• Regional Owner/Operator Enters New State

    A regional owner/operator looking to enter the state of Indiana acquired Smith Farms Manor, an independent living community in Auburn, about 30 miles south of the Michigan border. Built in 1998, the community features 51 units and is well maintained. It sits on an attractive four-acre campus down the street from Parkview DeKalb Hospital and off... Read More »
  • Skilled Nursing Portfolio Gets New Operator

    Evans Senior Investments secured a new lease for a skilled nursing portfolio in Tennessee on behalf of an institutional owner. The portfolio features four assets and was operating below 70% occupancy with margins under 10%. Despite that performance, ESI secured a lease $3 million above in-place cash flow, reflecting the operational upside that... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing and Care M&A Remains Elevated in Q1:26

    The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the first quarter of 2026 reached 231 deals, based on new acquisition data from LevinPro LTC. This represents a 19.8% decrease from the 288 transactions disclosed in the fourth quarter of 2025, but a 25.5% increase from the 184 deals in Q1:25.   “It was always going... Read More »
  • Clarion Acquires Again in Colorado

    Two years after opening a 160-unit seniors housing community in Centennial, Colorado (Denver MSA), MorningStar Senior Living announced an expanding relationship with Clarion Partners, a leading real estate investment company and specialty investment manager of Franklin Templeton, in its acquisition of MorningStar at Holly Park. The community... Read More »
  • Brookdale’s Summer Test Ahead

    Brookdale Senior Living reported its March occupancy results, and it unfortunately took another step in the wrong direction. We will get a better read when peers report first-quarter results and when NIC MAP releases its next tranche of occupancy data, but at this point, it seems as though Brookdale will need a particularly strong performance... Read More »
Berkadia Adds Steve Muth to Team

Berkadia Adds Steve Muth to Team

M&A and lending activity is on the up as investors look to re-enter or expand their presence in the market, and Berkadia is growing their team to handle what they expect will be a busy year. The company has added Managing Director Steve Muth to Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare, serving on the mortgage banking platform. Mr. Muth will report to SVP, Head of FHA and Seniors Housing Finance Steve Ervin. Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed more than $600 million in combined investment sales and financing in 2021 and ended the year as the top-ranking Freddie Mac Lender for Seniors Housing. The team’s 42 transactions encompassed a range of property types across the... Read More »
Berkadia Refinances Five SNFs Across the Country

Berkadia Refinances Five SNFs Across the Country

Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare recently announced $47 million in financing for five skilled nursing facilities across the country. Managing Director Jay Healy secured the financing on behalf of the borrowers. First, we have the HUD refinancing of a 40-bed/unit, Medicare-only SNF in Sacramento, California. The $14.45 million, 48% LTV HUD loan retired the construction debt and covered transaction costs for the California-based client. That puts the value of the property at $29.65 million, or around $740,000 per bed. We’ve heard of the high values SNFs command these days, but nothing like that. However, it was built in 2019, was certified for Medicare in August 2019 and only... Read More »
Berkadia Closes Sales in Florida and Virginia

Berkadia Closes Sales in Florida and Virginia

Berkadia’s Tim Cobb and Brooks Minford have announced the closing of two seniors housing communities in Florida and Virginia. First was the sale of Homestead Village Retirement Community, a 176-unit community in Pensacola, Florida. Built in 1993, the community consists of independent, assisted living and memory care units. Twin Light Capital purchased the property from an Alabama-based not-for-profit, and the company intends to implement capital and operational improvements. The not-for-profit decided to sell the community after deciding to focus its efforts on their communities within Alabama.  The other deal saw Virginia-based Robertson Liebler sell Edgeworth Park at New Town, an... Read More »
Berkadia Secures HUD Financing for Three Communities

Berkadia Secures HUD Financing for Three Communities

Berkadia announced three HUD financings for communities in Texas, Washington and Montana, totaling $20.6 million.  The first loan, secured by Jay Healy, totaled $11.19 million and was arranged for a Texas-based not-for-profit organization to refinance its 128-unit Medicaid assisted living community in Texas. The loan carries a low-2% interest rate and ultimately retired the existing construction and mezzanine debt tied to the project. This income-restricted community was constructed in 2015, with occupancy hovering around 90% during the time of the underwriting. Ed Williams arranged the second transaction, which consisted of two loans. The first was $6.26 million refinance of a 36-bed... Read More »
Berkadia Adds New Hire to Investment Sales Team

Berkadia Adds New Hire to Investment Sales Team

Berkadia has added Director Simona Wilson to the Seniors Housing & Healthcare team, serving on the investment sales platform led by Tim Cobb. Ms. Wilson has 19 years of industry experience, previously founding Crescent Capital LLC where she advised seniors housing capital providers and operators on investment and portfolio strategies. She also spent 15 years on the Healthpeak investment team, serving as Vice President of Strategy & Business Development and Vice President of Acquisitions & Valuations. Ms. Wilson graduated with an accounting degree from the University of Southern California, and spent two years at PricewaterhouseCoopers before moving to a career in healthcare... Read More »