Investment

Seniors housing owners that stabilized their properties after the pandemic are now faced with a new challenge: a spike in interest rates and a disrupted lending environment. The challenge arrives at a time when many borrowers need capital for maturing loans to escape variable-rate debt or to finance growth. The good news is that loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) remain available and are giving eligible borrowers an attractive solution, say Lee Delaveris and John Randolph, seniors housing and healthcare specialists at KeyBank Real Estate Capital. Available in …

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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged joint venture equity for development of a seniors housing community in Fredericksburg, approximately midway between Richmond and Washington, D.C. Centric Development LLC is developing the property, which will feature 106 assisted living and 36 memory care units. The three-story, 153,000-square-foot property is situated on a 16.2-acre parcel. The site is within an established, regional medical hub in a growing area. Completion is scheduled for 2025. Joel Mendes, Anthony T. Fertitta Jr. and Billy Lichtenstein led the JLL Capital Markets Advisory team.

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Financing vehicle enables private equity firms to open another revenue line while offering borrowers an option when lenders are scarce. By Jeff Shaw The growing popularity of private equity-backed debt funds is a win-win for many of the players involved. Rather than use their capital to buy more properties, private equity investors can lend money as a lower-risk, fixed-income alternative to owning assets. Borrowers have another source of debt, especially at a time when lenders may be scarce. Just as banks, for example, were re-entering the seniors housing fray following …

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By Taylor Mokris and Kim Huffstutler In this market, with the twin difficulties of persistent inflation and interest rate hikes, it can be a challenge to find the right real estate investment. However, as lenders work with developers, owners and operators to make deals and find quality investments, there’s one real estate sector no savvy investor should overlook: seniors housing. Now is an opportune time for new and repeat lenders alike to have conviction around their commitment to this asset class. Not only does seniors housing have strong underlying fundamentals …

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CARLSBAD, Calif. — Funds advised by Lee Equity Partners LLC and Coastwood Senior Housing Partners LLC, two specialized investment firms, have made an investment in Integral Senior Living Management (ISL). As part of the investment, ISL will partner with Discovery Senior Living and form the fifth largest seniors housing operator in the United States. Lee Equity and Coastwood recently completed the recapitalization of Discovery Senior Living, which is led by CEO Richard Hutchinson. The investment in both companies by Lee Equity and Coastwood will create an opportunity to find synergies …

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After transaction volume rebounded greatly in 2021, sales fell 38 percent in 2022 as economic hardships mounted. By Jeff Shaw I get knocked down, but I get up again  You are never gonna keep me down  The lyrics to the song “Tubthumping” by former British rock band Chumbawamba are an apt description of the seniors housing industry because of its resiliency in the face of adversity over the past three years. The COVID-19 pandemic delivered the first blow in early 2020, leading to a rise in deaths at communities, declining …

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Investors and customers are increasingly drawn to companies that embrace environmental, social and governance policies, but the success of these initiatives hinges on transparency and authenticity. By Jeff Shaw A company could be forgiven for wanting to avoid developing and implementing an ESG (environmental, social and governance) strategy. Enacting concrete policies to address the desired goals in these areas, then tracking and reporting results to stakeholders, is a time- consuming and costly process. For background, the “environmental” piece of the equation relates to how a company operates in a way …

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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — LTC Properties Inc. (NYSE: LTC ), a REIT that primarily invests in seniors housing and healthcare properties, has announced plans to diversify its portfolio through the transition and possible sale of some of the properties in its Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) portfolio, following Brookdale’s election not to exercise its lease renewal option. Brookdale is contractually obligated to pay rent on the portfolio of 35 assisted living communities across eight states through the end of the lease term on Dec. 31, 2023. The portfolio represents 8.4 …

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TOLEDO, Ohio and ROANOKE, Va. — Welltower Inc (NYSE: WELL) and Retirement Unlimited Inc. (RUI) have formed a partnership under which RUI will operate luxury seniors housing communities under a newly launched Elancé brand. Welltower, a Toledo-based REIT, installed Roanoke-based RUI as the operator of Fountains at Washington House in Alexandria, Virginia in November. Following the change, the property was renamed Elancé at Alexandria and became the first community under the new banner. The two companies have planned a “significant expansion in the programmatic relationship between Welltower and RUI” in …

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Strawberry Fields REIT, a South Bend-based owner of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and long-term acute care hospitals throughout the Midwest and South, will officially begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange American on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The stock exchange, formerly known as the American Stock Exchange, is known for representing small-cap companies that are not yet big enough to list on the New York Stock Exchange, according the U.S. News & World Report. The company announced in April of last year that it …

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