Distress, Core-Plus Acquisitions Drive Transaction Activity in 2024

Senior living providers continue to weigh core-plus asset deals and distress-driven transactions favorably, as senior living deal activity showed signs of rebounding slightly this year. That’s according to a recent survey and capital markets analysis by Cushman and Wakefield published this week. Of the 90 senior living executives surveyed, nearly half (49%) said they would […]

Senior Living Fundamentals Continue to Improve as Industry Sees ‘Great Recalibration’

Senior living industry fundamentals continue to look better as new construction stays low and operations continue to improve, but certain headwinds and uncertainties remain. That’s according to Zach Bowyer, Cushman and Wakefield senior managing director, following the release of the latest investor survey and trends report. “We all know the current interest rate environment is […]

Transactions & Financings: Blueprint Advises Land Sale; CBRE Arranges $23M Loan

Financings CBRE Arragned $23M Financing for Community CBRE National Senior Housing announced it arranged a 10-year bridge loan wroth $23.3 million for a senior living community in Seattle. The community – developed and owned by Capital Seniors Housing – is a 93-unit assisted living and memory care community that was originally a children’s hospital built […]

Movers & Shakers: Senior Lifestyle Corp. Adds Vice President Post; Benchmark Senior Living Promotes HR Chief

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Transactions & Financings: Ziegler Closes Nearly $200M for New Community; Kisco Adds Community in California

Financings Ziegler Closes on $197M for Construction, Development Ziegler announced the successful closing of $197.7 million in Series 2022 Bonds that will be used for acquiring, developing and building a Texas-based senior living community for Forefront Living. Formerly known as Forefront Living Plano, the Outlook at Windhaven Forefront Living is a planned senior living community […]

Transactions & Financings: Blueprint Arranges Sale to Lloyd Jones; Cushman & Wakefield Arrange Pair of Financings

Financings Ziegler Closes $71 M for Virginia Community Ziegler announced the successful closing of $71 million Series 2022A and 2022B bonds for Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury (SVWC). SVWC is a nonprofit organization that operates a Westminster, Virginia-based life plan community with nearly 400 residents with 218 independent living units, 48 assisted living units, 12 memory care […]

Transactions & Financings: JLL Facilitates Sale to Cogir; VIUM Closes $1.1B in Q2

Financings VIUM Capital Closes $1B in Q2 VIUM Capital, a senior housing and healthcare lender, announced that 2Q2022 was the most productive quarter in the company’s history with $1.1 billion in transactions. The active second quarter brings the total volume of deals to $1.4 billion over 44 loans including financing projects in 16 states. Columbus, […]

Transactions & Financings: Ziegler Closes $193M for 10th Largest Life Plan Community; Mission Senior Living Expands in New Mexico

Transactions The Green House Project and the Pioneer Network Team Up The Green House Project and Pioneer Network announced they would enter into a formal alliance with the goal of sparking cultural, organizational and physical change in senior living and senior care. The two brands share roots and have long worked together. The Pioneer Network […]