• Global Investment Firm Sells Community with Strong Momentum

    by | Jan 20, 2026 4:06 pm | Acquisitions

    A global real estate investment firm sold an independent living community in Iowa, engaging Blueprint’s Kory Buzin, Dillon Rudy and Steve Thomes to get the deal done. Built in 2002, the four-story community features 121 units, mostly with two-bedroom options. It appears to be The Arbordale in Urbandale, which was acquired in 2020 by Omaha,... Read More »

  • Large Operator Adds Turnaround Campus to Portfolio

    by | Jan 20, 2026 4:04 pm | Acquisitions

    A senior care campus in Ohio found a new owner with the help of Kiser Group. Set on 26 acres in a rural market east of Cleveland, the property features 76 skilled nursing beds, five assisted living units and three independent living units. It was originally built in 1950 but expanded through multiple additions between 1965 and 2001.  At the time... Read More »

  • Texas Skilled Nursing Portfolio Sells

    by | Jan 20, 2026 3:57 pm | Acquisitions

    A portfolio of skilled nursing facilities traded hands in Texas before the end of the year. There are two assets in the Lubbock area and two in Central Texas that are located northwest of Austin. They comprise more than 430 beds, with between 100 to 120 beds at each of the four facilities. Three of the buildings were constructed in the 1970s, and... Read More »

  • CIBC Bank’s Recent Activity

    by | Jan 20, 2026 3:56 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

    CIBC Bank USA closed an impressive array of transactions in the last several months, totaling more than $800 million in credit facilities across the country. The largest transaction was an $85 million (with earn-outs) debt package for a senior care portfolio in the Northeast. The debt included a senior term loan and a mezzanine loan to refinance... Read More »

  • Family-Owned Company Refinances Washington Community

    by | Jan 20, 2026 3:55 pm | Financings

    Lument closed a $21.5 million HUD loan to refinance Village Green of Federal Way, a seniors housing community in Federal Way, Washington. The building features 136 licensed assisted living units and 34 independent living cottages.The sponsor, Village Green, is a family-owned company. Lument helped navigate the pending loan maturity through HUD’s... Read More »
60 Seconds with Steve Monroe: The Right Place, Right Time

60 Seconds with Steve Monroe: The Right Place, Right Time

by | Feb 8, 2022 3:59 pm | 60 Seconds

Are you tired of your sales and marketing staff wasting precious time with leads who either aren’t going to move in, or just plain don’t know what they want? Then have them read Ryan Frederick’s new book Right Place, Right Time: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Home for the Second Half of Life. Ryan is the CEO of SmartLiving 360. The book was actually written for the consumer to help them better navigate the choices of where and how to live later in life. But, it can serve as a very useful guide for senior living sales staff to consider what people are going through and to better formulate some of their questions for the prospects. The book’s various chapters cover such topics as: are you... Read More »
The 55+ Active Adult Market: The New Frontier of Seniors Housing

The 55+ Active Adult Market: The New Frontier of Seniors Housing

by | May 17, 2019 7:02 am | Opinion, Statistics

Judging by the number of questions we got during our May 16th webinar called “The 55+ Active Adult Market: The New Frontier of Seniors Housing,” it is safe to say that there is plenty of interest in this growing market. Our listeners tuned in to find out what prices active adult communities have been trading at, their cap rates, and what exactly operationally goes into this no-care and low-services senior living option. You can still listen here. Our Editor, Steve Monroe, and several experts that included Ryan Maconachy of Newmark Knight Frank, Ryan Frederick of SmartLiving 360 and Michael Hartman of Capitol Seniors Housing made up our panel, bringing in different perspectives on how to... Read More »