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Investment, Financing in Seniors Housing Driven by Property Performance

by Sarah Daniels

If there were one phrase to summarize the attitude of seniors housing investors and lenders in 2022, it would be “cautiously optimistic.” How quickly can the seniors housing industry hope to recover in the face of continued difficulties? What is likely to drive the financing and investment market? While difficulties due to COVID and labor shortages continue to create challenges in terms of immediate occupancy, strong demand fundamentals and a healthy appetite for seniors housing investments indicate a return to normality is possible in 2022, according to Brandon Taseff, senior …

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Square Co-Founder Invests in Seniors Housing Healthcare Provider EmpowerMe

by Jeff Shaw

ST. LOUIS — EmpowerMe Wellness, a St. Louis-based integrated healthcare provider to senior living communities, announced that Jim McKelvey, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Square (NYSE: SQ), has made an investment in the company. McKelvey joins lead investor Hermann Cos., a St. Louis-based holding company owned by the Hermann family and led by CEO Bob Hermann and COO Rick Holton. “EmpowerMe’s mission of improving the lives of seniors by using technology and integration is what led me to invest,” says McKelvey. “Having founded a technology company to serve the underserved …

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Webinar: Seniors Housing Valuation: What’s Ahead For 2022?

by Sarah Daniels

  Where are seniors housing valuations today and what might 2022 hold for the industry? These were the most pressing topics of the “Seniors Housing Valuation: What’s Ahead for 2022?” webinar, hosted by Seniors Housing Business and sponsored by V&IG. With alternative sources of capital, a clearer look at what deals may work or not and an expectation of rebounding occupancy and construction starts, seniors housing is starting to garner investor interest across the board. What trends might the coming year bring for industry players? Part of the appeal of the asset class …

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Improving Seniors Housing Sector Fuels Anticipation of Financing Rebound in 2022

by Sarah Daniels

A COVID-19 hangover has tested seniors housing in 2021. Low occupancy rates along with staff shortages, rising expenses and other conditions have not only created a difficult operating environment, but they also have dampened financing activity as owners have delayed putting properties on the market or seeking refinancing. As fundamentals continue to improve, however, seniors housing finance experts are looking forward to a busier 2022. A significant rebound in demand combined with limited new supply helped push the average seniors housing occupancy rate to above 80 percent nationally in the …

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Why So Many Investors Are Chasing Active Adult

by Jeff Shaw

Favorable demographic trends and the sector’s strong performance during the pandemic have helped attract capital, says InterFace panel. By Matt Valley Aron Will refers to active adult as the “chameleon asset class” because it exhibits characteristics of both the multifamily and seniors housing sectors. “Quite frankly, there are more characteristics of seniors housing than people give it credit for,” said the vice chairman and co-head of National Senior Housing for CBRE. But from an investment sales standpoint, many buyers and sellers view the sector through a prism that is either …

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Seniors Housing Owners Have an Opportunity to Build a Bridge to Stability

by Sarah Daniels

Seniors housing owners struggling with low occupancy and maturing debt have found themselves in a state of financing limbo. Preferred lenders that cater to the industry, including FHA/HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, won’t consider providing a mortgage to properties that are not stabilized. Operators need time to remedy the problem amid COVID-19’s detrimental influence on resident recruitment and other operations. The situation is particularly challenging for developers who have recently completed projects but are experiencing longer-than-anticipated lease-up periods and may not have qualified for any federal aid programs. What’s …

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Webinar: Seniors Housing Valuation Outlook — Fundamental Marketplace Drivers

by Sarah Daniels

  On Sept. 28, Seniors Housing Business and sponsor V&IG hosted the webinar “Seniors Housing Valuation Outlook — Fundamental Marketplace Drivers in Today’s Environment“. Seniors housing experts spoke candidly about factors like labor shortages and the spread of the Delta variant impacting seniors housing valuations and the industry’s struggle to return to pre-pandemic transaction volumes. As the year has progressed, how has the outlook changed for seniors housing professionals to take into account market trends and the activity of buyers and sellers? How are cap rates and cash flow influencing …

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Boston Financial Closes $221M Affordable Housing Investment Fund

by Jeff Shaw

BOSTON — Boston Financial Investment Management has closed its Boston Financial Institutional Tax Credits 55 Limited Partnership (ITC 55), a $221 million Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund. ITC 55 comprises 22 tax credit investments, with plans to finance more than 1,800 affordable housing units across 16 multifamily and six senior living communities. Nine institutional investors from the banking and insurance sectors participated in ITC 55, five of which were new investors with Boston Financial. Additionally, more than 30 percent of the development partners were nonprofit entities. The fund …

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In Seniors Housing, Investment Decisions Should Be Based on Trusted Partners, Say InterFace Panelists

by Jeff Shaw

ATLANTA — The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic made everyone question the future, and for investors and owners in the seniors housing business sector, things were rocky. The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care reported the occupancy rate in seniors housing facilities decreased 680 basis points in 2020 to record lows. In 2021, there has been a rebound in confidence in the economy as people return to working in an office and many Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Additionally, occupancy rates in seniors housing properties have …

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REITs Take Differing Paths

by Jeff Shaw

Strategies of the industry’s biggest publicly traded owners range from billion-dollar purchases to exiting seniors housing altogether. By Jeff Shaw Publicly traded seniors housing REITs have experienced a roller coaster ride over the past 18 months. Stock prices soared in early 2020, then crashed in March 2020 as the pandemic began. Occupancy rates hit record lows and are just now showing signs of recovery. It has been a volatile period of highs and lows. As an example, Welltower (NYSE: WELL), the largest owner of seniors housing in the United States, …

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