• 60 Seconds with Swett: Here We Go Again

    AARP just published a report on assisted living, and all I can say is, here we go again. It concludes that “the state of assisted living today is cause for concern for many stakeholders. The lack of national federal standards for care centers creates an underregulated space.” It continues on, stating that the “absence of national oversight,... Read More »
  • Two Seniors Housing Sales Close

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage is continuing on its hot streak this month, closing two additional deals in Alabama and Florida. In the Alabama transaction, Dan Geraghty and Brad Clousing represented a large national owner/operator that was resizing its portfolio to concentrate on its core market. So, the company divested an assisted... Read More »
  • Selectis Health Exits Georgia

    Selectis Health, Inc. has completed its exit from Georgia with the help of Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn of Blueprint. In the beginning of the year, Selectis Health divested Providence of Sparta Health and Rehab and Warrenton Health and Rehab to Journey, also with the help of Segal and Waldhorn (more on that deal can be found here). The... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Divests Third Class-A Asset

    Caddis Partners and Singerman Real Estate have divested another seniors housing community, Heartis Fayetteville. This comes shortly after the joint venture’s sale of Heartis Venice and Heartis Longview. Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare represented the seller in all three... Read More »
  • Bonds Issued for Independent Living Expansion

    Ziegler closed John Knox Village’s $47.85 million Series 2026A, B-1, B-2 and B-3 bonds issued through the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri. John Knox Village (JKV), a Missouri not-for-profit corporation, is a CCRC consisting of 1,038 independent living units, 180 assisted living units and 121 skilled nursing beds. This transaction marks JKV’s... Read More »
ORIX Acquires Hunt Real Estate Capital

ORIX Acquires Hunt Real Estate Capital

ORIX Corporation USA is continuing to make waves in the senior care lending space. Two years after the firm acquired Lancaster Pollard, they have now agreed to acquire Hunt Real Estate Capital, a subsidiary of Hunt Companies, Inc. In addition to that deal, upon closing, Hunt Real Estate Capital’s President and Chief Investment Officer, James P. Flynn, will become the CEO of the combined entity. For the Hunt loan origination team, including Kathryn Burton Gray as Senior Managing Director, James Scribner, Jason Smeck and Brady Johnson, they should be reunited with their former RED Capital Group colleagues, after leaving the group in early 2018. The Lancaster Pollard, RED Capital Group and... Read More »
Synergies Yield Successful Bond Financing in Georgia

Synergies Yield Successful Bond Financing in Georgia

The new relationship between Lancaster Pollard and its parent company (for less than a year) ORIX Corporation USA is paying off for their clients. One of them, Georgia-based Brickmont Assisted Living, took advantage of those synergies to obtain construction financing for its to-be-built assisted living/memory care community in Johns Creek, Georgia. Lancaster Pollard placed $16.7 million of tax-exempt bonds with ORIX USA, offering a drawn-down bond structure that will yield significant savings for Brickmont. After purchasing all the bonds at a fixed interest rate, ORIX USA also gave Brickmont flexible prepayment options, should the company decide to refinance early. Sounds like a good deal... Read More »