• NHI Acquires Nine Communities

    National Health Investors made a large SHOP purchase, adding nine communities consisting of 460 total units across Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee. The properties will be managed by Allegro Living Management, an affiliate of Spring Arbor Management. NHI has an existing relationship with Spring Arbor totaling approximately $227 million in... Read More »
  • Ensign Increases Its Footprint in Three States

    The Ensign Group and its captive real estate company, Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT, are already off to a strong start this year, announcing a slew of acquisitions that were effective February 1. In one of the transactions, Ensign purchased Agave Grove Post Acute’s operations, subject to a long-term, triple-net lease with a third-party... Read More »
  • Colorado-Based Owner/Operator Expands

    Vince Viverito, Jason Punzel, Jake Anderson and Taylor Graham of Senior Living Investment Brokerage sold a seniors housing community in Arvada, Colorado, representing a single-asset owner/operator who was looking to retire. The Oberon House was built in 1970 and renovated in 1997. It features 60 units of independent living and assisted living and... Read More »
  • Not-for-Profit Acquires Underperforming CCRC

    A not-for-profit seller that built, owned and operated Arbutus Park Retirement Community recently divested the asset to another not-for-profit with the help of Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. The established senior care provider/buyer, which is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, intends to continue to invest in the community.... Read More »
  • Capital Funding Group’s 2025 Financing Volume

    Capital Funding Group executed more than $3.1 billion in financings in 2025, representing a 121% increase in financing volume compared to $1.4 billion closed in 2024. The annual total comprises 175 deals, including 54 healthcare and multifamily bridge loans and other lending products, 28 HUD loans, 25 accounts receivable lines of credit and 68... Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Closes Two HUD Transactions

Lancaster Pollard Closes Two HUD Transactions

The ever-prolific team at Lancaster Pollard closed two more HUD financings on the back of their impressive $610.4 million haul during the 232 Lean program’s fiscal year 2018, which placed them second in terms of volume among the Lean lenders. The first closing was in Greentown, Indiana for an 84-bed skilled nursing facility and a 43-unit assisted living community. Both are owned by Putnam County Hospital (a 25-bed critical access hospital in town) and managed by Exceptional Living Centers. The hospital purchased the property in January 2018 with the help of a $6 million bridge loan provided by Lancaster Pollard Finance Co. that was underwritten concurrently with the HUD refinance. Now, the... Read More »
Cambridge’s Cahokia Closing

Cambridge’s Cahokia Closing

Cambridge Realty Capital Companies provided a $3.9 million HUD loan to refinance the a 150-bed skilled nursing facility in Cahokia, Illinois. The fully amortizing, 35-year term loan was arranged for the property’s owner, an Illinois limited liability company, and the interest rate was not disclosed. Read More »
KeyBank Tops HUD Rankings

KeyBank Tops HUD Rankings

There’s a new king of the HUD 232 Lean program. KeyBank Real Estate Capital unseated long-time leader Lancaster Pollard (which had topped the list since 2010 in terms of dollar volume) after closing $812.7 million in loans in FY2018, a record for single-year volume in the program and up 144% from the firm’s FY2017 volume. In that time, KeyBank also closed the largest single-asset HUD loan in history when it secured a $127 million loan for a 499-bed skilled nursing facility in New York City. Lancaster Pollard still reported an impressive $610.4 million in loan closings (good enough for second place), while Capital Funding took third place with $466.0 million. Not resting on those impressive... Read More »
High-Quality SNF Refinances With Capital One

High-Quality SNF Refinances With Capital One

Joshua Rosen of Capital One followed up on his HUD refinance of a supportive living facility in Chicagoland last week with another permanent financing in the Old Northwest, this time for a 124-bed skilled nursing facility in Romeo, Michigan (Detroit MSA). Built in 2014, this facility is not your traditional SNF. It features a high proportion of private suites (although all rooms come with a full bathroom), large, modern therapy spaces catering to Medicare and Managed Care residents, plenty of common areas and a bistro. It was developed by a repeat Capital One client. To refinance existing bank debt as well as partnership debt, Capital One provided a $17.1 million HUD loan, with a 35-year... Read More »
KeyBank Closes Large HUD Financing

KeyBank Closes Large HUD Financing

Nine-figure HUD financings don’t come across our desk too often, but KeyBank Real Estate Capital just provided $105 million to refinance a 10-property portfolio on behalf of Trilogy Property Holdings. Located in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Michigan, the portfolio totals 1,078 skilled nursing and assisted living beds that were built between 2000 and 2014. John Randolph, Laura Conway and Jonathan Slusher led the way on the transaction, which was used to pay down portions of two separate KeyBank-led syndicated credit facilities. The first facility is a term loan that funded the acquisition of nine healthcare facilities, while the second is a senior-secured revolving credit facility secured by... Read More »