• West Coast and Northeast Skilled Nursing Facilities Sell

    Walker & Dunlop’s Gideon Orion has announced several recent skilled nursing sales on the West Coast and the Northeast. First, he teamed up with Tony Cassie to sell a 69-bed skilled nursing facility in Bellevue, Washington, on behalf of a family office seller. The facility could use some operational improvements. An undisclosed buyer paid... Read More »
  • Investor Acquires Community Out of Receivership  

    Fortress Investment Group acquired an assisted living/memory care community in Palm Coast, Florida, in a court-approved sale process. Built in 2018 just a mile from the Atlantic Ocean, the community features 130 units on an 11.4-acre site. There are 86 assisted living units and 22 memory care units, along with 22 “enhanced” assisted living... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Deals Close Across Several Markets

    Coming off of a successful 2025 with 32 separate transaction closings totaling more than $900 million in volume, the Walker & Dunlop investment sales team is off to a strong start in 2026 with a number of seniors housing and healthcare real estate transactions closed in the first quarter, so far. The deals spanned several markets, and the... Read More »
  • Selectis Health Divests Two SNFs to Journey

    Selectis Health is selling two skilled nursing facilities in Georgia to the skilled nursing operator Journey. The deal included the 101-bed Glen Eagle Healthcare in Abbeville and the 100-bed Rehab and Eastman Healthcare and Rehab in Eastman. Journey-affiliated entities will purchase the pair for $15.7 million, or $78,100 per bed, subject to... Read More »
  • Sonida Closes CNL Acquisition, Reports Q4 Results

    On the same day as fourth quarter and year-end 2025 financial results were announced, Sonida Senior Living closed on its previously announced acquisition of CNL Healthcare Properties (CNL). The transaction value was approximately $1.8 billion and included a combination of cash (32%) and stock (68%). Because Sonida’s share price had risen above... Read More »
M&T Realty Finances Three Transactions

M&T Realty Finances Three Transactions

M&T Realty Capital Corporation announced its latest slew of transactions, providing nearly $36 million in financing. First, for a 95-unit assisted living/memory care community in southern Oregon, Steve Muth led the way on a $11.325 million bridge loan to support the property’s acquisition. M&T Realty financed 75% of the cost with the one-year, interest-only, adjustable-rate loan. Proceeds from the transaction will also allow for the new owner to invest $600,000 of capital improvements prior to a HUD refinance. M&T submitted the HUD application immediately and was able to use the same third-party reports for both transactions.  M&T also closed two HUD refinances,... Read More »
Greystone Handles HUD Refinance of Wisconsin SNF Portfolio

Greystone Handles HUD Refinance of Wisconsin SNF Portfolio

Fred Levine of Greystone arranged a total of $34.96 million in HUD loans for a portfolio of five skilled nursing facilities spread across southeastern Wisconsin. Totaling 558 beds, the facilities are located in Antigo, Burlington, Manitowoc and Kenosha.   The in-state borrower, Champion Care, purchased them in 2017 and will continue with ongoing property improvements. So, to refinance existing debt and help support those improvements, they obtained 30-year debt with a low fixed interest rate from HUD.   Read More »
Berkadia Closes Two Large Agency Financings

Berkadia Closes Two Large Agency Financings

Berkadia announced two sizeable financings arranged for senior care clients in Portland, Oregon. The larger transaction saw Touchmark receive an $82.4 million loan through Freddie Mac to refinance its senior living community located just three miles from the center of Portland. Opened in 2018 with independent living, assisted living and memory care services, the community has around 275 units. Its construction cost was estimated at $90 million, or $326,100 per unit.   Chris Cain and Rafael Nobo secured the seven-year debt at 53% loan-to-value, putting the community’s value now at over $155.47 million, or $563,300 per unit. This was the second agency loan... Read More »
Walker & Dunlop Arranges Chicagoland Refinance

Walker & Dunlop Arranges Chicagoland Refinance

Walker & Dunlop’s Joshua Rosen secured $55.68 million in HUD financing for a portfolio of three skilled nursing facilities in Chicagoland. Each loan features a term of 27 years and low, fixed rates. Chalet Living & Rehab Center, with 219 beds in Chicago, obtained a $24.64 million loan. The Grove of Evanston, with 124 beds in Evanston, received an $18.88 million loan. Finally, the 131-bed The Grove of La Grange Park in La Grange Park received a $12.16 million loan. The borrower, Cascade Capital Group, secured significant debt coverage savings as a result of the transaction.  Read More »
VIUM Capital’s Strong First Year

VIUM Capital’s Strong First Year

After forming on April 1, 2020, with industry veterans Steve Kennedy and Kass Matt at the helm, VIUM Capital has announced an impressive inaugural year of closings. Across 25 transactions involving 63 separate properties in 17 states, the firm secured more than $750 million in par volume loans. That included HUD deals, bridge loans and tax-exempt bond financings. Starting a company on April Fools’ Day in the tumultuous year of 2020 may have been a bad omen, but this transaction volume may suggest otherwise.  It helps that Messrs. Kennedy and Matt have many years and many long-standing clients in the industry, which was key to getting transactions completed in the hectic year. VIUM’s... Read More »