IRVINE, Calif. — American Healthcare REIT Inc., a private investor based in Irvine, has hired Conor Wagner as senior vice president of investor relations and finance. Wagner reports directly to Chief Financial Officer Brian Peay and is responsible for leading the company’s investor relations department. Prior to joining American Healthcare REIT, Wagner was vice president of finance for Donahue Schriber Realty Group, a grocery-anchored and shopping center focused REIT, where he oversaw investor reporting and strategic finance activities. He previously served in a similar capacity with publicly traded apartment REITs …
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Webinar: Let’s Talk About the Outlook for Seniors Housing Investment and Finance
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 …
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Funds advised by Lee Equity Partners LLC and Coastwood Senior Housing Partners LLC have agreed to an undisclosed amount of investment in Discovery Senior Living, a Bonita Springs-baed operator. The recapitalization will fund Discovery’s expansion and operational platform enhancement plans. “This strategic recapitalization purposefully combines the strengths and successful experiences of three companies and the resultant innovation-focused efforts will allow the acceleration of Discovery’s ability to execute its vision of creating a scaled company that outperforms the marketplace, addresses some of the legacy industry paradigms and …
DALLAS — Compatriot Capital, a diversified real estate company and wholly owned subsidiary of Sammons Enterprises Inc., has acquired an equity interest in Dallas-based senior living developer Silverstone Senior Living. Currently, Compatriot Capital is Silverstone’s largest limited joint venture partner with investments in the company’s Washington, D.C. projects currently in development. Silverstone Senior Living was established in Dallas in 2012 by hospitality and real estate veterans Denny Alberts and John Goff, who had held executive roles at Crescent Real Estate Equities Inc. Currently, Crescent is an investor in Silverstone. Silverstone …
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Webinar: The Great Squeeze — Vanishing Seniors Housing Operating Margins
Operating margins are shrinking, with cap rates becoming harder to calculate and in-place cash flows lower than pre-pandemic levels. The Sept. 22 webinar “The Great Squeeze — Vanishing Seniors Housing Operating Margins” focused on the bottom line for industry owners and operators. The panel discussion, hosted by Seniors Housing Business and sponsored by Valuation & Information Group, sought to shed light on valuation impacts, debt, interest rates and equity. “In the early months of the pandemic, interest rates decreased. Cap rates for well-performing senior housing projects hit new lows. Meanwhile, …
The health of seniors housing occupancy continues to recover, albeit slowly, amid challenges that refuse to relent. Rather than a one-two punch, the sector has absorbed a one-two-three combination: Occupancy-reducing COVID landed the first blow, labor shortages and inflating operational expenses delivered the second, and rising interest rates scored with the third, declares Charlie Shoop, a senior vice president with KeyBank’s healthcare group. A slumping economy may add a kick to the teeth for good measure. “There is a lot of noise in seniors housing financials right now, and few …
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — LTC Properties Inc. (NYSE: LTC), a Westlake Village-based REIT, has made a joint venture investment with PruittHealth Inc. for the purchase of three skilled nursing centers in North Florida. LTC will be the majority owner with a $62 million contribution to the joint venture. The assets were constructed between 2018 and 2021, have a combined 299 licensed beds primarily in private rooms, and are operated by PruittHealth. The centers will be operated under a 10-year master lease, with two five-year renewal options, with an affiliate of …
As land and construction costs soar, developers find success with repositioning projects despite the risks. By Jeff Shaw Ground-up seniors housing construction is arguably more difficult now than it has ever been, forcing developers to come up with an alternative game plan to stay active. The producer price index for new building construction — a measure of the price that contractors say they would bid to build a fixed set of buildings — increased 19.8 percent year over year in June, according to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). …
It could be argued that the last 30 months have presented the seniors housing and skilled nursing industries with their most adverse operating environment ever. Heading into 2023, at least some difficulties appear to be abating. Seniors housing occupancy rates continue to improve, reaching 81.4 percent in June this year, which was an improvement of 90 basis points over the March figure, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC). That was also 340 basis points higher than the time series low of 78 percent recorded …
ATLANTA — The labor shortage that continues to hamper the seniors housing industry is taking a toll on the capital markets side of the business as owner-operators find themselves underwriting increased costs that are ultimately causing profit margins to shrink and spooking some potential investors. The dearth of qualified and committed staffers at all levels of seniors housing was exacerbated by the pandemic. But other macro-level factors — low overall unemployment, stiff competition with hospitality and healthcare users, elevated demand for flexible work routines — are amplifying the problem, even …