For Ventas, Welltower, Second Quarter Could Have Been Worse
Second quarter earnings reports are not done yet, but the majority of the companies and REITs have reported. We were obviously not expecting a good quarter, but given the trend lines from March through June, the results could have been worse. In fact, for many companies it appears as if the worst is behind them. Or maybe it is better said that the bad news is getting less so. Let’s just say, the fat lady has not completed her song yet. Before we get into some of the specifics of the two largest REITs, which happen to have the largest seniors housing operating portfolios, we do have some observations from the companies reporting. First, it appears that labor costs have declined for... Read More »
HealthPeak, Welltower, Ventas and Others Report This Week
In the next 48 hours, six companies will report second quarter earnings. While it won’t be pretty, you have to think long term. Earnings season is here, and I am afraid it will not be very pretty. Unfortunately, it has not been pretty for a while, but we can always hope. Six companies will be reporting second quarter earnings over the next 48 hours. Everyone is trying to put as good a face on it as they can, especially since we all know that at some point in the future, it will get better. The questions are when, which sectors will start improving first, and how much better will it get? The thing I have a hard time reconciling is that there is still plenty of equity capital out... Read More »
Brookdale Breaks Bread With Ventas
Perhaps the two most powerful women in seniors housing, Debbie Cafaro of Ventas and Cindy Baier of Brookdale Senior Living, had to make some decisions with regard to Brookdale’s under water leases that have a maturity date in 2025. If there can be any silver lining with the current pandemic, it most likely pushed the two sides to come to an agreement to do something now before the leases drowned in more red ink. And while there are benefits to both companies, the newly revised lease agreements provide a cash-flow lifeline to Brookdale. The triple-net leased portfolio now has 120 communities, but when the lease was last negotiated back in 2018, combining several leases into one master... Read More »
Blueprint Announces Three Senior Care Closings
Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors previously announced a total of six transactions closing at the end of June and beginning of July, and now the details on a few of those are coming out. Michael Segal and Ben Firestone have now sold every skilled nursing facility in the eastern Kentucky town of Pikeville. Two years ago, the pair sold a 106-bed SNF located near the 250-bed Pikeville Medical Center, representing the publicly traded REIT seller. Earlier this month, they sold the other. Built in 1979 and renovated in 1987, the 120-bed facility features mostly semi-private rooms. It maintained steady occupancy above 90% and generated consistent revenues over $9... Read More »Schedule a demo
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