• 60 Seconds with Swett: M&A Activity Tops 350 Deals in H1:25

    In the second quarter of 2025, there were 176 publicly announced transactions, a preliminary number that is almost certain to increase in the weeks ahead. That brings our total for the first half of the year to 355 deals, or 710 on an annualized basis. Considering we finished 2024 with 716 total deals, which was a record by far, we are in a good... Read More »
  • Bloom Exits South Carolina’s Seniors Housing Market

    Kandu Capital, LLC, and its operating company, Bloom Senior Living, collectively known as Bloom, sold its final seniors housing community in South Carolina. The company is seeking realignment as it exits the state after a decade-long presence in the region. The 129-unit independent living and memory care community, which is in Bluffton, sold for... Read More »
  • Improving Ohio SNF Sees Strong Price

    Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage secured a strong price for a skilled nursing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. Built in 1965, the facility was originally licensed for 199 beds, but the decision was made to strategically reduce the beds to 167 to save on provider tax and improve the Medicaid rate.  The facility struggled for many... Read More »
  • Stacked Stone Ventures Makes Major SNF Acquisition

    Stacked Stone Ventures, a real estate investment firm founded by Kent Eikanas, has made a major acquisition in the skilled nursing sector, acquiring nine skilled nursing facilities for approximately $33 million, or $66,000 per bed, at a 13% cap rate. Stacked Stone bought the portfolio in a joint venture with Praxis Capital from a large... Read More »
  • Tremper Capital Group Announces Two Refinances

    Tremper Capital Group announced a couple of refinances at the end of the second quarter for seniors housing clients. The first was arranged on behalf of Kisco Senior Living for its 333-unit entrance-fee CCRC in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Built in 2004, the campus was acquired by Kisco as part of a larger CCRC deal in 2013, and since then it... Read More »
HHC Finance Finishing HUD Year Strong

HHC Finance Finishing HUD Year Strong

The HUD fiscal year is about to end, and Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) is finishing with a flourish, closing a $19 million refinance for a 90-bed skilled nursing facility located in central Pennsylvania.  The facility was built in 2014 with state-of the-art components, making it the most modern SNF in the general area. The 35-year, fixed rate HUD loan took out the original construction financing. Read More »
HHC Finance Sizzles This Summer

HHC Finance Sizzles This Summer

The Capital Advisory Group at Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) has impressed so far this summer, closing $157 million across eight loans in the last two months. Isaac Haas and Neil Gamss, who lead the group, went to Pennsylvania to close the largest transaction. Vita Healthcare Group was the borrower, after acquiring eight skilled nursing facilities and 1,050 total beds that were deemed to be non-core by the undisclosed seller, in a transaction handled by Ben Firestone, Christopher Hyldahl, Michael Segal and Gideon Orion of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors. HHC Finance closed a $100.3 million bridge loan to fund the purchase. For another skilled nursing portfolio... Read More »
After Five Years of Ownership, Tryko Partners Refinances PA SNF

After Five Years of Ownership, Tryko Partners Refinances PA SNF

Five years after acquiring a 97-bed skilled nursing facility in Easton, Pennsylvania, Tryko Partners is turning to Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) to refinance it through HUD. Originally built in 1960, the facility still had a lot of upside back when it was sold by Signature HealthCARE in 2013. It is located directly across the street from the 196-bed Easton Hospital and featured a good quality mix, with 22% Medicare, 11% private pay and the remainder Medicaid. Occupancy was 84% at the time, as well. However, it was an orphan property for the seller five years ago. The operating margin was just around 4% on $8.55 million of revenues at the time of the sale, but Tryko... Read More »
HHC Finance Closes Illinois HUD Refinance

HHC Finance Closes Illinois HUD Refinance

Housing & Healthcare Finance recently closed four HUD loans on behalf of a portfolio of four supportive living facilities in Illinois, totaling $55.3 million. Built in the early- to mid-2000s, the facilities will soon receive some renovations in order to increase their appeal and competitiveness, which the financing will facilitate. They total 536 units geared towards low-income residents that do not need full medical care. The transaction refinanced the experienced borrowers’ existing bank and partnership debt, along with supporting the renovations. Read More »
Housing & Healthcare Finance’s Flourishing Bridge Loan Program

Housing & Healthcare Finance’s Flourishing Bridge Loan Program

The Capital Advisory Group at Housing & Healthcare Finance, led by Isaac Haas and Neil Gamms, has been hard at work closing over $100 million in bridge loans and a $7 million A/R line of credit in the last couple of months. The largest of the transactions took place in Ohio, where the firm closed a $57 million loan for a portfolio of five skilled nursing facilities and two assisted living communities totaling 854 beds. Four SNFs in Georgia with 560 beds received a couple of loans totaling $25.7 million. The firm also closed an $11 million loan for a 140-bed SNF in Pennsylvania, and three loans ranging from $3 million to $7 million for smaller facilities in Kentucky, Massachusetts and... Read More »