• Sabra’s Q4 Deals Push 2025 New Investments to $450 Million

    Sabra Health Care REIT released its fourth quarter results. On a year-over-year basis, same-store cash NOI increased 12.6% for the fourth quarter of 2025, while the 2025 quarterly year-over-year average increase was 15.0%, inclusive of the stabilized facilities formerly operated by Holiday Retirement.  Its Q4 acquisitions brought the... Read More »
  • CareTrust Closes 2025 with 169 New Property Investments

    CareTrust REIT came out with its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 earnings and is continuing on its growth trajectory. In Q4, the REIT added 19 properties to its portfolio, comprising 14 triple-net leased skilled nursing facilities, two triple-net leased seniors housing communities and three SHOP communities, all totaling $561.5 million in... Read More »
  • Separate Sellers Divest in Florida

    Berkadia announced two seniors housing closings, both involving communities in the Sunshine State. First, Berkadia represented a Maryland-based private equity investment firm in its divestment of a 130-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Jacksonville, Florida MSA. The asset was built in 2015. Ross Sanders,... Read More »
  • Idaho IL/AL Community Receives HUD Financing

    Berkadia secured $27.5 million in financing for a seniors housing community in Idaho. The asset comprises 191 independent living and assisted living units, and was 97% occupied at the time of closing. Bianca Andujo and Steve Muth closed the financing through HUD’s 232/223(f) program for a first-time Berkadia client based in Tennessee. The loan... Read More »
  • Welltower Releases Strong Results, Again

    Welltower announced its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, which reflected a strong year, as anticipated. Investors seemed to agree, with shares rising to an intraday high of 5.9% above the prior close the day following the release, before finishing up 3.5%.  In the fourth quarter, the REIT saw 400 basis points of average occupancy... Read More »
Carnegie Capital Closes Loan With Congressional Bank

Carnegie Capital Closes Loan With Congressional Bank

JD Stettin of Carnegie Capital secured a bank refinance for a Pennsylvania seniors housing community. Congressional Bank provided the $16.5 million loan, which came with a three-year term and 30 months of interest only. This was the second financing Mr. Stettin has closed for the sponsor, a major national healthcare development fund. A top-tier national operator managed the building, which opened within the last several years with 65 assisted living and 30 memory care units. The loan refinanced the property during its continued lease-up, which was extended due to the pandemic. This capped a busy month for Carnegie Capital during which it announced its new joint venture with Evans Senior... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Sells Upstate New York Community

Evans Senior Investments Sells Upstate New York Community

Evans Senior Investments handled the sale of an assisted living/memory care community in Rome, New York, about 15 miles northwest of Utica. Built in 2009, the community is licensed for 48 AL and 12 MC beds, and also holds an Assisted Living Program (ALP) Medicaid license on 16 beds. Over the past 12 months, it has averaged 90% occupancy, with an 80% private pay census. Its operating margin has also been strong, at 29% on more than $2.6 million of revenues. But that could be improved by a new and potentially larger owner.  The independent owner/operator worked with Evans to find a buyer, which ended up being a regional owner/operator looking to expand its presence in the state and... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Sells Florida Community

Evans Senior Investments Sells Florida Community

Fresh off three top-five finishes in our Broker Rankings (see the story in Februrary’s issue of The SeniorCare Investor), Evans Senior Investments represented the independent owner/operator of a 66-unit assisted living/memory care community in High Springs, Florida in the property’s sale. Originally built in 1988 with a 36-unit expansion in 2014, it currently features 46 assisted living and 20 memory care units. The community holds a Medicaid license on the 72 licensed beds, and 71% of the census was private pay residents. Based on beds, occupancy averaged 92% during the twelve months prior to the sale, and the operating margin was a strong 28% on nearly... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Heads Back To Green Springs

Evans Senior Investments Heads Back To Green Springs

Less than a year after selling a small independent living community in Green Springs, Ohio, the team at Evans Senior Investments returned to the site to sell the remaining two facilities on the campus, including a facility with 31 skilled nursing beds and 20 assisted living units and a separate 120-bed skilled nursing facility. In May, Evans had represented the court-appointed receiver in the sale of a six-unit IL community, which was the first phase of its exit.   Built in phases from 1963 to 2006, the campus had been owned and operated by a second-generation family member for over 30 years, until they decided to sell in 2016 in order to focus on their existing... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Sells Evansville SNF

Evans Senior Investments Sells Evansville SNF

A skilled nursing facility with strong UPL revenues sold in Evansville, Indiana thanks to Evans Senior Investments. The owner/operator primarily operated in the Southeast, and this facility represented its only asset in the Midwest, with the nearest property nearly 300 miles away. So, an Indiana exit was arranged, and a new regional owner/operator looking to expand its presence in the state emerged as the new owner.  COVID-19 unfortunately hit the 113-bed facility earlier this year, leading to 66 total cases and increased expenses. Also, occupancy dropped from 73% to 67%, but cash flow remained strong at $1.1 million in NOI, for a 13% margin on approximately $7.83 million of revenues.... Read More »