• Focus Healthcare Partners Acquires Bankrupt CCRC

    A judge approved a $133 million bid by Focus Healthcare Partners through Focus SH Acquisitions LLC to acquire a 495-unit CCRC in Houston, Texas. Previously owned by the not-for-profit Buckingham Senior Living Community Inc., The Buckingham had filed for bankruptcy protection in November 2025.  Focus’s bid includes... Read More »
  • Incumbent Operator Secures Two Acquisition Financings

    Jay Healy and Director Andrew Lanzaro of Berkadia utilized the company’s balance sheet to provide $39.7 million of bridge-to-HUD financing for a Fort Worth-based skilled nursing owner/operator. The intent is to close the two subsequent HUD 232/223(f) refinancings in the second half of 2026. The loans facilitated the acquisition of three Texas... Read More »
  • MONTICELLOAM’s 2025 Activity

    MONTICELLOAM reported its 2025 activity, completing 49 senior care and multifamily transactions totaling over $2.2 billion in bridge, mezzanine and working capital financing throughout the year. In one of the notable transactions, one of the largest financings the firm has ever completed, MONTICELLOAM funded $470.5 million in bridge and working... Read More »
  • CBRE’s Active 2025 and Q1:26 Projections

    CBRE’s National Senior Housing team announced its 2025 activity, with $3.1 billion in total transaction volume. Debt originations and equity placements comprised $1.95 billion of that total, and were completed across 25 states. Meanwhile, the investment sales side closed $1.15 billion in deals, selling 27 properties across 14 states. The... Read More »
  • Underperforming AL/MC Assets Sell in Michigan

    A buyer with operational expertise and capital resources acquired two seniors housing communities that were not stabilized at the time of sale. The new owner intends to stabilize performance, implement targeted management improvements and reposition the assets. Current rates are priced below local competitors, offering upside through rate... Read More »
Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Summer Surge

Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Summer Surge

As the temperatures rose, the team at Senior Living Investment Brokerage heated up too, following up its portfolio closing in Florida with two deals in the Lone Star State. First, in east Texas, Matthew Alley worked with an independent owner/operator to sell their long-held skilled nursing facilities in Grand Saline and Athens. Built in the 1960s, the facilities were operating just above breakeven on approximately $3.5 million of combined revenues. The 76-bed facility in Grand Saline was 65% occupied, while the 82-bed Athens facility had run into some major regulatory issues and was just 52% occupied. Another independent owner/operator based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area stepped in as the... Read More »
Griffin-American Shows Its Strength In The Show-Me State

Griffin-American Shows Its Strength In The Show-Me State

After a busy Spring growing its medical office building portfolio, Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV jumped back into the senior care M&A market to acquire eight skilled nursing facilities in Missouri, at a price of $88.2 million, or $79,300 per bed. The portfolio, comprising 1,112 licensed beds, is well performing and will be leased under a 15-year absolute net lease with two 10-year renewal options and CPI-based rent escalators with a floor of 2% and a cap of 3%. Griffin-American also diversifies its geography and asset class with the deal. Its last senior care deal was on the small side (a $22.6 million acquisition of two Wisconsin properties announced in March 2018), but 2017 was... Read More »
Griffin American Goes To Wisconsin

Griffin American Goes To Wisconsin

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV gained a foothold in the state of Wisconsin by acquiring two senior care facilities that include independent living, assisted living and also skilled nursing beds. Located in the Madison suburbs of Waunakee and Sun Prairie, the facilities total 254 beds, with the seniors housing portion featuring 100% private pay, and the skilled nursing portion having a 67% quality mix. In addition, nearly $10 million in renovations have been completed at the properties since 2006. Griffin-American purchased the facilities for $22.6 million, or about $89,000 per bed, and leased them to Integro Healthcare Consulting under an absolute net master lease structure through... Read More »
Griffin-American and Greystone

Griffin-American and Greystone

A month ago, we learned of a couple of large divestments by New Senior Investment Group, in a move to bring its share price up to where management believes it should be, by increasing the share of its independent living portfolio, decreasing its Holiday Retirement exposure, and reducing its concentration in the three states of Florida, Texas and California. We have also just learned that Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Greystone represented SNR in the transaction. Spread out across Central Florida, the portfolio consists of nine properties and were all formerly operated by Holiday Retirement. However, operations have dropped off since Holiday stopped having live-in managers at its... Read More »
Griffin-American Closes First Tranche of California Senior Portfolio Deal

Griffin-American Closes First Tranche of California Senior Portfolio Deal

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV closed the first of two tranches for an eight-property seniors housing acquisition in Northern California, bringing the REIT’s total to 27 medical office and seniors housing properties since its first acquisition in June 2016. Located in high-barrier-to-entry markets in California, these communities were owned by affiliates of Nazareth Healthcare, Inc. and featured 327 units of assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing.The portfolio was fully occupied, certainly adding to its appeal. Built on average 43 years ago (although with renovations since), the first tranche of properties included a 22-unit memory care community in Menlo Park, a 65-unit... Read More »