• Sabra’s Q4 Deals Push 2025 New Investments to $450 Million

    Sabra Health Care REIT released its fourth quarter results. On a year-over-year basis, same-store cash NOI increased 12.6% for the fourth quarter of 2025, while the 2025 quarterly year-over-year average increase was 15.0%, inclusive of the stabilized facilities formerly operated by Holiday Retirement.  Its Q4 acquisitions brought the... Read More »
  • CareTrust Closes 2025 with 169 New Property Investments

    CareTrust REIT came out with its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 earnings and is continuing on its growth trajectory. In Q4, the REIT added 19 properties to its portfolio, comprising 14 triple-net leased skilled nursing facilities, two triple-net leased seniors housing communities and three SHOP communities, all totaling $561.5 million in... Read More »
  • Separate Sellers Divest in Florida

    Berkadia announced two seniors housing closings, both involving communities in the Sunshine State. First, Berkadia represented a Maryland-based private equity investment firm in its divestment of a 130-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Jacksonville, Florida MSA. The asset was built in 2015. Ross Sanders,... Read More »
  • Idaho IL/AL Community Receives HUD Financing

    Berkadia secured $27.5 million in financing for a seniors housing community in Idaho. The asset comprises 191 independent living and assisted living units, and was 97% occupied at the time of closing. Bianca Andujo and Steve Muth closed the financing through HUD’s 232/223(f) program for a first-time Berkadia client based in Tennessee. The loan... Read More »
  • Welltower Releases Strong Results, Again

    Welltower announced its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, which reflected a strong year, as anticipated. Investors seemed to agree, with shares rising to an intraday high of 5.9% above the prior close the day following the release, before finishing up 3.5%.  In the fourth quarter, the REIT saw 400 basis points of average occupancy... Read More »
Saudi Investment Team Adds to Florida Portfolio

Saudi Investment Team Adds to Florida Portfolio

Real estate giant Madison Marquette has teamed up with Saudi Arabia-based Arbah Capital to build a $37 million senior living community in Punta Gorda Isles, Florida.  This high-quality, 135-unit community has 116,000 square feet, making the total price per square foot $319. It is scheduled for completion in early 2023 and will be operated by Meridian Senior Living. Banesco USA provided the debt for the project.  Tampa-based Diaz Fritz Group is the project’s general contractor and St. Louis-based CASCO+R|5 is the architect. This is the second enterprise for the Madison Marquette-Arbah Capital duo. They previously joined together to build a 117,000-square foot, 144-unit... Read More »
GFH Capital Gets Financing From Greystone

GFH Capital Gets Financing From Greystone

Last month, Dubai-based private equity firm GFH Capital jumped into the senior living market in a big way, acquiring a group of six properties for a total purchase price over $180 million. Now, Greystone has announced that it provided a total of $115 million in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Shariah-compliant financing to support the acquisition. Cary Tremper originated the financing on behalf of GFH (which will own 91% of the portfolio) and Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment firm Madison Marquette, which is acquiring another 6%. JEA Senior Living, Senior Resource Group, two of the three operating partners GFH has selected to manage the communities, have also each co-invested in... Read More »