Divests to Investor

A couple of assisted living and memory care communities in Eastern Tennessee recently traded hands. The two properties comprise more than 100 units. A Chicago-based investor aligned with the seller’s long-term vision for the communities acquired the assets, and partnered with a regional operator that was looking to grow their presence in the state. Evans Senior Investments handled the sale, representing the out-of-state seller in the deal. Read More »

CFG Hit the Ground Running in Q1

Capital Funding Group wasted no time in the first quarter, closing $428.9 million in total financing. The transactions spanned skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, memory care, behavioral health, multifamily and commercial lending on behalf of nationally recognized borrowers. Some highlighted transactions include: ● A $17.6 million acquisition bridge loan for the financing of a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Nevada, for an existing client. Patrick McGovern and Ryan Hunsicker originated the deal. ● A $9.0 million HUD loan for the refinancing of a 70-bed skilled nursing facility in Montclair, New Jersey. Tommy Dillon originated the deal. ● $42.9 million in financing for... Read More »
Separate Borrowers Secure Financing

Separate Borrowers Secure Financing

Cambridge Realty Capital announced a couple separate closings. First, the company provided a $4.31 million HUD refinance of Elizabeth Care Center, a skilled nursing facility in Elizabeth, West Virginia. Cambridge utilized HUD’s Express Lane, which enabled the loan application to receive its firm commitment just 18 days after being accepted.  According to LevinPro LTC, the facility sold at the end of 2024 to Providence, a not-for-profit, faith-based health care system that had been operating the facility since February 2020. It comprises 36 beds, and was built in 2010 by the seller, Coplin Health Systems. Cambridge Realty Capital also funded $49.67 million in first mortgage financing... Read More »
Blueprint Brings on New Team Member

Blueprint Brings on New Team Member

Blueprint welcomed Peter Trazzera to the team as Senior Director, Capital Markets. Trazzera brings deep expertise in financing solutions and is set to further elevate Blueprint’s capabilities in the sector. He has an extensive background in institutional capital, and is joining following a 12-year tenure as Senior Vice President at KeyBank Institutional Healthcare. During his time at KeyBank, he was involved in providing more than $6 billion of capital in both corporate and project-level financings for REITs, private equity and institutional investors. Prior to KeyBank, Trazzera held senior analytical and strategic roles at Minto Group, Brookdale Senior Living and Horizon Bay... Read More »
High-Priced Sale Closes in Chicago

High-Priced Sale Closes in Chicago

The bar keeps getting raised for pricing in the seniors housing industry, and we believe a new record has been set for a property sale in Chicago, Illinois. It was revealed that the seven-story Belmont Village Lincoln Park was bought by CBRE Investment Management for approximately $151 million, according to property tax records. Based on a lower unit count than the original 149 units that were developed, after some unit combinations over the years, that equates to around $1.2 million per unit, or possibly even higher than that. In addition to its prime location adjacent to a mixed-use development in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, the community was relatively new (built in 2019), and... Read More »
Developer Sells Its AL/MC Community to a Public REIT

Developer Sells Its AL/MC Community to a Public REIT

Affiliates of Triple Crown Senior Living divested Bridgepointe Gardens, a seniors housing community in Jeffersonville, Indiana, that the company developed, owned and operated. This was the first ground-up development and full-cycle realization the group has completed. The Class-A purpose-built assisted living/memory care community was built in 2022 and demonstrated a compelling lease-up and margin expansion story.  Kyle Hallion, Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint launched the marketing process in the third quarter of 2025, generating multiple offers within the initial 30-day marketing window. The seller ultimately selected a public REIT as the buyer, based on its pricing and a... Read More »
Senior Living Portfolio Trades in Colorado

Senior Living Portfolio Trades in Colorado

Ownership of a well-performing senior living portfolio in Colorado recently transferred. Bonaventure Senior Living, a Pacific Northwest senior living provider, sold four of its communities to Oakmont Senior Living, a California-based operator with a growing national footprint. Bonventure decided to divest in order to concentrate its operational resources and capital on the Pacific Northwest. The company’s portfolio now encompasses 24 communities, all of which are located across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read More »
Ohio AL/MC Community Secures Refinance

Ohio AL/MC Community Secures Refinance

Ziegler served as the lead financial advisor in the placement of a $10.35 million loan to refinance existing indebtedness for an 80-unit assisted living/memory care community in Toledo, Ohio. Patrick Lee, Managing Director in Ziegler’s Senior Housing & Care Finance Practice, advised and negotiated the transaction for the borrower, a private owner. John Gast, Michael McGinnis and Jake Chivini also supported the transaction.  The loan was placed with Stride Bank with terms designed to support the objectives of the sponsor, borrower and residents. The financing also highlighted Stride’s ongoing relationship with Ziegler, while establishing a new relationship with the sponsor... Read More »
Public REIT Lands Portfolio in Competitive Sale

Public REIT Lands Portfolio in Competitive Sale

A portfolio of Class-A seniors housing communities sold in the Southeast to an undisclosed publicly traded REIT. Featuring six assets in Georgia and South Carolina, the portfolio totaled 156 independent living, 200 assisted living and 70 memory care units. The communities were built between 2017 and 2022 by a Southeast-based developer. Occupancy was around 83% across the portfolio. The bidding environment was very strong for the deal (Class-A portfolios are certainly in vogue these days, particularly when they have a full continuum of care), and a publicly traded REIT that primarily focuses on seniors housing and healthcare assets emerged from the pack, beating 20 other bids. Dan Geraghty,... Read More »
Regional Owner/Operator Acquires Ocala AL Community

Regional Owner/Operator Acquires Ocala AL Community

The third and final asset in the Hampton Manor portfolio has sold with the help of Brad Clousing and Dan Geraghty of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Hampton Manor Deerwood in Ocala, Florida, was built in 2005 and expanded in 2016 to now feature 61 units of assisted living. The property is stabilized, so the new owner can hit the ground running with its operational plan. It was previously owned by a partnership between a Florida-based capital provider and a regional operator. The sale of two other assets in the portfolio closed in September 2025, while the Ocala property was awaiting HUD TPA approval. A regional owner/operator bought it for an undisclosed price. Public records showed... Read More »