CNL Healthcare Properties JV Buys 2 Senior Communities for $12.2 Million

CNL Healthcare Properties, an Orlando-based senior housing and healthcare real estate investment offering, recently announced the acquisition of two senior housing communities in Iowa for $12.16 million through a joint venture with GCI Development, LLC. Last fall, CNL Healthcare and GCI Development acquired three other Windsor Manor properties in another joint venture, bringing the portfolio […]

Growth Plans Determine Senior Housing Developers’ Capital Pursuits

Senior housing developers may still encounter difficulty obtaining financing for ground-up projects despite reports of the increasing availability of capital, and future growth plans play a crucial role in what kind of capital they pursue. Just because real estate investment trusts (REITs) enjoy a low cost of capital doesn’t mean they’re the best source of […]

REIT Involvement in New Senior Housing Projects Varies by Philosophy

The availability of real estate investment trust (REIT) financing for new senior housing projects is highly dependent on not just the REIT’s relationship—future or existing—with the developer, but also both parties’ goals and objectives, builders and capital sources say. Most healthcare REITs have some level of involvement in senior housing construction financing, but it’s rare to see […]

CCRC Business Model Proves Resilient, But Not Without Bruises

The housing market crash along with the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression has reshaped the way continuing care retirement communities (CCRC) are conceived, developed and operated. While the downturn proved too much for some projects to handle, the market has largely performed well over time, those active in the market say. “The challenged […]

Consumer Watchdog Takes Aim at Senior-Centered Professional Designations

In its oversight of financial markets that cater specifically to seniors, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking issue with professional designations used by those in the business—whether that be in managing finances or working for senior housing solutions for those in need.  Drawing attention to the widespread use of designations such as Certified Senior […]

AdCare CFO Resigns Position Following Extensive Accounting Errors

AdCare Health Systems, Inc.’s (NYSEAMEX:ADK) Martin Brew resigned as the long-term care provider’s chief financial officer on Monday in relation to extensive accounting errors impacting the company’s financial statements for all of 2012. In March, AdCare announced it would be postponing the release of its financial results for the fourth quarter and year end 2012 and […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: Capital One, Grandbridge, RED CAPITAL

Capital One Closes $19.5 Million Loan for Revera Health Systems Capital One Bank announced on Monday it had provided a three-year, $19.5 million secured term loan to Revera Health Systems, Inc., a long-term care and rehabilitation provider with multiple skilled nursing centers across the U.S. Proceeds of the loan were used to refinance existing senior […]