• Did Blackstone Sell Too Soon?

    by | Nov 7, 2025 4:25 pm | Acquisitions

    According to recent media reports, real estate investor The Blackstone Group has sold and is in the process of selling about $1.8 billion in seniors housing assets. It wants to completely exit the seniors housing business which they claim has been a disaster for them. One report stated that they have lost upwards of $600 million across the... Read More »

  • Brookdale Continues Winning Streak

    by | Nov 7, 2025 4:24 pm | Uncategorized

    The big question is, why did this not happen earlier? We are talking about Brookdale Senior Living’s occupancy recovery, and why the previous leadership seemed unable to move the needle, but as soon as they were gone, everything has been on an upward trend. Hmmmmm.  Things are not perfect at Brookdale, but they never were. However,... Read More »

  • National Health Investors Adjusts Its SHOP Portfolio

    by | Nov 7, 2025 4:22 pm | Acquisitions

    National Health Investors, Inc. announced some adjustments to its SHOP portfolio, raising its full-year guidance for the third consecutive quarter due to the contribution of recently transitioned and newly acquired SHOP properties, along with continued strength in its investment pipeline. The REIT also had an update on its lease agreement with... Read More »

  • Strawberry Fields’ Three Separate SNF Transactions

    by | Nov 7, 2025 4:21 pm | Acquisitions

    Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. announced three separate skilled nursing transactions that closed during the third quarter. Two previously announced acquisitions were in Missouri, and the recently announced purchase was in Oklahoma.  In July, the REIT completed the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities with 686 beds in Missouri. The... Read More »

  • Receivership Estate Sells in Alabama

    by | Nov 7, 2025 4:20 pm | Acquisitions

    Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint handled another successful sale on behalf of a lender and special servicer, this time involving a receivership estate in Mobile, Alabama. Knollwood Point, a 2001-vintage, 46-unit assisted living and memory care community, struggled in recent years as a result of challenged occupancy and volatile staffing.... Read More »
Live Oak Bank Flourishes This Summer

Live Oak Bank Flourishes This Summer

by | Aug 31, 2018 7:02 am | Financings

Showing off its versatility, Live Oak Bank facilitated acquisition financing for two separate, and very different, transactions. First, the bank provided a cash flow balance sheet loan to support a partner buy-out at Frontier Management. Formation Capital had owned a 50% stake in the senior living operator, but with this transaction, Frontier’s founder and CEO, Greg Roderick, became the sole owner. Established in 2000, Frontier now operates 80 communities with over 6,000 independent living, assisted living and memory care units across 12 states. Second, Live Oak Bank provided a $5 million SBA 7a loan for local operator in Utah to acquire two small assisted living communities in the town of... Read More »
Hunt Real Estate Capital Becomes Fannie Mae Seniors Housing Lender

Hunt Real Estate Capital Becomes Fannie Mae Seniors Housing Lender

by | Aug 14, 2018 4:16 pm | Financings

Hunt Real Estate Capital has undergone quite the transformation this year. After bringing in RED Capital Group’s Kathryn Burton Gray this past March to lead its seniors housing and healthcare lending group, along with RED alumni James Scribner, Jason Smeck and Brady Johnson, Hunt then changed its name from Hunt Mortgage Group to Hunt Real Estate Capital at the end of July. Now, the new group has fulfilled one of its goals and was just approved as a Fannie Mae Seniors Housing Lender. Now, bring on the transactions. Read More »