• Sabra Health Care REIT Picks Up the Transaction Pace

    by | Apr 30, 2026 4:19 pm | Acquisitions

    Sabra Health Care REIT is ramping up its senior care M&A activity and its SHOP exposure, set to exceed the $450 million in investments it spent in 2025. The REIT completed several transactions during the first quarter, with investments closed year to date totaling $206.1 million, with an estimated initial cash yield of 8.0%. The pipeline... Read More »

  • Clarion Partners Continues Growing

    by | Apr 30, 2026 4:18 pm | Acquisitions

    Clarion Partners is continuing on its acquisition streak, adding Legacy House of Avondale to its portfolio. The 169-unit Class-A assisted living/memory care community is in the Phoenix, Arizona MSA, with a strong operational footing. Clarion Partners further expanded its relationship with MorningStar Senior Living through the deal, partnering... Read More »

  • Blueprint Handles Virginia Deal

    by | Apr 30, 2026 4:17 pm | Acquisitions

    A publicly traded company engaged Blueprint to sell a value-add independent living community in a growing submarket of Richmond, Virginia. Built in 1987, the 122-unit community could benefit from investments in the physical plant. It was also not stabilized.  A competitive market generated multiple bids in multiple rounds and improved... Read More »

  • Public REIT Acquires Full-Continuum Communities

    by | Apr 30, 2026 4:14 pm | Acquisitions

    A pair of full-continuum seniors housing communities that sit approximately 10 miles apart traded in Northwest Arkansas. Village on the Park Bentonville in Bentonville and Village on the Park Rogers in Rogers offer a total of 208 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Each community also offers contiguous land for further... Read More »

  • VIUM Capital Leads HUD LEAN Mid-Year Rankings

    by | Apr 30, 2026 4:12 pm | Financings

    HUD’s fiscal year 2026 hit the halfway point on March 31, and so far VIUM Capital is leading the way in closed 232 loans and by total loan volume with 41 transactions and $598.0 million in volume, respectively. That represents 22% of the program’s closed loans in the first half of the fiscal year and 19% of the total volume. And 32 of VIUM’s HUD... Read More »
M&T Realty Finances Three Transactions

M&T Realty Finances Three Transactions

by | Jun 28, 2021 11:15 am | Financings

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

by | May 25, 2021 7:12 pm | Financings

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

by | May 18, 2021 4:57 pm | 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

by | May 14, 2021 9:18 am | Financings

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

by | May 12, 2021 9:53 am | Financings

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 »