The NIC Fall Conference is known as the place where deals get done. About 80 percent of attendees either receive or deliver capital as a result of the meetings they participate in at the conference, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). That finding stems from a survey of attendees conducted annually by the Annapolis, Maryland-based nonprofit organization. The conference also serves as a platform for thought leadership and idea sharing. Some key topics addressed at this year’s conference — which took place Sept. 11-13 …
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Next week, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is scheduled to roll out a new reimbursement model that could significantly affect the cash flow and financial flexibility of skilled nursing facilities. Under the program, known as the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), CMS is linking skilled nursing facility (SNF) reimbursements to the value of care given. When it goes into effect on October 1, PDPM will replace the current model that pays SNFs based on the volume of services rendered. One of PDPM’s primary goals is to encourage activities …
Coming out of the financial crisis, cash-out financing became a term that virtually no commercial real estate sponsor dared utter. Lenders and regulators took a dim view of the practice, which, as a product of lax underwriting standards that helped fuel the crisis, too often allowed borrowers to retain only a sliver of equity in their properties. And few landlords had the capacity to strike cash-out deals anyway, given the drop in commercial property values. As commercial real estate values have recovered, however, lenders have become agreeable to making cash-out …
Labor shortages, rising interest rates and other challenges confronting seniors housing operators have failed to blunt the bullish outlook for industry growth. While the availability of debt and capital to fund that expansion has improved over the last several years, it continues to be an area of concern. In particular, developers are placing an emphasis on finding experienced and relationship-driven financing partners that can properly assess a borrower’s needs, match them with the best possible solution, and react quickly to regulatory changes or other unforeseen circumstances that may impact pro …
M&T Bank Names Michael Berman President and CEO of Subsidiary M&T Realty Capital Corp.
by Jaime Lackey
BALTIMORE — M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) has named Michael Berman president and CEO of M&T Realty Capital Corp., the company’s wholly owned nationwide commercial mortgage banking subsidiary. Berman is responsible for managing the operations of M&T Realty Capital Corp., which is a direct multifamily and seniors housing lender for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD. The company also provides life insurance company and CMBS loans for other commercial real estate property types through correspondent relationships, as well as a nationwide bridge lending program for multifamily, seniors housing, and healthcare facilities. …
WICHITA, Kan. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has closed a $16.1 million Freddie Mac loan to refinance a 118-unit seniors housing property in Wichita. The 15-year, fixed-rate loan is structured with a 30-year amortization. Matthew Pipitone of M&T Realty Capital Corp.’s Baltimore office led the transaction in collaboration with Jon Leister of M&T Bank’s Syracuse office.