• Out-of-State Owner Divests to Investor

    A couple of assisted living and memory care communities in Eastern Tennessee recently traded hands. The two properties comprise more than 100 units. A Chicago-based investor aligned with the seller’s long-term vision for the communities acquired the assets, and partnered with a regional operator that was looking to grow their presence in the... Read More »
  • CFG Hit the Ground Running in Q1

    Capital Funding Group wasted no time in the first quarter, closing $428.9 million in total financing. The transactions spanned skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, memory care, behavioral health, multifamily and commercial lending on behalf of nationally recognized borrowers. Some highlighted transactions include: ● A $17.6... Read More »
  • Separate Borrowers Secure Financing

    Cambridge Realty Capital announced a couple separate closings. First, the company provided a $4.31 million HUD refinance of Elizabeth Care Center, a skilled nursing facility in Elizabeth, West Virginia. Cambridge utilized HUD’s Express Lane, which enabled the loan application to receive its firm commitment just 18 days after being accepted. ... Read More »
  • Blueprint Brings on New Team Member

    Blueprint welcomed Peter Trazzera to the team as Senior Director, Capital Markets. Trazzera brings deep expertise in financing solutions and is set to further elevate Blueprint’s capabilities in the sector. He has an extensive background in institutional capital, and is joining following a 12-year tenure as Senior Vice President at KeyBank... Read More »
  • High-Priced Sale Closes in Chicago

    The bar keeps getting raised for pricing in the seniors housing industry, and we believe a new record has been set for a property sale in Chicago, Illinois. It was revealed that the seven-story Belmont Village Lincoln Park was bought by CBRE Investment Management for approximately $151 million, according to property tax records. Based on a lower... Read More »
NewPoint Acquires HHC Finance’s HUD Businesses

NewPoint Acquires HHC Finance’s HUD Businesses

NewPoint Real Estate Capital LLC, a joint venture between Meridian Capital Group and Barings, announced that it has acquired certain assets of Housing & Healthcare Finance, including its FHA multifamily and healthcare origination business and its loan servicing portfolio. This deal augments NewPoint’s existing HUD lending services and also its healthcare and seniors housing financing capabilities. For HHC Finance, the firm gains the backing of NewPoint’s scale and its own range of services offered, now including a multifamily bridge lending program which was launched earlier this month to provide loans of $5 million to $50 million with... Read More »
HHC Finishes September With Several HUD Refinances

HHC Finishes September With Several HUD Refinances

Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) is having a strong September, closing another $58 million in HUD refinance loans. The transactions included a $42 million loan for a 260-bed skilled nursing facility followed by $11 million in financing for a 100-bed skilled nursing facility. Both facilities are located in southern California, and the two HUD loans refinanced substantially higher rate conventional debt while also providing the experienced regional owner with longer-term financing.  HHC Finance followed those closings with a $5 million HUD refinance for a 70-bed skilled nursing facility located in Missouri. Elan Magence, Senior Vice president at HHC Finance, originated all... Read More »
HHC Finance’s Latest Closings

HHC Finance’s Latest Closings

Housing & Healthcare Finance finished 2019 with a bang, closing four HUD loans worth over $62 million. The package refinanced four skilled nursing facilities in Maryland (2), Pennsylvania and Arkansas, all totaling 597 beds. The Mid-Atlantic facilities were built in the mid-1970s, while the Arkansas one opened in the early 2000s. The loans, which refinanced higher rate conventional debt, came with interest rates in the low- to mid-3s and terms between 30 and 35 years. Housing & Healthcare Finance’s Capital Advisory Group, led by Isaac Haas and Neil Gamss, also impressed this December, placing 13 loans totaling over $172 million for clients in nine states. There were 10 bridge loans... Read More »
HHC Finance Wraps Up HUD Fiscal Year with Two Closings

HHC Finance Wraps Up HUD Fiscal Year with Two Closings

Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) had an impressive fiscal year for HUD LEAN closings, wrapping up 26 transactions that totaled $336.4 million in volume, good enough for fifth place in both categories. It got to that level with two last closings for skilled nursing clients. The first transaction saw the firm arrange $15.8 million for a 174-bed skilled nursing facility in Georgia. Originally built in the mid-1960s but thoroughly renovated over the years, the facility was occupied in the low- to mid-90s. Then, HHC Finance went to Missouri to close a $4.7 million HUD loan for a 99-bed SNF. Also on the older side (having been built in the early 1980s), this facility was around 80%... Read More »
HUD Lean Volume Hits an All-Time High

HUD Lean Volume Hits an All-Time High

The HUD LEAN program had quite a fiscal year 2019, topping $3.7 billion in transaction volume across 288 transactions. The transaction number may be 1% down from the 292 closings in FY2018, but the dollar volume is up 3.6% to reach a record high for the program. HUD used to be the “lender of last resort,” but given the attractiveness of the debt (where else can you get a sub-3% rate for a 30+ year term?), it’s no wonder the program is growing like gangbusters. ORIX Real Estate Capital/Lancaster Pollard put their combined resources to work this year, closing an impressive $903.8 million in HUD closings, with 78 total transactions. That kind of dollar volume hasn’t been seen before, even... Read More »