Private Investors Chase Senior Housing Deals Under the REIT Radar

While real estate investment trusts (REITs) are known for being long-term asset holders, some private investors are pursuing a shorter term, value-add strategy, often in the hopes of attracting REITs’ deep pockets. Rather than hold senior housing properties long term, another strategy is to make one-off acquisitions that may be undesirable to or overlooked by […]

Will Rising Rates Swing Senior Housing to a Buyer’s Market?

Low capitalization rates for many high-quality senior housing transactions has made for a “seller’s market” the past several quarters. But senior living buyers may become more cautious as interest rates climb following rises in 10-year Treasury yields. In mid-June, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, announced plans to taper off the quantitative easing program—through which […]

Private Equity Investment in Senior Housing All About “Operator, Operator, Location”

For private equity investors interested in entering the senior housing space, it’s all about the operator, agreed a panel on tapping into private equity during NIC’s 2013 Regional Conference held March 5-7 in San Diego.  While criteria in real estate often hinges on “location, location, location,” in senior housing, it’s more like “operator, operator, location,” said […]

Bell Partners Sells Two Senior Apartments to CSH for $48 Million

Greensboro, N.C.-based Bell Partners Inc. has sold off the last two senior apartment properties in its portfolio to Capitol Seniors Housing for a combined $47.5 million.  Alta Oakridge, in Raleigh, N.C., was built in 2009 and sold for $24.25 million. Alta Walk, in Durham, N.C., was built in 2008 and sold for $23.25 million. The […]

[Correction] Capitol Seniors Housing Acquires Fla. Assisted Living Community for $28.5 Million

[Correction: This article previously incorrectly listed Capital Seniors Housing as the buyer. It has been updated to list Capitol Seniors Housing as the buyer. We apologize for the error.] Capitol Seniors Housing recently acquired St. Joseph’s Assisted Living and Memory Care community in Jupiter, Fla., in a $28.5 million transaction with joint venture partner Harvard Management […]

Capitol Seniors Housing Acquires 2 Texas Senior Living Communities

Washington, D.C.-based Capitol Seniors Housing recently purchased two Texas independent living communities from Franklin Development Co. for an undisclosed amount in a transaction brokered by Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services. The two properties are Franklin Park Canyon Creek in Plano, Tex. and Franklin Park Hometown in North Richland Hills, Tex., both developed by […]