Transactions and Financings: EBSC Lending’s $26.2M Financing; Capital Funding Group Closes On $13.5M

Financings EBSC Lending provides $26.2M for affordable housing EBSC Lending provided $26.2 million in financing for a 41-unit affordable senior housing complex in Michigan. According to a press release, the non-profit owner and borrower will use the financing to to refinance existing debt and fund capital improvements to the community to maintain its affordable status, […]

Pacifica Adds 15 Communities in $180.5M Deal, as RHF Shifts Senior Living Strategy 

Privately owned real estate and private equity firm Pacifica Companies has purchased a 15-community portfolio from Retirement Housing Foundation. That’s according to an April 19 press release from Chicago-based specialty investment bank Ziegler, which advised on the $180.5 million transaction for the non-profit. The purchased portfolio represents “the majority of RHF’s presence in market-rate senior […]

Senior Living Resident Rates Still On the Rise, But at a Slower Pace

Senior living operators continue to push rental rate increases, but a new data release shows the pace of those increases is decelerating.  In an analysis of aggregated pricing data from 1,700 communities, LivingPath, an online platform that collects and provides data on senior housing communities, found that rates are rising 20% to 30% less quickly […]

Transactions and Financings: LCB Adds Community; Houston Property Changes Hands

Management LCB takes over management of The Reserve at East Longmeadow LCB Senior Living announced it has assumed management of The Reserve at East Longmeadow on April 9. According to a press release, the community has over 100 residential apartments and has assisted living and memory care services. The community was opened in 2014. Partnerships […]

Florida Senior Living Community, Operator Engaged in $130M Bankruptcy Auction

A senior living community and senior living operator in Florida has declared bankruptcy after running into financial difficulties. According to reporting from the Tampa Bay Business Journal, the 491-unit Unisen Senior Living in Tampa, Florida, operated by Tampa Life Plan Village, owes roughly $43.2 million to unsecured creditors and $86.9 million to secured creditors. That […]

New HUD Guidelines Could Help More Senior Living Operators Access Financing

New federal guidelines around mortgage insurance applications could help more senior living providers access financing. The new U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules change a corporate credit review period of 18 months and increase the threshold for when a corporate credit review is required as it pertains to seeking HUD financing. According […]

Transactions and Financings: Aspenwood Acquires 4 Communities; UCH Expands Ohio Footprint

Acquisitions The Aspenwood Company acquires four North Texas communities The Aspenwood Company announced that it has acquired four retirement communities in North Texas operating under The Village on the Park brand. According to a press release, the communities are located in Plano, Denton and McKinney, Texas, and consist of 336 units. The release states the […]

Transactions and Financings: Merrill Gardens Adds Three to Management Portfolio; G Capital Markets Arranges $15M Loan

Management transactions  Merrill Gardens named management company for multiple communities Senior living owner-operator Merrill Gardens announced the management of three new communities in Missouri and Washington, according to a news release from the Seattle, Wash.-based company. Merrill Gardens is now the management company for Murano Senior Living in Seattle, Washington and Merrill Gardens at Tukwila, […]