• Regional Owner/Operator Enters New State

    by | Apr 10, 2026 2:41 pm | Acquisitions

    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

    by | Apr 10, 2026 2:40 pm | Acquisitions

    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

    by | Apr 10, 2026 2:39 pm | Acquisitions, Statistics

    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

    by | Apr 10, 2026 2:36 pm | Acquisitions

    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

    by | Apr 10, 2026 8:09 am | Uncategorized

    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 »
Friendly Sale Followed By HUD Financing

Friendly Sale Followed By HUD Financing

by | Sep 12, 2018 7:00 am | Acquisitions, Financings

Cambridge Realty Capital Companies arranged $28.4 million in HUD financing for a portfolio of three skilled nursing facilities in Ohio, but the road to closing was more complicated than usual. Located in the towns of Niles and Milan, these facilities were put up for sale by their long-time real estate owner/operator. However, during the marketing period, operations declined, and the owner brought in a new operator under a long-term lease. It was the lessee’s goal to eventually own the facilities, and through its ongoing relationship with them, Cambridge helped arrange a friendly sale. Now, with two 35-year terms and one 33-year term, Cambridge structured a $6.08 million loan, a $6.4... Read More »
Cambridge Realty Capital Completes Illinois HUD Refinance

Cambridge Realty Capital Completes Illinois HUD Refinance

by | Jul 19, 2018 2:34 pm | Financings

After Cambridge Realty Capital Companies announced that it funded a $32.75 million acquisition loan through HUD for a 211-unit affordable seniors housing property in Baltimore, Maryland, the firm followed up by refinancing a 162-bed skilled nursing facility in Glenwood, Illinois, also going through HUD. The owner, an Illinois limited liability company, obtained an $11.6 million loan, with a fully amortizing 30-year term. Located about 30 minutes outside of Chicago, the facility features a short-term rehab unit for Medicare and private insurance patients, and dialysis services, in addition to providing long-term care. Read More »
Affordable Housing Complex To Get A Make-Over

Affordable Housing Complex To Get A Make-Over

by | May 31, 2018 2:24 pm | Financings

Cambridge Realty Capital left its comfort zone of financing skilled nursing facilities, arranging a $32.7 million HUD-insured loan that was funded by tax-exempt bonds, with owner’s equity facilitated by low-income housing tax credits. The combination refinanced a 211-unit affordable elderly housing complex in Baltimore, Maryland. The extra funds are to be used to modernize the 40-year old physical plant. We suspect there are many more of these types of buildings that need updating, in addition to more of these buildings in general to help low-income elderly as they age. Read More »
Cambridge Realty Capital Assists In Illinois SNF Sale

Cambridge Realty Capital Assists In Illinois SNF Sale

by | Nov 7, 2017 9:00 pm | Financings

Cambridge Realty Capital Companies recently assisted a skilled nursing operator to exercise its purchase option on a 192-bed skilled nursing facility in Glenview, Illinois, with the help of a $20 million bridge loan, plus a $1.0 million asset-based loan to fund the deal. The borrower had taken over operations at the nearly 30-year old facility just nine months prior under a lease, so its own culture was still being implemented at the facility level. However, it decided to go through with the purchase option, utilizing its long-standing relationship with Cambridge to get the job done. Read More »

From Coulterville to California for Cambridge Realty Capital Companies

by | Apr 14, 2017 7:00 am | Financings

Cambridge Realty Capital Companies closed a couple of transactions for clients across the country. First up, in Coulterville, Illinois, the Cambridge team arranged a $3.76 million HUD refinance for a 71-bed skilled nursing facility. The owner, a Missouri LLC, received a 35-year, fully amortized term. Then, a California LLC received a $3.7 million HUD loan, courtesy of Cambridge’s Hymie Barber, to refinance its nearly 20-year old 58-bed assisted living community in Arroyo Grande, California. The loan comes with a 27-year term. Read More »