• Blueprint Sets Pricing Record in New York State

    Blueprint advised a repeat private equity client in a record-setting sale of two standalone memory care communities in high barrier-to-entry submarkets in New York State. Combining for 104 units, these assets were purpose-built in the late 1990s and were stabilized at the time of the deal. Not only that, they were generating cash flow in excess... Read More »
  • CareTrust Keeps Its Foot on the Gas

    CareTrust REIT has deployed nearly $1 billion in closed transactions so far this year, after closing around $1.8 billion in investment activity in 2025, and its pipeline includes $450 million of near-term, actionable opportunities, excluding larger portfolio transactions. The REIT announced that it closed a few separate transactions in mid-April,... Read More »
  • VIUM Capital Announces Slew of HUD Closings

    VIUM Capital closed four HUD 232/223(f) financings in March totaling more than $63 million across a mix of skilled nursing and seniors housing communities. Two of the financings involved skilled nursing facilities in Oklahoma totaling 176 beds. The assets were originally acquired as part of a larger portfolio and refinanced following a... Read More »
  • Lument Secures HUD Express Lane Transaction

    Lument closed a refinance through HUD’s Express Lane for a 120-unit seniors housing community in Lincoln, Nebraska. Built in 2017, Pemberly Place Senior Living features 132 licensed beds and offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. It also has an on-site medical clinic to offer a range of other healthcare services. The... Read More »
  • CBRF Trades in Wisconsin

    A community-based residential facility in southern Wisconsin came under new ownership. The seller had acquired the facility a couple of years ago and brought it to stabilization. They also conducted renovations in 2025 on the physical plant, which was originally built in 2001. The ultimate buyer was a Midwest ownership group that was looking to... Read More »
Live Oak Bank Closes Acquisition Financing

Live Oak Bank Closes Acquisition Financing

Live Oak Bank closed $24.3 million in acquisition financing for an independent living community in St. Peters, Missouri. The community was acquired by Unbridled Living through a fund backed by Unbridled Living and its capital partner, Providence Capital Group. The fund is Providence Senior Lending Fund LP. The loan has an initial term of three years with two one-year extension options.  Built in 2001 and renovated in 2022 and 2025, The Emerson at St. Peters has 182 independent living units, 20 of which can flex to assisted living. It was 82% occupied with strong margins around 34.4% at closing. The community’s physical plant presents well, as the seller invested approximately $10 million... Read More »
NYC Skilled Nursing Facility Receives Working Capital Financing

NYC Skilled Nursing Facility Receives Working Capital Financing

MONTICELLOAM, LLC and firm affiliates provided $84 million in combined bridge and working capital financing to a skilled nursing facility in New York City. The 280-bed facility was owned by a returning MONTICELLOAM client with a portfolio of more than 20 healthcare properties. It is expanding its presence in the New York area.  The transaction includes a $79 million bridge loan and a $5 million working capital line of credit, with a 30-month initial term. Read More »
CIBC Completes Several Financings

CIBC Completes Several Financings

CIBC Bank USA announced a handful of senior care financings across multiple states. First, the company closed a $17.5 million cash-out refinancing for a regional operator’s portfolio of three skilled nursing facilities with 235 total beds in northeast and southeast Massachusetts, and southern New Hampshire. The facilities have an effective age of 20 years and reported an average occupancy rate of 88%. Financing was arranged by Matthew Tyler and Daniela Miranda. Separately, CIBC closed $40.5 million in acquisition financing for a regional operator’s purchase of two skilled nursing facilities totaling 248 beds in Pennsylvania that were 86% occupied. Financing was arranged by Dan Forrer and... Read More »
Blueprint Adding HUD Lending Platform

Blueprint Adding HUD Lending Platform

Fresh off another record-setting year for investment sales activity, Blueprint announced a major expansion of its capital markets services to now include FHA/HUD lending and servicing capabilities. The firm is acquiring the existing FHA/HUD lending platform of MidCap Financial Services, and hiring Tony Marino, formerly of Cambridge Realty Capital Companies, to lead the practice alongside Chief Underwriter Ramona Mitchell, who has decades of experience in HUD lending.  The move allows Blueprint to now offer long-term financing solutions to its clients, what it describes as a natural extension of its mission to provide best-in-class advisory services throughout the asset lifecycle. The... Read More »
More New Capital Enters Seniors Housing

More New Capital Enters Seniors Housing

A fully-integrated real estate firm that is well known in the student housing world announced its foray into the seniors housing industry. Landmark Properties focuses on the development, construction, acquisition, investment management, and operation of high-quality residential communities, but the company’s intent is to invest in ground-up development and acquisition opportunities in seniors housing through partnerships with best-in-class operators. It cited the industry’s recovery and the incoming supply and demand imbalance as part of its motivation to enter. Landmark Properties appointed industry executive Shashank Goel as Senior Director of U.S. Senior Housing Investment Management.... Read More »
Berkadia’s Recent Financing Activity

Berkadia’s Recent Financing Activity

In the past 30 days, Berkadia’s Jay Healy and Andrew Lanzaro have closed $111.5 million across four financings for four separate sponsors, encompassing eleven properties in six states. The activity included three bridge financings totaling $69.6 million from Berkadia’s proprietary balance sheet and a $41.9 million HUD refinance. The first transaction was a $9.1 million bridge-to-HUD loan for a repeat client based in El Segundo, California. Proceeds were used to retire senior debt and a portion of related-party acquisition financing in advance of a HUD refinance. The collateral is a 79-unit, 2006 vintage assisted living and memory care community in Nampa, Idaho, which the sponsor acquired... Read More »
Inspirit Senior Living Appoints New President

Inspirit Senior Living Appoints New President

Torey Riso is heading back to the operating world, joining Inspirit Senior Living as President as of March 16. He joins Dave McHarg, who is the CEO of Inspirit and Founding Partner of the company. Since its founding in 2015, Inspirit has grown to 37 properties under management, with Inspirit holding an equity interest in around half of those.  The platform is also well positioned to continue its growth trajectory through both management opportunities and strategic value-add/turnaround equity investments with institutional partners. Inspirit could take advantage of several REITs’ desire to grow their SHOP portfolios. Plus, it continues to work closely with Venue Capital, founded by Care... Read More »
60 Seconds with Swett: Burning Questions for NIC Attendees

60 Seconds with Swett: Burning Questions for NIC Attendees

This time next week, we’ll be heading out of Nashville from the Spring NIC conference likely buoyed by the overwhelmingly positive mood we’re expecting from most of our industry friends. It’s hard not to be optimistic when occupancy and margins are increasing to healthy levels nationally, and show no signs of stopping, when liquidity is increasing and when values are rising across both seniors housing and skilled nursing. We’ll want some questions answered when we hit the ground in Nashville, too. Like will prices for core, Class-A assets rise enough to force more investors into the Class-B/value-add space, and increase prices for those assets in 2026? Or, will the continued resident rate... Read More »
Janus Living’s IPO Results

Janus Living’s IPO Results

Janus Living has completed its initial public offering, raising $878 million after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated expenses payable by the company. The REIT sold 48.3 million shares of its Class A-1 common stock at $20 per share, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ 6.3 million-share option. It made its New York Stock Exchange debut March 20 under the ticker “JAN,” with shares trading well out of the gate. The stock opened at $23.50, climbed as high as $23.96 intraday and closed at $23.61. The net proceeds received from the offering are expected to be used to pursue acquisitions and investment opportunities, in addition to general corporate purposes. The... Read More »
Live Oak Bank Closes Acquisition Financing

VIUM Capital Secures Slew of HUD and Bridge Financings

VIUM Capital recently closed a series of healthcare and seniors housing real estate financings across multiple states, spanning both HUD-insured loans and bridge executions for skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care assets. The largest loan was a $56.4 million HUD financing for a 325-bed skilled nursing facility in Florida. The facility was approximately 93% occupied and had existing acquisition and capital improvement debt. With the refinance, ownership also wished to fund additional renovations aimed at enhancing resident areas and increasing Medicare mix. Then in Colorado, VIUM closed a $51.0 million HUD loan across a five-facility skilled nursing portfolio totaling 311 beds.... Read More »