• 60 Seconds with Swett: The Problem with CMS Interpretive Guidelines

    Just a day after we highlighted the potential downsides of overregulation of assisted living from the federal level, a case of regulatory overreach involving a nursing home just headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth District in hopes of overturning a $1.8 million civil monetary penalty. Without getting into the minutiae too much, the... Read More »
  • Kayne Anderson Fund Tops Target

    The familiar refrain continues, with more capital continuing to flow into the seniors housing industry, property prices should keep rising. Kayne Anderson Real Estate, the real estate private equity arm of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., has closed the largest opportunistic equity fund in its history, at more than 70% above its initial... Read More »
  • Well-Performing Full-Continuum Community Sells

    Blueprint announced its role in the sale of Morningstar at Golden Ridge, a seniors housing community in Peoria, Arizona (Phoenix MSA). Built in 2019, the community has 38 independent living, 65 assisted living and 35 memory care units. It is nearly fully occupied. The community is one of the newest and most well-appointed assets within a... Read More »
  • Kaplan Development Divests to Cedarwood Group

    Cedarwood Group closed its acquisition of Saranac Village at Will Rogers, a 75-unit independent living community in Saranac Lake, New York. The seller was Kaplan Development Group, which took over Will Rogers after the first year of it being open as a senior living community. The community was originally built in 1928 as a Tudor-style... Read More »
  • Omega Welcomes New CEO and CFO

    Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.’s President, Matthew Gourmand will become the REIT’s Chief Executive Officer in conjunction with the planned retirement of Taylor Pickett, effective October 1, 2026. Pickett will also step down from the Board of Directors upon his retirement, and the Board of Directors intends to appoint Gourmand to the Board,... Read More »
Cambridge Realty Capital Lowers Rate On 16 Facilities

Cambridge Realty Capital Lowers Rate On 16 Facilities

Cambridge Realty Capital announced a slew of HUD loan modifications in the first half of 2020. The lender worked on behalf of borrowers with a combined 16 healthcare facilities that all had HUD mortgages. They are located in Illinois, California, Ohio, Texas, New Jersey and Iowa. In total, Cambridge funded over $200 million in loan modifications, resulting in a lower interest rate for its clients.  This announcement comes a month after Cambridge closed a HUD refinance of a 115-bed skilled nursing facility in northeast Texas in the city of Longview. Built in the 1980s but well maintained, this facility has so far been spared from COVID-19. The New York-based owner decided to refinance... Read More »
Cambridge Realty Capital Closes HUD Deal

Cambridge Realty Capital Closes HUD Deal

The HUD pipeline is still flowing these days, and Cambridge Realty Capital Companies announced a loan closing for a 115-bed skilled nursing facility in northeast Texas in the city of Longview. Built in the 1980s but well maintained, this facility has so far been spared from COVID-19. The New York-based owner decided to refinance and, with the help of Cambridge, obtained a $3.907 million HUD loan. The interest rate came in under 3%, and the loan came with a fully amortized 29-year term.   Read More »
Cambridge Realty Capital Refinances Illinois SLF

Cambridge Realty Capital Refinances Illinois SLF

Three years after acquiring a supportive living community in Pontiac, Illinois, a regional owner is refinancing the property with the help of Cambridge Realty Capital Companies. Originally built in 2009, the 60-unit community is made up of 52 private studio and eight one-bedroom units. It is also located just minutes from OSF St. James Hospital. At the time of its December 2016 sale, it was about 82% occupied, with a 16% operating margin on approximately $1.73 million of revenues. The purchase price came to $7.5 million, or $125,000 per unit. Now, Cambridge has secured a $7.6 million HUD loan, with a fully amortizing 35-year term, to refinance it. Read More »
Cambridge Realty Capital Closes Two Oklahoma Financings

Cambridge Realty Capital Closes Two Oklahoma Financings

Cambridge Realty Capital Companies closed two HUD transactions in the state of Oklahoma for a couple of skilled nursing facilities operated by Diakonos Group. The first was for a 125-bed senior care facility in Collinsville (Tulsa MSA), which received a $2.4 million loan with a fully amortizing 26-year term. The facility is comprised of 90 skilled nursing and 35 assisted living beds, with long- and short-term care plus physical, occupational and speech therapy services. Then, Cambridge arranged a $7.48 million loan, with a 28-year term, for a senior care campus in Vinita (northeast Oklahoma). The property offers 50 independent living, 25 assisted living and 127 skilled nursing beds, with... Read More »
Cambridge Realty Capital Arranges Refinance for Florida AL Community

Cambridge Realty Capital Arranges Refinance for Florida AL Community

Cambridge Realty Capital Companies successfully refinanced an assisted living community in Largo, Florida (St. Petersburg MSA). The 63-bed community, which is owned by a Florida limited liability company, obtained a $4.1 million HUD loan with a fully amortizing 33-year and eight-month term. Amenities at the pet-friendly community include a hair and nail salon, library and gardens with walking paths. It also provides in-house therapy with Fusion Healthcare. Autumn Senior Living manages the community. This transaction was one of eight HUD Lean refinances that Cambridge closed in the previous HUD fiscal year, with a total of $80.8 million in volume. Read More »