REIT Exits Senior Housing by Selling 26-Property Portfolio

A real estate investment trust (REIT) has moved to completely exit the senior housing industry in favor of multifamily real estate, selling off all of its remaining senior housing properties for about $236 million. Minot, North Dakota-based Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE: IRET) announced Wednesday it has entered into six different sales agreements with multiple affiliates […]

REITs Appear Ready to Drive Senior Housing Dealmaking Again

Senior housing real estate investments trusts (REITs) have pulled back their acquisition activity since the end of 2015, and transactions during the first six months of the year tanked as a result. However, rebounding share prices are returning the capital advantage to the biggest players in the industry, and may help deal volume pick up at […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: CareTrust, Ziegler

CareTrust REIT, Inc. Announces Launch of Public Offering of Common Stock CareTrust REIT, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTRE) announced that, subject to market and other conditions, it plans to offer to sell 7.5 million shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. The company also expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to buy […]

Welltower, Revera Complete $582 Million Regal Acquisition

Welltower (NYSE: HCN) and Revera Inc. announced Monday the completion of the previously announced acquisition of Regal Lifestyle Communities Inc. (TSX: RLC) through an existing 75/25 joint venture. The transaction comes in at C$12 per share in cash, a total enterprise value of about C$764 million, or $581.51 million in U.S. dollars. The transaction was originally pegged at […]

RIDEA Poses Risks for Senior Housing REITs in 2014, Analysts Say

Despite strong performance over the past several years, senior housing REITs may face considerable headwinds including the RIDEA structure two of the “Big Three” REITs use in a substantial percentage of their portfolios.  A heavy investment in RIDEA among other factors led BMO Capital Markets analysts to downgrade the stocks of Ventas REIT (NYSE: VTR) […]