• 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 »
HHC Finance Closes Four HUD Deals

HHC Finance Closes Four HUD Deals

Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) just announced four transactions from its HUD pipeline, totaling more than $44 million. The first deal was closed for a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Ohio. Built in the early 1970s, it had occupancy in the low 90s and received a $10 million loan. Another skilled nursing facility in Ohio then obtained a $10.2 million loan from HHC Finance. That 93-bed facility was a little older (built in the mid-1960s) and was also well occupied around 95%.   Next, HHC Finance closed a $10.5 million HUD loan for a 100-bed skilled nursing facility in Maryland. And finally, the firm closed its largest deal of the group for a 165-bed skilled nursing... Read More »
HHC Finance’s Busy HUD Month

HHC Finance’s Busy HUD Month

Summer vacation didn’t start at Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance), we suppose, as the firm closed seven HUD loans totaling $119 million in the month of June. The largest deal was a $61 million refinance of a 360-bed skilled nursing facility in New York. Built in the early-1970s but recently renovated, the facility was occupied in the mid-90s. HHC Finance followed that up with a $22 million HUD refinance of a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Florida that was built in 2015 and occupied in the high-80s. Both loans were closed with interest rates in the mid-2s. That makes for some happy long-term clients.  HHC Finance rounded out its June activity with five HUD loan... Read More »
HHC Finance Posts Strong Financing Activity in May

HHC Finance Posts Strong Financing Activity in May

The team at Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) reported a strong May, closed a couple of HUD loans and a number of rate modifications for senior care clients across the country. The two HUD loans totaled $31 million. A 108-unit assisted living community in Minnesota obtained the first.   Built in 1996, it boasted an occupancy rate in the mid-90s. HHC Finance arranged the second HUD loan for a 191-bed skilled nursing facility in California. Built in 1991, it was also occupied in the mid-90s. Both refinances took out higher rate bank debt.  HHC Finance didn’t stop there, taking advantage of near-record-low interest rates by closing five loan... Read More »
HHC Finance Closes Four HUD Deals

HHC Finance Impresses & Lerner Will Chair Englewood Health Boards

Housing & Healthcare Finance impressed in the last week of April, closing $117 million in HUD loan modifications for nine skilled nursing facilities in Illinois, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. That is one area in the financing world that seems to have not slowed down as a result of COVID-19. That still took HHC Finance to react quickly to improving capital market conditions to lower their clients’ loan rates with almost no out-of-pocket expenses for them. The facilities receiving the rate modifications totaled 1,238 beds.  The good news kept on coming for HHC Finance, as Richard Lerner, Co-Owner and Executive Vice Chairman at the firm, was appointed Board Chairman at Englewood Health... Read More »
Housing & Healthcare Finance Handles HUD Refinance

Housing & Healthcare Finance Handles HUD Refinance

The team at Housing & Healthcare Finance has closed a couple of HUD financings totaling $57 million. There was a $34.1 million loan for a portfolio of five skilled nursing facilities located throughout Minnesota. The experienced borrower was able to replace conventional debt on the portfolio with a substantially higher interest rate. They came with 30- and 35-year terms. The loan amount came in at about $120,000 per bed/unit.  Built from 1958 to 2008, averaging 38 years old, the portfolio totals 464 total beds. Two of the facilities also feature assisted living units. Occupancies ranged from the low-80s to the high-90s.   Finally, HHC Finance closed a $22.8 million rate modification... Read More »