• Brookdale’s Portfolio Stumbles in February

    Brookdale Senior Living reported its February 2026 occupancy numbers, and if the remaining cold weather months even closely resemble what the company has posted so far this winter, they will need to do some serious heavy lifting this summer to progress in its census rebound.  All of its reported occupancy figures, including consolidated and... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: The State of the Healthcare M&A Market

    I attended the McDermott Will & Schulte Healthcare Private Equity Conference in Miami Beach last week, and the buzz mostly centered around increased investment in outpatient care, AI in healthcare and a persistent bid-ask spread that has kept healthcare M&A relatively steady, and down when comparing it to the seniors housing and care... Read More »
  • Newmark Reports Slew of February Deals

    The Newmark seniors housing team reported an active February, with six investment sales and four significant debt transactions. First, outside of Chicago, the team sold Clarendale of Mokena, a 156-unit seniors housing community featuring independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The community was built in 2015 by Ryan... Read More »
  • Improving SNF Sells to Newer Skilled Nursing Entrant

    A regional skilled nursing owner/operator divested one of its senior care facilities in western Nebraska after deciding to refocus its operational efforts in a more condensed regional footprint. The owner/operator engaged Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn of Blueprint to run the process.  Built in 1960, Monument Rehabilitation and Care... Read More »
  • AEW Capital Management Divests to Joint Venture

    Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare handled the sale and financing of The Sheridan of Green Oaks, which Town Lane and Arcole acquired, marking the joint venture’s fifth seniors housing investment in their inaugural $1.25 billion real estate fund. Built in 2016 by Senior Lifestyle Corporation, the Class-A community comprises 78 independent... Read More »
Walker & Dunlop Arranges Atlanta Active Adult Acquisition

Walker & Dunlop Arranges Atlanta Active Adult Acquisition

Walker & Dunlop Investment Sales arranged the sale of a class-A active adult community in the Atlanta, Georgia MSA. The W&D Seniors Housing team including Jordyn Berger and Joshua Jandris, as well as the W&D Atlanta Multifamily Team including Kris Mikkelsen, Pat Jones and Chris Goldsmith, collaborated on the transaction. Just built in 2020, Everleigh Halcyon Village features 160 units on 1.9 acres. It includes one-bedroom units with 848 square feet and two-bedroom units with 1,195 square feet.   The community is integrated within the mixed-use village, Halcyon, which has over 535,000 square feet of office and retail space and over 100 single-family homes selling at between... Read More »
Walker & Dunlop Hire Dedicated Housing Expert in Southern California

Walker & Dunlop Hire Dedicated Housing Expert in Southern California

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. has hired Gideon Orion as Managing Director on its investment sales platform. Most recently working for Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, Mr. Orion is based in Los Angeles and will join the firm’s national seniors housing property sales team led by Managing Director Joshua Jandris. Mr. Orion will be focused on originating and executing seniors housing property sales opportunities across the United States.  He has a strong track record and brings additional skill to Walker & Dunlop’s seniors housing sales team, in addition to expanding the firm’s existing footprint in Southern California. In fact, Mr. Orion represents the first dedicated... Read More »
Walker & Dunlop Provide Funds to SNF Portfolios Struggling During COVID

Walker & Dunlop Provide Funds to SNF Portfolios Struggling During COVID

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. announced that it structured a little over $77 million in financing for two skilled nursing portfolios totaling ten properties and 848 units. The Cascades Portfolio, located throughout Utah, totals seven properties and 693 units. The Rollins-Nelson Portfolio includes three properties and 155 units located in Englewood, Long Beach, and Perris, California. Walker & Dunlop’s Kevin Giusti, Brian Neal, and Andrew Westling arranged financing from HUD, a regional bank and a finance company to provide for the Cascades portfolio. For the Rollins-Nelson portfolio, the team refinanced the existing HUD loan, capitalizing on a low interest rate and extending the term... Read More »
Walker & Dunlop Facilitates Refinancing of Six Illinois SNFs

Walker & Dunlop Facilitates Refinancing of Six Illinois SNFs

Walker & Dunlop recently announced a $43.2 million refinancing for six skilled nursing facilities located across Illinois: Aperion Care Bridgeport, Aperion Care Burbank, Aperion Care Dekalb, Aperion Care Litchfield, Aperion Care Wilmington, and Rock River Health Care. Totaling 640 beds across 277 units, the portfolio received HUD financing, with Aperion Care Dekalb also transferring its physical assets through Walker & Dunlop. AC Bridgeport received $3.88 million, AC Burbank received $6.88 million, AC Dekalb received $6.28 million, AC Litchfield received $3.55 million, AC Wilmington received $16.24 million and Rock River Health Care received $6.4 million.  Read More »
Walker & Dunlop Advise Joint Venture on Construction Financing

Walker & Dunlop Advise Joint Venture on Construction Financing

Walker & Dunlop has advised an equity partnership on a $300 million construction financing arranged by Huntington National Bank for a luxury life plan community in Tysons, Virginia.  Tysons LPC, LLC is a 50/50 partnership between Mather Investments and Westminster Capital. It will own the to-be-built CCRC entitled The Mather — a two-building project consisting of 300 independent living apartments, 60 assisted living apartments, 20 memory care suites and 42 skilled nursing suites. The community will be completed in two phases, with the first phase expected to open in early 2024.  The Mather has been designed for transit accessibility, a walking lifestyle and environmental... Read More »