• Ventas Posts Decent Q1 Earnings

    Ventas came out with its first quarter earnings at the end of April, and although the results were decent, it may not have been the best timing to follow the strong quarter posted by Welltower earlier this week, as Ventas’s stock price tumbled 6.4% seemingly because the REIT affirmed its full-year guidance rather than increased it. By contrast,... Read More »
  • Welltower Acquires Large SNF Portfolio

    In its first quarter earnings release, Welltower revealed that it acquired a portfolio comprising 48 skilled nursing facilities for nearly $1 billion. The price consisted of $750.83 million of cash consideration and $240.01 million of common stock consideration, totaling $990.84 million. In connection with the closing, the acquired properties... Read More »
  • Senior Care Portfolio Secures Bridge Loan

    Grace Hill Capital, a real estate capital advisory firm specializing in seniors housing and healthcare that was founded in 2023 by Adam Shealy, served as exclusive financial advisor and placement agent for a bridge loan to refinance and recapitalize a seven-community seniors housing and care portfolio across Georgia, North Carolina and South... Read More »
  • Atlas Senior Living Grows in Alabama

    Birmingham-based operator Atlas Senior Living is increasing its scale in northern Alabama, having acquired Thrive at Jones Farm in Huntsville. Atlas also operates The Goldton at Athens, Monark Grove Madison, and Madison at The Range, with Goldton being its luxury brand. The Huntsville location will be renamed The Goldton at Jones Farms. ... Read More »
  • Forbright Closes HUD Financing for Maryland SNF

    Forbright Bank’s HUD lending team recently closed a 232/223(f) loan for a skilled nursing facility in Rockville, Maryland. The new $19.9 million loan refinanced the existing Forbright Bank bridge loan (which provided cash-out after the initial funding), returned the original equity investment to the key principals, reimbursed the borrower for... Read More »
Brookdale: Time for a Reverse Split?

Brookdale: Time for a Reverse Split?

Perhaps it is because of the new Omicron variant spreading like wildfire, perhaps occupancy growth has stalled, or perhaps investors are just losing patience for a recovery that would boost the share price. Whatever the reasons, Brookdale Senior Living’s share price has dropped by 30% since mid-November, and it is now below $5.00 per share for the first time since last February. And, the 52-week high was $8.95 per share. Many investors do not like stocks that are below $10 per share, with some funds even prohibited from owning them. A $4 stock, or lower, implies current weakness or poor future performance expectations. To remedy this perception, some companies complete a reverse stock... Read More »
Sonida Senior Living Begins Post-Acquisition Growth Projects

Sonida Senior Living Begins Post-Acquisition Growth Projects

In an effort to begin large-scale growth under a new name, Sonida Senior Living has acquired two independent living communities in the Indianapolis MSA for $12.3 million. Totaling 157 units, Northfield Senior Living (built in 1982) and Southfield Senior Living (built in 2002) recently underwent significant renovations. But the approximate $79,000 per-unit price tag represents a discount to replacement cost.  The two communities have an in-place November occupancy of 55.5%, as compared to Sonida Senior Living’s independent living occupancy of 82.7% for the same period. However, this is primarily the result of operational disruptions from the renovations projects taking place before the... Read More »
Regions Bank Originates Loan for L.A. Construction Project

Regions Bank Originates Loan for L.A. Construction Project

The Regions Bank Healthcare Real Estate team, including Chris Honn and Amber Crosby, originated a $21.7 million construction and mini-perm loan for a joint venture between a Southeast-based developer/operator, an Arizona-based partner/operator and a Midwest-based private equity firm. The project, located in Los Angeles County, is expected to include 80 units, comprising 58 assisted living and 22 memory care units. The loan amount is approximately $271,250 per unit. It has a floating rate across a five-year initial term, four years of interest only and a staged reduction in loan repayment recourse. At or prior to maturity, Regions may also provide an agency permanent debt solution for the... Read More »
HHC Finance Refinances Two Idaho Communities

HHC Finance Refinances Two Idaho Communities

Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance), which recently announced that it is now part of and will be known as NewPoint Real Estate Capital going forward, closed a $19.5 million HUD refinance for Homestead Senior Living in Rexburg, Idaho. The loan refinanced conventional debt with a much higher rate and allowed the borrower to get an interest rate in the low-mid two’s.  Homestead has 178 units of assisted living, memory care and independent living services across two campuses in Rexburg and nearby St. Anthony. Both properties were built in the early 2000s and have undergone several expansion projects over the last 15 years. Helios Healthcare Advisors brokered the deal, and Charles... Read More »
Ziegler Provides Financing for Ohio Not-For-Profit

Ziegler Provides Financing for Ohio Not-For-Profit

Ziegler announced it has priced Series 2022 bonds on behalf of Ohio Living, a not-for-profit owner/operator of twelve seniors housing communities in Ohio. Nine of the properties are full-service life plan communities offering independent and assisted living units, along with skilled nursing beds. Proceeds from the bonds will be used to refund Series 2013A bonds and pay costs of issuance associated with the financing.  The bonds will realize net present value savings on the Series 2013A refunding in excess of $15 million, or greater than 30%. The Series 2022 Bonds consists of tax-exempt fixed interest rate serial bonds and a final term bond. They have a 19-year maturity that “wraps” around... Read More »
Carnegie Capital Secures Refinance of AL Community

Carnegie Capital Secures Refinance of AL Community

JD Stettin of Carnegie Capital helped secure the refinance of a small assisted living community in a secondary market near Charlotte, North Carolina. The community was built in the 1980s and features under 30 units of assisted living. It operated well throughout the pandemic, and around half of its census comprised Medicaid residents. There was a triple-net lease on the property that was set to expire prior to the loan’s maturity.  With the help of Mr. Stettin, the community’s mom & pop owner secured a roughly $1.5 million loan from a local bank with a sub-4% interest rate fixed for a five-year term. It came with no prepayment penalty for the life of the loan and paid off all secured... Read More »
Blueprint Advises Texas SNF Repositioning

Blueprint Advises Texas SNF Repositioning

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors was engaged by the real estate owner ServiceStar Capital Management, a family office based in Denver, to advise on the repositioning of its skilled nursing facility in Grapevine, Texas. Through the process, Blueprint helped secure a new lease agreement with Eduro Healthcare, a Utah-based operator with experience in the transitional rehab industry. The Lodge at Bear Creek was built in 2016 and is licensed for 100 beds. Situated in an affluent suburb approximately 21 miles northwest of Dallas, it also benefits from being built near two prominent regional hospitals, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Grapevine and Texas Health Harris Methodist... Read More »
Marcus & Millichap Closes Two Deals in Wisconsin

Marcus & Millichap Closes Two Deals in Wisconsin

Marcus & Millichap’s Ray Giannini has closed two deals in Wisconsin, comprising a 110-unit CCRC and named Ladysmith Care Community and a 50-bed SNF called Shell Lake Healthcare Center.  Ladysmith Care Community, located in Ladysmith, was built in the 1950s and 60s and renovated in 1991, and again in 2012. It has 20 RCAC units and 62 SNF beds and reported good occupancy.  Shell Lake, located in Shell Lake, was built in 1984 with an addition in 1994. It is located one mile away from a critical access hospital and contains 11 private rooms. Read More »
Regions Bank Originates Loan for L.A. Construction Project

Tri Pointe Homes Launches Active Adult Brand

Home builder giant Tri Pointe Homes has announced the launch of Altis, a new brand that will focus on the company’s active adult properties across the United States. Altis already has three communities open in California – Altis Beaumont in Inland Empire, Altis at Terramor in Temescal Valley and Altis at Skyline in Santa Clarita.    Opened in 2018, Altis Beaumont was the first property in the brand’s product line. It features modern single-level homes and resort-style amenities, including a pool, outdoor lounge, barbecue area, pickleball courts, a trail system and full-time lifestyle director. Beaumont has already sold 300 homes, and plans to complete 704 homes by the completion of the... Read More »
CIT Arranges Refinancing in Arizona

CIT Arranges Refinancing in Arizona

CIT Group Inc.’s Healthcare Finance team recently arranged a $34 million refinancing of the Enclaves at Chandler, a 162-unit community in Chandler, Arizona. Built in 2018, the Enclaves features 89 independent living units, 49 assisted living units and 24 memory care units. It’s located in an attractive location with strong demand for seniors housing services. Spectrum Retirement Communities LLC, a developer and owner/operator of seniors housing based in Denver, Colorado, was the borrower. Read More »
Greystone Closes Largest Healthcare CLO

Greystone Closes Largest Healthcare CLO

Greystone is having a productive final month of the year, closing a couple of transactions, including the largest-ever healthcare Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO), Greystone CRE Notes 2021-HC2, Ltd., comprising Greystone bridge loans secured on healthcare properties. The $450 million offering marks the fifth commercial real estate CLO closed by Greystone and the second-ever comprised solely of healthcare assets. Greystone had also closed the second-largest healthcare CLO, a $300 million offering in 2018.  This latest collateral pool comprises 25 whole loans and three participations totaling $403 million that Greystone originated, secured by mortgages on 28 properties in... Read More »