• State of the Healthcare M&A Market Webinar

    LevinPro HC convened a panel of healthcare dealmaking experts to talk about M&A trends across the healthcare services spectrum, valuation metrics, private equity activity and regulatory headwinds. The conversation also covered our latest healthcare M&A statistics. Ben Swett, Managing Editor of LevinPro HC moderated the panel, which... Read More »
  • Buyer Adds Fourth Community in Under 12 Months

    Unbridled Living completed its fourth acquisition in less than 12 months, adding a second seniors housing community to its Missouri footprint. Built in 2001 and most recently renovated in 2025, The Emerson at St. Peters is an independent living community with 182 units, 20 of which can flex to assisted living. It has been rebranded as Unbridled... Read More »
  • New 1031 Exchange Platform Launches

    A new 1031 exchange platform designed to provide advisors and their clients with access to institutional-quality real estate investments through Delaware Statutory Trusts has launched. A Fortress Investment Group affiliate, Fortress Real Estate Exchange, will initially target investments in seniors housing, student housing and multifamily... Read More »
  • Regional Operator Acquires Large Multi-State Portfolio

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced a couple of portfolio deals this week totaling 15 separate properties. The larger deal featured 13 assisted living/memory care communities spread out in Georgia and South Carolina. Built between 1989 and 2014, the buildings have a combined 672 units, with 492 assisted living and 180 devoted to memory... Read More »
  • Oregon and Idaho Communities Sell

    Blake Bozett and Spud Batt of The Zett Group sold a 48-unit independent living community in Pendleton, Oregon, on behalf of a local owner/operator who was exiting the business. Built in the 1970s, the community was well occupied but could improve its overall operations. Still, there was positive momentum in the NOI, which rose from $320,000 in... Read More »
Ventas Doubles Down on Canadian Seniors Housing Market

Ventas Doubles Down on Canadian Seniors Housing Market

The Big-3 REITs are back as buyers, with Ventas making the biggest splash of them all by acquiring 31 senior living communities in Quebec for approximately C$2.4 billion, or US$1.8 billion. Made in an 85/15% partnership with the in-place operator, Le Groupe Maurice, the acquisition is expected to generate compound annual NOI growth of 4% over the next five years. The stabilized portfolio, consisting of 28 communities located in core urban markets, has 7,885 units, an occupancy of 97%, an average age of seven years and more than C$2,600 in monthly revenue per-occupied unit. It certainly helps that the penetration rate for seniors housing in Quebec is twice that of the rest of Canada at 18%.... Read More »