• Ventas Posts Strong 2025 Results and Continues SHOP Momentum

    One of the big REITs, Ventas, reported its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, and its activity was impressive, with the company continuing to outperform many of its peers. A full comparison will have to wait for Welltower’s earnings release, but Ventas nonetheless posted a strong year.  In the fourth quarter, Ventas’ U.S. portfolio... Read More »
  • Ensign Delivers Strong Q4 and Full-Year 2025 Results

    The Ensign Group posted a strong fourth quarter and full-year 2025. The company reported that FFO was $75.2 million for 2025, an increase of 28.3% over 2024, and $20.4 million for the quarter, an increase of 33.9% over the prior year quarter. Same facilities and transitioning facilities occupancy for the year were 82.9% and 84.2%, increases of... Read More »
  • Omega Reports Continued Momentum

    Omega Healthcare Investors announced its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, completing approximately $334 million in fourth quarter investments, which consisted of $52 million in real estate acquisitions, $16 million in real estate loans and $266 million in unconsolidated entities. In 2025 Omega completed $1.1 billion in new investments,... Read More »
  • Senior Lifestyle Recapitalizes Two Communities

    Senior Lifestyle participated with its capital partners in the recapitalization of North Shore Place in Northbrook, Illinois, and The Sheridan at Eastside in Snellville, Georgia. Both communities were developed by Senior Lifestyle and will continue to be operated by the company following the transaction. North Shore Place is a 188-unit assisted... Read More »
  • Berkadia Announces 2025 Activity and Latest Deal

    Berkadia recorded another successful year, with more than $2 billion in mortgage banking closings for the second consecutive year. In 2025, Berkadia’s financings were spread across 123 properties including active adult, independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing communities. Multiple lending sources were utilized, such... Read More »
KeyBank Keeps It Going

KeyBank Keeps It Going

KeyBank Real Estate Capital has been on a roll lately, announcing financing after financing following their successful HUD fiscal year atop the rankings. Their latest closing saw Charlie Shoop and Peter Trazzera close a $31.5 million Freddie Mac loan on behalf of Chicago Pacific Founders to refinance the original balance sheet acquisition loan (also provided by KeyBank) on a 176-unit senior living community in Topsham, Maine. Spread out on 90 acres, the community provides independent living, assisted living and memory care services to its residents. Messrs. Shoop and Trazzera arranged the financing with a seven-year term, variable rate and an open prepayment option during the last two... Read More »
CBRE’s Two Latest Transactions

CBRE’s Two Latest Transactions

The CBRE team showed their strength in their latest two transactions. First, it was announced that not only did Lisa Widmier represent a publicly-traded REIT in its sale of a 120-unit assisted living community in Sterling Heights, Michigan to Chicago Pacific Founders, but Aron Will arranged the acquisition financing too. Through CBRE’s Freddie Mac Seller Servicer direct lending program, Mr. Will secured a $15.5 million, floating rate loan, with a 10-year term and 60 months of interest only. Chicago Pacific Founders’ wholly owned subsidiary Grace Management will take over operations. Separately, Mr. Will was joined by Kevin Randles to arrange a fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan in another deal.... Read More »
Chicago Pacific Founders Makes It Five

Chicago Pacific Founders Makes It Five

Chicago Pacific Founders just made its fifth acquisition of the year (all since the start of April), after just three (disclosed) deals in both 2017 and 2016. The newest addition is an independent/assisted living community located in Sterling Heights, Michigan (Detroit MSA), and sold for an undisclosed price. Built in 1989, it was formerly operated by Atria Senior Living and most recently reported a 93% occupancy rate (up from 88% at letter of intent). CPF’s subsidiary Grace Management will take over operations and will oversee some capital improvements to be made to the property. Read More »
Chicago Pacific Founders Refinances Two Southwest Senior Living Communities

Chicago Pacific Founders Refinances Two Southwest Senior Living Communities

On the way to stabilizing its two senior living communities in Tucson, Arizona and Pahrump, Nevada, Chicago Pacific Founders refinanced with the help of Aron Will of CBRE. In 2016, its subsidiary CPF Living Communities acquired the two majority-independent living communities (with assisted living and memory care units as well) from two non-traditional seniors housing owners. Occupancy was low at the time, but Grace Management took over and improved operations, expecting them to fully stabilize by 2019. There are 140 independent living, 60 assisted living and 12 memory care units. CBRE secured a three-year floating-rate loan, with 36 months of interest only, from a debt fund to refinance... Read More »
KeyBank Closes Two Fannie and Freddie Financings

KeyBank Closes Two Fannie and Freddie Financings

Charlie Shoop of KeyBank Real Estate Capital has been hard at work arranging two financings from two different agencies. First, through Freddie Mac, Mr. Shoop originated a $26 million loan to facilitate the acquisition of a 175-unit independent living community in Dallas, Texas. The floating-rate loan came with a seven-year term, four-year interest only period and 30-year amortization schedule. Its recipient was Chicago Pacific Founders, which purchased the nine-year old community from Capitol Seniors Housing (CSH) for an undisclosed price. CSH had originally bought the property in 2016 when it was around 95% occupied and operating well. At the time, CSH had plans to invest in some capital... Read More »