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InterFace Panelists: Debt Markets Tightening as Transactions Slow

by Jeff Shaw

Macroeconomic conditions are slowing the pace of seniors housing transactions and squeezing the availability of capital. Inflation and rising interest rates are making deals more expensive to finance. Debt providers are tightening their underwriting terms, while equity investors sit on the sidelines worried about shrinking margins. Overall, the outlook for the upcoming year looks choppy, according to investors and lenders speaking at France Media’s sixth annual Interface Seniors Housing Midwest conference. But they’re still bullish on the long-term prospects of the seniors housing market, with demand set to pick up …

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Steps to Help Small Seniors Housing Owners Prepare for a Sale

by Sarah Daniels

The seniors housing market has had its fair share of well-documented struggles, including plunging occupancies during COVID-19 and continuing labor challenges. Like the rest of the commercial real estate market, the sector is now confronting higher interest rates and recession. Despite those headwinds, investor demand for seniors housing assets remains strong, says Dawn Davis, an advisor specializing in seniors housing and skilled nursing with NAI Greywolf in Milwaukee. But sellers are only now grudgingly coming to terms with the fact that, because capital has become more expensive, the price buyers …

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Economic Headwinds Don’t Slow Optimism in Seniors Housing Industry, Say Webinar Panelists

by Jeff Shaw

How about this: It’s never been an easy ride for the seniors housing industry, even in the good times, but the last few years have been particularly turbulent. “Our industry has been through a real roller coaster the past couple years, starting off with the pandemic,” said Rick Swartz of Cushman & Wakefield. “That was a real challenge to occupancies and operations. We then had a successful roll out of vaccines that led the recovery and created a lot more bullishness in the industry. However, our robust economy has led …

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Developers Shift to Repositionings Amid Economic Uncertainty, Say InterFace Panelists

by Jeff Shaw

As shovel-ready projects get put on hold, seniors housing developers are looking 24 months ahead hoping that by then the economic outlook will have improved. For now, they worry about a possible recession and rising costs for everything from debt financing to building materials as they turn their immediate focus to repositioning opportunities. “The industry has been hit with macro-economic shocks,” said Adam Heavenrich, managing director at Heavenrich & Co., a Chicago-based investment brokerage firm. “What you hear is that if you’re developing now, you’re crazy.” Heavenrich gave these opening …

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Oxford Finance Provides $124.8M Acquisition Financing for Four Autumn Lake Skilled Nursing Facilities in Maryland

by Jeff Shaw

MARYLAND — Oxford Finance LLC (“Oxford”) has provided a $124.8 million senior credit facility for the acquisition of four Autumn Lake Healthcare skilled nursing facilities totaling 520 beds in Maryland. Autumn Lake Healthcare maintains a network of independently owned and operated nursing homes and rehabilitative care centers across Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Further details were not disclosed.

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Argentum Accelerates Efforts to Bring Solutions to Workforce Crisis Impacting Senior Living Communities

by Jeff Shaw

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Argentum, an Alexandria-based association for professionally managed senior living communities, has unveiled new coalition letters to Capitol Hill with solutions to stem the workforce shortage crisis in senior care. These letters, in coordination with the American Senior Housing Association (ASHA) and LeadingAge, call on Congressional leadership and the House 21st Century Long-Term Care Caucus to build and train the workforce needed now and into the future to care for the nation’s rapidly aging population. “The lead up to the midterm elections is the ideal time to bring …

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NIC Panel Shares Ways Seniors Housing Operators Can Improve Overall Customer Experience

by Jeff Shaw

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The seniors housing industry needs to improve overall customer service to deliver a more engaging and enriching product, according to William Swearingen, senior vice president of Spectrum Retirement Communities, a Denver-based owner and operator that offers independent living, assisted living and memory care. The good news is there are no barriers to entry to fix the problem. “It doesn’t take a budget; we don’t have to have the massive cash flow right out of the gate to be able to make these changes in the buyer experience,” …

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Webinar: Let’s Talk About the Outlook for Seniors Housing Investment and Finance

by Sarah Daniels

  Is there room for optimism in seniors housing? What does investor interest look like now? Learn about how interest rate increases are impacting seniors housing valuations, what a flight to quality means for different sectors, financing concerns and more. Watch the webinar here. Timestamps of major topics covered: (5:25) Impact of rising interest rates on seniors housing valuations (7:54) Effects broken down by sector: active adult, skilled nursing, assisted living (11:07) Financing in the current environment (13:21) Acquisition opportunities, plus deal flow and closing (18:10) Outlook for the market …

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National Occupancy Rate Rebounds to 82.2 Percent After Fifth Consecutive Quarterly Increase, Says NIC

by Jeff Shaw

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The national occupancy rate for private-pay seniors housing increased 100 basis points from 81.2 percent in the second quarter of 2022 to 82.2 percent in the third quarter, according to NIC MAP Vision. Occupancy is up 430 basis points from a pandemic low of 77.9 percent in the second quarter of 2021. NIC MAP Vision is a product of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), an Annapolis-based nonprofit firm that tracks industry data gathered from 31 primary metropolitan markets. Private-pay seniors housing comprises …

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CBRE Research: Cost of New Development Has Increased 17.8% in Last Two Years

by Jeff Shaw

DALLAS — Seniors housing development costs have risen sharply over the past two years, with labor and land the primary drivers of higher expenditures, according to new research from CBRE. The average cost of a seniors housing development has increased by 17.8 percent since 2020 to $317,400 per unit, or $333 per square foot. Dallas-based CBRE derived data from the valuations of 142 seniors housing developments scheduled for delivery. The properties in the data set included independent living, assisted living and memory care communities. Average returns (stabilized net operating income …

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