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

    by | May 27, 2026 8:23 am | 60 Seconds, Opinion

    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

    by | May 27, 2026 8:21 am | Uncategorized

    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

    by | May 27, 2026 8:20 am | Acquisitions

    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

    by | May 27, 2026 8:17 am | Acquisitions

    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

    by | May 27, 2026 8:16 am | Uncategorized

    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 »
CFG Announces Record-Breaking Closings in 2021

CFG Announces Record-Breaking Closings in 2021

by | Jan 14, 2022 4:23 pm | Uncategorized

Capital Funding Group (CFG) broke a company record for deal volume in 2021, and more than doubling its 2020 financing total, having financed more than $3.8 billion and executed 155 deals across the United States. This includes 85 HUD loans in excess of $720 million. The most prominent deal involved a $650 million bridge loan, representing the largest single financing deal the company has executed in 10 years.  CFG closed several other bridge loans, including the refinancing of a 3,140-bed skilled nursing portfolio spanning Colorado, California and Wyoming. Over in New York, CFG also closed an $89 million bridge loan for the refinancing of a 239-bed facility in Queens. There were also... Read More »
Capital Funding Group Expands Seniors Housing Team

Capital Funding Group Expands Seniors Housing Team

by | Oct 13, 2021 9:45 am | Financings

Capital Funding Group (CFG) has promoted Director Erik Howard to executive managing director of business and marketing in an effort to amplify their focus on the seniors housing and multifamily housing sectors. Throughout Mr. Howard’s 17-year tenure at CFG, he has been involved in the financing of over $7 billion in healthcare and multifamily assets. CFG has assembled a new team around these sectors in tandem with Mr. Howard’s promotion announcement, with industry-vet Ken Assiran set to lead the new seniors housing lending platform. Mr. Assiran has a 30-year background in financings and debt-structuring, and will continue to run CFG-affiliate Capital Health Group in addition to these new... Read More »
Capital Funding Group Closes Loan For SNF Portfolio

Capital Funding Group Closes Loan For SNF Portfolio

by | Sep 15, 2021 9:24 am | Financings

Capital Funding Group’s standout year continues with another large term loan closed for a 29-asset skilled nursing portfolio. Located in Colorado, California and Wyoming, the properties include 28 skilled nursing facilities and one SNF with assisted living units as well, all totaling 3,410 beds. Capital Funding Group worked on behalf of the owner, a private real estate investment group, to close a $262.6 million term loan that refinanced the portfolio. In addition, CFG underwrote the transaction of operations from SavaSeniorCare to four new regional operators. Erik Howard and Director Tim Eberhardt originated the transaction.  This brings CFG’s bridge-to-HUD loan closings to $2.3 billion... Read More »
CFG Announces Record-Breaking Closings in 2021

Capital Funding Group Closes Big Bridge Financing

by | Jul 20, 2021 3:32 pm | Financings

Capital Funding Group announced its largest single financing deal in 10 years, closing a bridge-to-HUD loan totaling more than $650 million. The purpose of the loan is not known, nor the properties being financed, but the deal takes CFG’s year-to-date dollar volume to over $1.5 billion of secured loans. Director Craig Casagrande and Senior Associate Andrew Jones originated the transaction for CFG.  Read More »
CFG Announces Record-Breaking Closings in 2021

Capital Funding Hits Impressive Mark For Q1 Closings

by | Apr 28, 2021 9:08 am | Financings

News of Capital Funding Group’s first quarter activity trickled out throughout the first three months of the year, but the firm recently confirmed that they financed in excess of $800 million for its clients across 13 bridge loans and 31 HUD loans. Even under “normal” circumstances, a quarter like that is certainly one to show off.   We already profiled a couple of the transactions, the largest being a $285 million bridge-to-HUD loan for the acquisition of 16 skilled nursing facilities in the Mid-Atlantic. Erik Howard and Tim Eberhardt originated the transaction for Capital Funding Group, and Capital Funding, LLC, a subsidiary of CFG Bank, participated in the transaction.  Another notable... Read More »