Plans For Lower Cost Reverse Mortgage Product Announced by FHA

Are Private Equity Firms the Next Big Investor in Senior Housing?

Most will agree that 2011 was the year of the REITs, with healthcare real estate investment trusts going on a $20 billion spending spree, writes the National Real Estate Investor, but in 2012, private equity firms could be the “next big investors in seniors housing.” “Private equity will be active this coming year in seniors [...]

Healthcare M&A Spending Swells 11% in 2011 to $227 Billion

Last year saw $227.4 billion worth of healthcare merger, acquisition, and takeover activity, representing an 11% increase from the $205.6 billion spend in 2010, according to Irving Levin Associates, Inc. In terms of financing dollars, 2011 was the fourth-largest year of the past decade, although the actual number of deals announced in the year decreased [...]

Challenges and Prospects in Repurposing Old Buildings for Assisted Living

When various types of buildings end up vacant and in disuse, sometimes the next logical step is to repurpose them for senior housing, especially as the nation’s senior demographic grows at a rapid pace. Old hospitals, hotels, and schools are probably the three most common types of buildings that can be converted into an assisted [...]

Financing Senior Care Renovation: Less Risky Alternative to New Construction?

New construction starts remain significantly below peak 2007 levels, according to data from the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry, and with financing largely unavailable for ground-up construction, is renovation or rehabilitation of senior care facilities a less-risky alternative for lenders? With nursing homes across the nation an average of nearly four [...]

Recent Senior Housing Finance Activity: Love, Ziegler, KeyBank

Love Funding Secures a $4.6 Million Loan Refinance for Illinois ALF Love Funding announced on Jan. 3 that it closed a $4.6 million refinancing through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 232/223(f) loan program for an assisted living and memory care center located in Milan, Illinois. Avonlea Cottage of Quad Cities is a 46-unit [...]