• Value-Add AL/MC Community Trades

    by | May 21, 2026 2:37 pm | Acquisitions

    An institutional owner decided to divest a non-core asset, and engaged Jason Punzel, Vince Viverito, Jake Anderson and Taylor Graham of Senior Living Investment Brokerage to run the sale process. The asset is located in Hillsboro, Oregon (Portland MSA), and features 36 assisted living and memory care units, with 62 licensed beds. It was built in... Read More »

  • Brookdale Divests California Community to Public REIT

    by | May 21, 2026 2:36 pm | Acquisitions

    Blueprint was engaged by an institutional, national owner/operator in the strategic disposition of a large rental CCRC in Bakersfield, California. The 20-acre campus was developed in 1999 and provides the whole continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing across three large buildings and... Read More »

  • Two Midwest Assets Trade

    by | May 21, 2026 2:34 pm | Acquisitions

    A couple of seniors housing communities traded in the Midwest, selling to a couple of growing owner/operators. First, in the Indianapolis area, The Kiser Group’s Mark Myers and SVN | Senior Living Advisors’ John Klement led the sale of a 157-unit seniors housing community featuring a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care... Read More »

  • Assisted Living Portfolio Closes in Wisconsin

    by | May 21, 2026 2:33 pm | Acquisitions

    Bob Richards of Senior Care Realty recently completed the sale of a five-property assisted living portfolio in Wisconsin, closing the deal in multiple tranches. Richards had worked with the seller, AC Capital, for 15 years, helping them grow their portfolio over the years. AC Capital also has self-managed the communities for the last decade. Now,... Read More »

  • 60 Seconds with Swett: Here We Go Again

    by | May 20, 2026 8:33 am | 60 Seconds, Opinion

    AARP just published a report on assisted living, and all I can say is, here we go again. It concludes that “the state of assisted living today is cause for concern for many stakeholders. The lack of national federal standards for care centers creates an underregulated space.” It continues on, stating that the “absence of national oversight,... Read More »
HHC Finance Impresses & Lerner Will Chair Englewood Health Boards

HHC Finance Impresses & Lerner Will Chair Englewood Health Boards

by | May 8, 2020 10:11 am | Financings

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 »
Sabra Health Care REIT Exits Montana SNF Market

Sabra Health Care REIT Exits Montana SNF Market

by | Apr 8, 2020 8:40 am | Acquisitions

Sabra Health Care REIT announced the divestment of two skilled nursing facilities in Montana, finalizing its complete exit from the state. The two facilities, located in Great Falls (278 beds) and Deer Lodge (60 beds), were operated and leased by Genesis HealthCare, the only two for the large provider in the state.    As a result of the sale, the total annual rental obligation from Genesis decreased by about $1.1 million. According the Sabra’s press release, the purchase price came to $14.4 million, or $42,600 per bed, which included the assumption of $14.2 million in HUD debt encumbering the facilities. The team of Christopher Hyldahl, Gideon Orion, Michael Segal and Ben Firestone from... Read More »
Two Industry Veterans Launch New Finance Firm

Two Industry Veterans Launch New Finance Firm

by | Apr 2, 2020 6:55 pm | Financings

Seniors housing industry veterans Kass Matt and Steve Kennedy, formerly of Lancaster Pollard, have launched a new finance venture, VIUM Capital. It probably wasn’t the timing they were picturing, but a new lender in the senior care world can only help right now.  The company is an independent financial service firm that will be exclusively focused on providing capital to the seniors housing and healthcare sectors, offering HUD/GNMA financing, bridge loans, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac loans (as a corresponding lender) and advisory services. The business is up and running across all product lines, and their bank partner will support VIUM’s bridge loan offering. Municipal advisory services for... Read More »
Dwight Capital Closes Two HUD Refinances

Dwight Capital Closes Two HUD Refinances

by | Apr 2, 2020 6:51 pm | Financings

At the end of March, Dwight Capital announced a HUD refinance of a senior care campus in Andover, Kansas. Built in 2004 and 2010, respectively, the assisted living and skilled nursing buildings feature 164 total beds on 7.2 acres. Clint Miller of Dwight Capital originated a $14 million loan with a 35-year term and amortization to refinance the facility.  Earlier in the month, Dwight Capital’s Kevin Lifshitz also got a HUD financing closed in West Jordan, Utah (Salt Lake City MSA). The target was a Beehive Homes community built in 1996 and 2007 on over 1.5 acres. It currently consists of 50 beds in 50 units and is located less than a mile from Jordan Valley Medical Center. The license... Read More »
Dwight Capital Refinances Utah Assisted Living Community

Dwight Capital Refinances Utah Assisted Living Community

by | Mar 26, 2020 3:55 pm | Financings

Dwight Capital got a HUD financing closed in West Jordan, Utah (Salt Lake City MSA). The target was a Beehive Homes community built in 1996 and 2007 on over 1.5 acres. It currently consists of 50 beds in 50 units and is located less than a mile from Jordan Valley Medical Center. The license allows the community to care for 11 AL Type-1 residents, 16 AL Type-2 residents and 16 residents in a secure memory care unit.   To refinance the property, Kevin Lifshitz of Dwight Capital arranged a $4.28 million loan with a 35-year term and amortization. We’re sure it was no easy feat.  Read More »