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By Hayden Spiess The old adage that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach can be aptly applied to seniors housing residents. Tim Bryant, president of StoryPoint Group, knows this firsthand.  Before ascending to his leadership role at one of the largest senior living operators in the country, Bryant served as the chef at Independence Village of Plymouth, a StoryPoint community in Plymouth, Michigan, roughly two decades ago. There, Bryant took a deep interest in the well-being of residents, even fostering a relationship with a particularly acerbic …

By Jane Adler The simple answer to who’s buying and selling is everyone. REITs are rapidly acquiring senior living properties. Global asset managers with long track records in the sector are bulking up. Private equity funds are deploying capital, and new investors are entering the space.  On the sell side, investment managers are repositioning portfolios to achieve regional synergies. Non-core assets are being shed. Single-property owners or those with small portfolios see rising prices as a good time to sell. Owners of truly distressed properties are eager to exit, though …

By Hayden Spiess Baby boomers, who make up the much-anticipated “silver tsunami,” control an outsized portion of overall American wealth. This generation — born between 1946 and 1964 — comprises roughly one-fifth of the U.S. population yet holds more than 50 percent of U.S. household wealth, with over $85 trillion in assets, according to Federal Reserve data.  Many of these seniors also have uniquely high standards and expect that their living arrangements will reflect these standards.  Richard Ackerman, founder and managing partner of Big Rock Partners, based in Beverly Hills, …

By Matt Valley A convergence of forces led to a dramatic surge in deal volume for lenders in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 232 healthcare mortgage insurance program in fiscal year (FY) 2025. Rising occupancies and improving financial performance at skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, a drop in long-term interest rates and the successful rollout of HUD’s Express Lane initiative in mid-2025 all played a factor. The final tally shows lenders in the program closed $5.96 billion in loans for the 12-month period that ended …