• Public REIT Divests to Owner/Operator

    Blueprint facilitated the sale of a Massachusetts skilled nursing facility on behalf of a public REIT in the senior care sector. The REIT determined that the facility was a strong candidate for sale due to its location. Plus, the former operator was switching focus to other assets in its mutual portfolio.  Purpose-built in 1982 with... Read More »
  • Development Company Acquires Through Membership Buyout

    A Missouri-based real estate developer engaged Blueprint to facilitate its membership buyout of a joint venture partner. Brooks Blackmon, Ben Firestone and Lauren Nagle handled the transaction. Four years ago, the firm was brought on to raise capital, ultimately sourcing an institutional capital partner to develop a private pay seniors housing... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: Previewing Our Capital Markets Conversation

    We know that the capital markets have made the biggest impact on M&A activity and property valuations in the last several years, changing the size of possible deals, the makeup of the properties sold and the buyers that could actually buy. Now that the capital markets have substantially improved and are getting better, barring a sudden and... Read More »
  • Seller Exits Seniors Industry with Divestment to REIT

    A single-asset seniors housing owner is exiting the industry with the sale of their property in Murrieta, California. Built in 2016 and 2018, Renaissance Village Murrieta has 142 units of assisted living and memory care in three stories. It was operating just below 70% occupancy, so there is plenty of room for a new owner to improve performance... Read More »
  • Deal Closes Following Buyer Withdrawals

    After a long process that saw multiple buyers pull out from the deal, the sale of Sarah Neuman Skilled Nursing Facility in Mamaroneck, New York, has closed with the help of Mark Myers at Kiser Group. Owned by a religious not-for-profit organization, The New Jewish Home, the facility features 301 beds and was losing money. Myers had previously... Read More »
Opportunities and Challenges in Seniors Housing and Care

Opportunities and Challenges in Seniors Housing and Care

Conferences abound with opportunities in seniors housing and care, but challenges exist as well. So, I have been in New York City the past two days at a new conference being put on by iiBIG, formerly known as the International Institute of Business Information & Growth. I believe this is the first seniors housing and care-dedicated conference in New York City for several years, which is surprising given the large number of providers and properties within a 200-mile radius. I moderated one panel and spoke on another, and while the title of the conference is “Opportunities in Senior Housing & Care,” there are also a lot of challenges in today’s market. Just look at what has been... Read More »