Health Care REIT Completes New $1.1 Billion Stock Offering

The latest in a series of power plays from Health Care REIT (NYSE: HCN), the company announced today it has completed its common stock offering valued at $1.1 billion—its second such offering valued over a billion dollars in the past several months.  The net proceeds of the offering, which included 17,825,000 shares at a price […]

Acquisition Treadmill Presents Problems for Big 3 REITs

The growth of the Big Three health care REITs is clear, as they have flooded the senior housing space with a slew of recent deals. But this continued rapid growth highlights risks that may force REITs to change their investment strategies, Fitch Ratings suggests. Recently, the REITs have shuffled the industry with billion-dollar transactions focused […]

Senior Housing Investments & Acquisitions: Diversicare, LCB Senior Living, HCN

Diversicare Announces Acquisition of Operations of 2 Ohio Properties Diversicare Healthcare Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:DVCR), a provider of long-term care services, recently announced the assumption of operations at two facilities in Ohio. The transaction includes a 142-bed skilled nursing facility in Avon, Ohio, and a 42-bed assisted living facility in Ontario, Ohio. These facilities are expected […]

HCN, Sunrise Expand UK Partnership, Launch Development Pipeline

Health Care REIT (NYSE: HCN) announced Thursday has completed an 11-property senior housing portfolio acquisition in Southern England from Gracewell Healthcare for £153 million (USD$257 million) in cash. Separately, Sunrise Senior Living, in which HCN owns a 24% interest, has acquired Gracewell’s management company and will manage the portfolio. The companies are also partnering on […]

Senior Housing Investments & Acquisitions (7/16/13)

NHI Acquires Assisted Living Community for $15.3 Million National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) announced on Monday the $15.3 million acquisition of an assisted living community in Marysville, Ohio that will be leased to Emeritus Senior Living (NYSE:ESC). The Inn at Halcyon Village is a 76-unit assisted living and memory care community built in 2009. The lease […]