• West Coast and Northeast Skilled Nursing Facilities Sell

    Walker & Dunlop’s Gideon Orion has announced several recent skilled nursing sales on the West Coast and the Northeast. First, he teamed up with Tony Cassie to sell a 69-bed skilled nursing facility in Bellevue, Washington, on behalf of a family office seller. The facility could use some operational improvements. An undisclosed buyer paid... Read More »
  • Investor Acquires Community Out of Receivership  

    Fortress Investment Group acquired an assisted living/memory care community in Palm Coast, Florida, in a court-approved sale process. Built in 2018 just a mile from the Atlantic Ocean, the community features 130 units on an 11.4-acre site. There are 86 assisted living units and 22 memory care units, along with 22 “enhanced” assisted living... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Deals Close Across Several Markets

    Coming off of a successful 2025 with 32 separate transaction closings totaling more than $900 million in volume, the Walker & Dunlop investment sales team is off to a strong start in 2026 with a number of seniors housing and healthcare real estate transactions closed in the first quarter, so far. The deals spanned several markets, and the... Read More »
  • Selectis Health Divests Two SNFs to Journey

    Selectis Health is selling two skilled nursing facilities in Georgia to the skilled nursing operator Journey. The deal included the 101-bed Glen Eagle Healthcare in Abbeville and the 100-bed Rehab and Eastman Healthcare and Rehab in Eastman. Journey-affiliated entities will purchase the pair for $15.7 million, or $78,100 per bed, subject to... Read More »
  • Sonida Closes CNL Acquisition, Reports Q4 Results

    On the same day as fourth quarter and year-end 2025 financial results were announced, Sonida Senior Living closed on its previously announced acquisition of CNL Healthcare Properties (CNL). The transaction value was approximately $1.8 billion and included a combination of cash (32%) and stock (68%). Because Sonida’s share price had risen above... Read More »

Regions Bank Provides Acquisition Loan for Thriving Idaho Community

We recently learned that in December, Regions Bank Healthcare Real Estate Group closed a $2.85 million three-year balance sheet loan for the acquisition of an 81-unit independent living community in Chubbuck, Idaho. Per unit, the loan amount comes to $35,185 and includes interest only for the term, can be extended for up to two years and can be increased in the future based upon property performance. Chris Honn handled the transaction for Regions. Comprising 82 units and one single-family home, Cottonwood Cove was built in 1987 and has 117,828 square feet on five acres. A western United States-based private equity firm purchased the community for $3.75 million, or $45,000 per unit, at an... Read More »
California Owner/Operator Refinances

California Owner/Operator Refinances

Regions Bank Healthcare Real Estate Group recently closed a $9.5 million non-recourse balance sheet loan to refinance an 81-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Irvine, California MSA. The community is owned by a private Southern California-based owner/operator and was approximately 84% occupied at closing.  The loan amount comes to approximately $113,100 per unit. There is a floating rate, an initial term of three years with an interest only period, and a one-year extension option. The loan is designed to be replaced with agency debt, based on property performance, and the amount may be increased during the term. Loan proceeds were used to repay a Fannie Mae loan,... Read More »
Regions Bank Originates Loan for L.A. Construction Project

Regions Bank Originates Loan for L.A. Construction Project

The Regions Bank Healthcare Real Estate team, including Chris Honn and Amber Crosby, originated a $21.7 million construction and mini-perm loan for a joint venture between a Southeast-based developer/operator, an Arizona-based partner/operator and a Midwest-based private equity firm. The project, located in Los Angeles County, is expected to include 80 units, comprising 58 assisted living and 22 memory care units. The loan amount is approximately $271,250 per unit. It has a floating rate across a five-year initial term, four years of interest only and a staged reduction in loan repayment recourse. At or prior to maturity, Regions may also provide an agency permanent debt solution for the... Read More »
Missouri Seniors Housing Development Goes Ahead with Regions Bank Loan

Missouri Seniors Housing Development Goes Ahead with Regions Bank Loan

Shelburne Healthcare Development, an undisclosed REIT and a Missouri-based developer/operator are collaborating on a new seniors housing construction project, and the venture now has financing in hand from Regions Bank. Two of those three parties have worked with Regions in the past, helping ensure a smooth transaction process. Chris Honn and Jack Boulder originated the loan on behalf of the bank.  Located in Chesterfield, the community will feature 96 independent living, 37 assisted living and 17 memory care units. The $35.9 million construction loan, resulting in about $239,000 per unit of debt, comes with a five-year initial term, four years of interest only and a staged reduction in... Read More »
Missouri Seniors Housing Development Goes Ahead with Regions Bank Loan

Regions Bank Finances California Construction Project

The Regions Bank Healthcare Real Estate Team arranged construction financing for a joint venture to build a 213-unit senior living community in a submarket of San Diego, California. Owned by a Minnesota-based developer, an Arizona-based owner/operator and a Midwest-based institutional private equity firm, the project will feature 103 independent living, 86 assisted living and 24 memory care units. It received a $68.6 million mini-perm loan with a floating rate and a five-year initial term. There were also four years of interest only and a staged reduction in loan repayment recourse. Plus, at or prior to maturity, Regions may take out the loan with agency debt. Chris Honn led the way... Read More »