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InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast Power Panel
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Careful Balance of Business Fundamentals, Quality Care Is Key to Success, Say InterFace Panelists

by Jeff Shaw

ATLANTA — Seniors housing is a sector that has a long track record of carefully balancing care for its residents with the fundamentals of real estate, namely the return on investment in the form of monthly rental rates. Equity and debt partners have appreciated the sector as an investment vehicle for decades, but are now fully grasping how important operators are to realizing those gains. This was the topic of discussion among the “power panel” of executives at InterFace Seniors Southeast, an annual conference that was held at Westin Buckhead …

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Priority Life Care Appoints Dennis Murphy as Chief Investment Officer

by Jeff Shaw

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Priority Life Care (PLC), a Fort Wayne-based third-party operator, has hired Dennis Murphy as the company’s first-ever chief investment officer (CIO).  In conjunction with this hire, PLC announces the launch of its new growth fund aimed at expanding its footprint and enhancing its senior living communities. Murphy will lead capital raise initiatives, oversee underwriting, manage investor relations and direct asset management and the execution of all new joint ventures. With over 16 years of expertise in seniors housing, Murphy’s background spans accounting, financial planning and analysis …

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Trilogy Health Services Announces Expansion Plans in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio

by Jeff Shaw

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trilogy Health Services has announced an investment plan to develop and expand senior living and assisted living services in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio.  The investment aims to help address the growing demand for senior living accommodations and services. The plan includes expanding facilities across several states and developing a new campus. Trilogy will kick off its patio home expansions this summer in Sylvania, Ohio, with 26 new independent living patio homes for seniors at The Lakes of Sylvania. The expansion is projected to start in July …

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Kayne Anderson Real Estate Appoints Lee Levy as Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Debt

by Jeff Shaw

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Kayne Anderson Real Estate has hired Lee Levy as a senior managing director and head of real estate debt. Based in Boca Raton, Kayne Anderson is an investment firm across multiple property types, including seniors housing. Levy will serve alongside CEO Al Rabil and CIO David Selznick as a portfolio manager for Kayne Anderson Real Estate’s debt platform, which pursues investment opportunities in Freddie Mac structured products, CMBS and direct loan originations and purchases across Kayne’s alternative niche sectors — medical office, seniors housing, student housing …

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Active Investors Say Now’s the Perfect Time to Buy Seniors Housing

by Jeff Shaw

Increased interest rates have made the cost of capital high, slowing both acquisitions and new development in the seniors housing space.  “Since interest rates took the bubbles out of our champagne in 2022, many in our industry have been hunkering down as valuations have been challenged, exit plans have been destroyed and carrying costs of non-cash-flowing properties have spiked,” said JP LoMonaco, executive vice president at CBRE. But for those able to make acquisitions work, now may be the perfect time to buy. “We’re past the COVID recovery now,” said …

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With Economic Conditions Stabilizing, Industry Executives Expect Transactions to Ramp Up

by Jeff Shaw

CHICAGO — A big question hangs over the investment market: When will transaction activity pick up again? Seniors housing fundamentals are strong. Occupancies are recovering. New development is scarce. And demand is set to surge as a growing number of baby boomers turn age 80, the point at which senior living becomes an increasingly attractive option for older Americans. But worries about inflation, the direction of interest rates, lack of debt capital and the fear of buying at the wrong price are curbing investment activity. In this uncertain environment, can …

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Welltower Announces $900M Private Offering

by Jeff Shaw

TOLEDO, Ohio — Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), a Toledo-based REIT and the largest owner of seniors housing in the United States, has announced a private offering of $900 million in exchangeable senior notes. The initial offering was initially priced at $750 million, meaning interest was presumably high when the total was raised by a third after just one day. The notes will accrue interest payable semi-annually in arrears on Jan. 15 and July 15 of each year at a rate of 3.125 percent per year.  The notes will mature on July …

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Webinar: Meet Seniors Housing’s Contrarians — A Handful of Investors Go Big in a Challenging Environment

by Sarah Daniels

The June 27 webinar “Meet Seniors Housing’s Contrarians — A Handful of Investors Go Big in a Challenging Environment” covered the difficulties and opportunities in seniors housing, including the impact of rising interest rates, the rise of regional operators and best practices for meeting regulatory requirements. The panel of industry experts also shared insights on managing troubled assets and adapting to post-pandemic challenges in the healthcare real estate industry. Despite concerns about affordability and rising insurance costs, there were signs of growth and opportunity in the sector. Speakers emphasized the …

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NIC MAP Vision: Seniors Housing Needs $275B in New Investment by 2030 to Meet Demand

by Jeff Shaw

RALEIGH, N.C. — As the number of people age 80 and older continues to grow rapidly, the United States will not have enough seniors housing to meet this demand in the next five years.  This is according to detailed projections from NIC MAP Vision, a Raleigh-based seniors housing data and analytics firm. NIC MAP Vision’s report — Senior Housing Outlook — highlights a critical shortage of developments amid rapidly growing demand, emphasizing the need for immediate action and the ripe opportunity for investors. According to NIC MAP Vision data, the current seniors …

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Question of the Month: Inflation

by Jeff Shaw

How is persistently high inflation impacting investment and development activity in the seniors housing space? An economic double whammy By Chris Blanda Senior Managing Director  VIUM Capital This a well phrased question because both inflation and, in turn, high interest rates have doubled down to restrict development activity.  It’s been a compounding effect that has moved several major levers to the economic viability of development projects in the wrong direction. Inflation has pushed development budgets and operating cost budgets up, while high interest rates have pushed construction leverage points down, …

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