• 60 Seconds with Swett: Navigating the Next Five Years in Seniors Housing M&A

    Are we entering the golden age of seniors housing? Next year, the first baby boomers will start turning 80, and with the current lack of new construction, occupancy rates are already rising before the real demographic wave hits. Many investors, both veterans and those new to our space, will feel pressure to grow their seniors housing holdings to... Read More »
  • Blackstone Sheds Another Asset from Its Seniors Housing Portfolio

    Blueprint handled a couple of sales in Florida and Nevada. The first in Florida involved a global private equity firm selling a 145-unit assisted living and memory care community in Boca Raton, Florida. Ben Firestone, Dillon Rudy and Jacob Ghel of Blueprint facilitated The Atrium at Boca Raton’s ownership transfer. The community presented certain... Read More »
  • CareTrust REIT Establishes SHOP Platform

    Three Texas seniors housing communities with 270 assisted living and memory care units were acquired by CareTrust REIT, Inc. The publicly traded REIT purchased the communities for $40 million, or $148,100 per unit. This marks the first investment of CareTrust’s SHOP platform. The communities were 86% occupied at the time of acquisition and will... Read More »
  • Ensign Grows Through Separate Transactions in Three States

    The Ensign Group, Inc. increased its portfolio through three separate acquisitions in Kansas, Arizona and Colorado. The publicly traded provider expanded its growing Midwest footprint through its Kansas acquisition of the real estate and operations of Willow Point Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a 45-bed skilled nursing facility in Kansas... Read More »
  • Developer/Operator Divests to PE Firm

    A developer and operator sold Rivertown Ridge, a Class-A seniors housing community in the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming, Michigan, to a private equity firm. This community, built in 2020, features 152 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care, and has exhibited strong performance.  The seller, Redstone Homes, was... Read More »
The HUD LEAN Rankings Are In

The HUD LEAN Rankings Are In

Another HUD fiscal year gone, and another set of familiar names rose to the top of LEAN loan production rankings. In terms of transactions closed, Greystone came in first place with 71 transactions, or more than double its next competitor. Not surprisingly, with that high level of activity, Greystone also had the highest dollar volume, with $888.88 million in total mortgages. This follows the firm’s first-place finish in HUD’s FY2020 as well, so they are on a hot streak. Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) took second place for transactions closed and dollar volume, with 35 and $552.87 million, respectively. We got glimpses of HHC Finance’s activity throughout the year, and the... Read More »
Berkadia Secures HUD Financing for Three Communities

Berkadia Secures HUD Financing for Three Communities

Berkadia announced three HUD financings for communities in Texas, Washington and Montana, totaling $20.6 million.  The first loan, secured by Jay Healy, totaled $11.19 million and was arranged for a Texas-based not-for-profit organization to refinance its 128-unit Medicaid assisted living community in Texas. The loan carries a low-2% interest rate and ultimately retired the existing construction and mezzanine debt tied to the project. This income-restricted community was constructed in 2015, with occupancy hovering around 90% during the time of the underwriting. Ed Williams arranged the second transaction, which consisted of two loans. The first was $6.26 million refinance of a 36-bed... Read More »
The HUD LEAN Rankings Are In

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 »
Affordable Projects Spring Up Across the Country

Affordable Projects Spring Up Across the Country

Several developments and financings have been announced recently in the affordable seniors housing market, following a common theme that this sector is fast gaining investor attention. AHEPA Affordable Housing Management Company, Inc. is receiving an $8.86 million HUD loan to facilitate the development of 100 new affordable housing units in Des Moines, Iowa. That funding is part of the portion of the Build Back Better Act that is projected to bring more than $1 billion in affordable housing investments to Iowa. Across the country, MassHousing provided a $23.5 million loan for the expansion of Golda Meir House in the Boston suburb of Newton. Built between 1978 and 1995 and renovated in... Read More »
The HUD LEAN Rankings Are In

HHC Finance Wraps Up HUD’s FY21

Housing & Health Finance (HHC Finance) is finishing up HUD’s fiscal year 2021 with a few transactions. First, the firm closed a $13 million refinance of an existing HUD loan for a 200+ bed skilled nursing facility in Illinois. In the transaction, HHC Finance substantially lowered the interest rate.  HHC Finance also closed on a new $8 million HUD loan for a 90-bed skilled nursing facility in northern California. Lastly, the firm added to its tally of loan modifications for the year by lowering the interest rate on a $4 million loan for one of its clients.  Read More »