• Brookdale Boosts Short Term Stability

    Brookdale Senior Living completed a series of financing transactions totaling approximately $600 million that refinanced all of its remaining 2026 mortgage debt and maturities, around $350 million, and a portion of 2027 mortgage debt maturities, approximately $200 million. The company also secured more fixed-rate debt, helping to cut rate risk.... Read More »
  • Ikaria Announces $1 Billion in Q4 Volume

    Ikaria Capital Group closed out a successful 2025, announcing several significant transactions in the fourth quarter that exceeded $1 billion in volume. The activity comprises financings in the seniors housing, skilled nursing and behavioral health sectors across multiple states and borrowers.  The largest deal was a $595.5 million senior... Read More »
  • PE Group Enters Oklahoma after Medicaid Rate Bump

    A skilled nursing facility in Oklahoma that recently benefited from the state’s Medicaid rate bump sold to a national private equity firm looking to enter the state. Built in 1967, Maplewood Care Center features 180 beds on over three acres in Tulsa. It is located close to several major hospitals and healthcare campuses, but occupancy was sitting... Read More »
  • Community Purchased through HUD Assumption

    Chad Mundy of the Knapp-Stahler Group of Marcus & Millichap sold an 82-unit assisted living/memory care community in Lewiston, Idaho. Built in phases in the early 2000s, the community featured five separate buildings, one of which was vacant after sustaining damage from a flood. As a result, occupancy was lower, based on the 89 licensed beds,... Read More »
  • The Zett Group Rounds Out Q4

    The Zett Group closed out Q4 with several closings in the Pacific Northwest. First was the sale of Fox Hollow, a 58-unit seniors housing community in Eugene, Oregon. Built in 1988 and renovated in 2003, the community features 51 assisted living units and seven independent living “cottage-style” units. Set in a nice area of Eugene, it was owned by... Read More »
Dwight Capital’s Strong Q1 Activity

Dwight Capital’s Strong Q1 Activity

Dwight Capital’s first quarter is in the books, and it was an active three months for them to say the least. The firm financed $121.6 million across 12 transactions, including four HUD loans, seven bridge financings and one additional financing.   Starting with the HUD deals, Dwight Capital first closed a $21.3 million loan for a 195-bed skilled nursing facility in Long Grove, Illinois. Built in 1996, the facility received a substantial renovation in 2016 and now includes a therapy gym, family lounges, spa and salon services, and sound proofing to promote rest. It last sold in 2016 to Cascade Capital Group for around $14.4 million, or close to $75,000 per bed. After the deal, Legacy... Read More »
Dwight Capital Announces Both Bridge Loans and Agency Financings

Dwight Capital Announces Both Bridge Loans and Agency Financings

Dwight Capital ended 2020 with a bang, with more than $117 million of healthcare financings closed during the fourth quarter. The volume included a few bridge acquisition loans for senior care facilities across the country, starting with $15 million in bridge and mezzanine debt for the acquisition of three assisted living/skilled nursing facilities in Kansas. Adam Sasouness originated the transaction as well as a $13.95 million bridge loan for the Laurels Portfolio, which consists of three properties in northeast Ohio with 313 beds of assisted living and skilled nursing.   Previously owned by a REIT, the facilities were originally built in the 1960s and... Read More »
Dwight Capital Acquires Love Funding

Dwight Capital Acquires Love Funding

The HUD market seems to be the steadiest in the senior care lending world since the onset of COVID-19, after a few hiccups and delays earlier this year. Recently, there was a shake-up in the lending market, as Dwight Capital acquired Love Funding, the HUD lending subsidiary of Midland States Bank.   Love Funding’s platform will be rebranded and integrated within Dwight Capital, while Midland States Bank will retain the existing Love Funding servicing portfolio. Read More »
Dwight Capital Refinances New Jersey SNF

Dwight Capital Refinances New Jersey SNF

Dwight Capital arranged a HUD refinance for a skilled nursing facility in Union City, New Jersey (New York City MSA). Built in 2008 right at the New Jersey end of the Lincoln Tunnel, the 127-bed facility provides a variety of services including on-site diagnostic x-rays, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech/language pathology and podiatry services, among others. Its owner obtained a $12.4 million HUD loan with a 35-year term and amortization. The lower fixed interest rate also provided the borrower with substantial annual debt service savings. Adam Offman of Dwight Capital originated the transaction.  Read More »
Dwight Capital Closes Two HUD Refinances

Dwight Capital Closes Two HUD Refinances

At the end of March, Dwight Capital announced a HUD refinance of a senior care campus in Andover, Kansas. Built in 2004 and 2010, respectively, the assisted living and skilled nursing buildings feature 164 total beds on 7.2 acres. Clint Miller of Dwight Capital originated a $14 million loan with a 35-year term and amortization to refinance the facility.  Earlier in the month, Dwight Capital’s Kevin Lifshitz also got a HUD financing closed in West Jordan, Utah (Salt Lake City MSA). The target was a Beehive Homes community built in 1996 and 2007 on over 1.5 acres. It currently consists of 50 beds in 50 units and is located less than a mile from Jordan Valley Medical Center. The license... Read More »