• Sabra’s Q4 Deals Push 2025 New Investments to $450 Million

    Sabra Health Care REIT released its fourth quarter results. On a year-over-year basis, same-store cash NOI increased 12.6% for the fourth quarter of 2025, while the 2025 quarterly year-over-year average increase was 15.0%, inclusive of the stabilized facilities formerly operated by Holiday Retirement.  Its Q4 acquisitions brought the... Read More »
  • CareTrust Closes 2025 with 169 New Property Investments

    CareTrust REIT came out with its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 earnings and is continuing on its growth trajectory. In Q4, the REIT added 19 properties to its portfolio, comprising 14 triple-net leased skilled nursing facilities, two triple-net leased seniors housing communities and three SHOP communities, all totaling $561.5 million in... Read More »
  • Separate Sellers Divest in Florida

    Berkadia announced two seniors housing closings, both involving communities in the Sunshine State. First, Berkadia represented a Maryland-based private equity investment firm in its divestment of a 130-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Jacksonville, Florida MSA. The asset was built in 2015. Ross Sanders,... Read More »
  • Idaho IL/AL Community Receives HUD Financing

    Berkadia secured $27.5 million in financing for a seniors housing community in Idaho. The asset comprises 191 independent living and assisted living units, and was 97% occupied at the time of closing. Bianca Andujo and Steve Muth closed the financing through HUD’s 232/223(f) program for a first-time Berkadia client based in Tennessee. The loan... Read More »
  • Welltower Releases Strong Results, Again

    Welltower announced its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, which reflected a strong year, as anticipated. Investors seemed to agree, with shares rising to an intraday high of 5.9% above the prior close the day following the release, before finishing up 3.5%.  In the fourth quarter, the REIT saw 400 basis points of average occupancy... Read More »
Berkadia Finds a Way in Federal Way

Berkadia Finds a Way in Federal Way

Tim Cobb of Berkadia Senior Housing Investment Sales sold an assisted living/memory care community in Federal Way, Washington, working on behalf of the seller, Columbia Pacific Advisors. Built in 1997, the target comprises 87 units and 104 beds. It will be taken over by a joint venture involving Harrison Street Real Estate Capital and Gencare PMB. The latter is a new partnership between Gencare Lifestyle (founded by co-founder of Merrill Gardens, Leon Grundstein) and Pacific Medical Buildings (a medical office building developer based in San Diego). PMB had an existing relationship with Harrison Street, which provided 90% of the equity for both the Federal Way acquisition and a new... Read More »
Berkadia Bags Four HUD Financings

Berkadia Bags Four HUD Financings

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 Michigan to arrange a $9.06 million loan on behalf of a SNF there. The Midwest-based owner/operator borrower purchased the 139-bed facility in May 2017 from a not-for-profit seller. Back then, Berkadia provided the bridge financing to fund 100% of the acquisition costs plus a significant renovation. The HUD refinance retires that Berkadia bridge loan. Mr. Williams... Read More »
Berkadia’s Big End-of-Year Closing

Berkadia’s Big End-of-Year Closing

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 the debt had the fixed rate and over $50.2 million featured the variable rate. Berkadia’s Lisa Lautner originated the transaction, closing right before Christmas. Read More »
Berkadia Closes First Freddie Mac Structured Pool Transaction For Seniors Housing

Berkadia Closes First Freddie Mac Structured Pool Transaction For Seniors Housing

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 28 properties and 2,200 units were refinanced with the loans, and through Freddie Mac’s Green Advantage program they will be able to make environmental upgrades. This is the first Structured Pool Transaction in the seniors housing industry, but with the interest rate risk diversification it provides, look... Read More »
Berkadia Bonanza

Berkadia Bonanza

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 Berkadia to retire bridge debt used to acquire three skilled nursing facilities in Colorado, Kansas and Nevada. Acquired in 2017, the facilities total 110 beds and average 94% occupancy. The smaller $6.7 million loan refinanced a 47-bed, 11-year old SNF in New Mexico owned and operated by two other repeat clients of Berkadia. Then, Rafael... Read More »