Senior Housing Development Booming in Midwest Despite Recession

The Midwest is a key area for growth when it comes to senior housing development thanks to a lack of supply compared to other geographic locations and a growing number of seniors, two analysts say. And while the Great Recession hasn’t made it easy for many senior-oriented projects to get construction financing, the Toledo, Ohio […]

On the Record: Mark Spiegel, Co-Founder & President of Formation Development Group

In 2009, Alpharetta, Ga.-based Formation Development Group and Radnor, Pa.-based Shelbourne Healthcare Development Group and their respective capital arms formed a joint venture, called Formation-Shelbourne Senior Living Services. The partnership brought together a team of members with extensive background in the senior living industry, allowing former Sunrise Senior Living principals and EdenCare Senior Living executives […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: Health Care REIT, LTC Properties, Cambridge Realty (5/31/2012)

Health Care REIT Closes New $250 Million Canadian Loan with Accordion Feature Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) announced on Thursday, May 24 that it had closed on a $250 million Canadian denominated unsecured term loan (approximately $244 million in U.S. dollars). The loan is coterminous with the REIT’s $2 billion (USD) unsecured revolving credit facility, […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: HFF, Ventas, Oak Grove Capital, & More

Everest Real Estate Advisors Closes $12 Million Loan for Minn. Senior Housing Community Everest Real Estate Advisors, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., recently closed on a $12 million refinancing loan for Select Senior Living, a 90-bed senior housing facility in Coon Rapids, Minn., reports Real estate Journals. The advisory firm provided the refinancing through HUD’s Section 232/223(f) […]

Q1 Earnings Highlights: Health Care REIT on Growing Post-Acute Care Platform

Healthcare real estate investment trust Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN) recently released its first quarter earnings report and held an earnings call discussing the quarter; highlights include a focus on its partnership with Genesis HealthCare; increasing value through private pay portfolios; and growing a post-acute platform.  Back in February 2011, Health Care REIT acquired most of […]

Updated Guide “Demystifies” Financing Options for Nonprofit Senior Living Providers

As America’s older population grows, so does the demand for affordable senior housing—especially following the economic downturn. Considering nonprofit providers’ need to access capital at a reasonable cost in order to supply an increasingly necessary commodity, Lancaster Pollard recently updated its “Financing Options for Nonprofit Senior Living Organizations” guide. The guide is meant to “demystify” […]

Want Greater Access to Capital? Consider Seeking a Credit Rating

Credit ratings can be useful for senior living providers—even the smaller companies—for improving access to capital, gaining economic value through demonstrating financial health, and benchmarking performance against other similar organizations, said a group of panelists during an online senior living conference held in March, reports Healthcare Finance. “At its core, credit ratings provide transparency and […]

How Senior Care Operators Can Use HUD to Finance Multi-Property Portfolios

In the current credit environment, financing through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has become a favorite of borrowers. With its low, long-term fixed rates, flexibility, nonrecourse feature and other benefits, HUD is often the best available option for a borrower seeking to refinance or finance new construction or rehabilitation of a […]