Every now and then, there is a transaction that really highlights the two diverging skilled nursing markets. On the one side are the older, traditional SNFs that struggle with high Medicaid censuses, rising physical plant costs and shrinking operating margins, and often end up selling for under $50,000 per bed, or lower. Then, there are […]
Just a few months after announcing the hiring of the HFF seniors housing team to its ranks, Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) just announced that it snagged industry veterans Heidi Brunet and Lisa Lautner from Berkadia. They will join NKF as executive managing directors and will work with Sarah Anderson on the firm’s seniors housing debt […]
Berkadia jumped out of the 2019 gates with four HUD closings totaling $40 million. Ed Williams secured the largest loan, $14 million in financing for a skilled nursing facility in Pennsylvania. The loan proceeds were used to retire existing bank and related partner debt for the borrower. Next, Mr. Williams and Jay Healy headed to […]
Berkadia headed out of 2018 with a bang, closing a credit facility that totaled more than $200 million. Secured by 19 senior living communities owned by Capital Senior Living Corporation, the facility came with both fixed and variable interest rates, a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule financed through Fannie Mae. Approximately $150.8 million of […]
Berkadia combined both fixed and variable rate debt in their latest transaction closed on behalf of Brookdale Senior Living. Using Freddie Mac’s new Structured Pool Transaction program, Heidi Brunet and Lisa Lautner secured 10-year, non-recourse financing with a 30-year amortization schedule split between a $213 million fixed-rate component and a $114 million variable-rate component. Some […]
Berkadia closed over $200 million in loans this month, in both its Proprietary Bridge Lending and Commercial Mortgage platforms. Beginning with its agency transactions, Berkadia’s Jay Healy secured HUD loans totaling over $36 million for two skilled nursing facilities clients. The larger loan, at $29.5 million, was arranged on behalf of a repeat client of […]
Hoping to build on a successful 2017 that saw more than $1.7 billion in loans closed, Berkadia strengthened both its mortgage banking and investment sales teams with two new hires. First, joining the mortgage banking group was Brittany Robinson. With a Bachelors of Business Administration from Miami University, Ms. Robinson comes from Welltower, where she […]
In addition to closing transactions for two repeat borrowers, Berkadia also worked with a new client to help them obtain financing. Rafael Nobo secured a $15 million Freddie Mac loan on behalf of this new client to refinance its seniors housing community in Mississippi. The loan was structured with a 10-year term and five years […]
In addition to closing transactions for two repeat borrowers, Berkadia also worked with a new client to help them obtain financing. Rafael Nobo secured a $15 million Freddie Mac loan on behalf of this new client to refinance its seniors housing community in Mississippi. The loan was structured with a 10-year term and five years […]
On January 18, 2018, we hosted a webinar titled “Seniors Housing Construction and Take-Out Financing: Slowing Down or Just Getting Started?” Our editor, Steve Monroe, moderated a 90-minute discussion among panelists Chris Fenton of Berkadia, Rich Malloy of BBVA Compass and Cary Tremper of Greystone, covering a range of topics from the current pace of […]