Covid-19 caused senior housing merger and acquisition activity to fall significantly in 2020. The numbers are even more striking when compared to 2019, a year that saw investor appetite for the product reach unprecedented levels. There are continuing signs, however, that investor confidence is returning to the space and having a positive impact on M&A […]
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Lenders in the senior housing space are becoming increasingly active and confident, but the Covid-19 pandemic is still affecting the debt markets in some significant and unusual ways. For instance, the relationship between loan-to-value (LTV) and debt service coverage is “kind of out of whack,” Steven Schmidt, national director and production manager for seniors housing […]
JLL recently closed the sale of a 16-property senior living portfolio and is on track to log more than $600 million in sales this quarter. The 16 properties were previously owned by a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) and were acquired by a non-traded REIT, Mike Garbers, managing director, capital markets, told Senior […]
Senior housing investors should be considering how their potential returns will be affected by the timing of a Covid-19 vaccine. The good news is that even if a vaccine is not widely available until a year from now, and the financial performance of communities deteriorates until then, senior living still remains an attractive investment due […]
The senior living industry has so far avoided some of the most dire early predictions regarding the possible disruptions of Covid-19, giving some investors hope that the sector is already on its way to recovery. But the industry is by no means out of the woods yet, and what happens in the coming months will […]
Senior housing capital markets are beginning to show signs of stability, more than two months after the coronavirus pandemic sent the markets into a time of peak volatility. Investors — particularly private equity — are raising funds. Lending is slowly loosening. Temporary expenses such as hazard pay and personal protective equipment (PPE) are separated from […]
The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to cut into senior housing operators’ bottom lines and lead to near-term cap rate expansions — but the industry’s long-term prospects are still likely sound, according to a new report from commercial real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL). It’s no secret the pandemic has made it harder […]
The senior housing mergers and acquisitions market continued to hum along as the first cases appeared in communities, and even if a temporary slowdown occurs as the crisis deepens, dealmaking could surge dramatically when the pandemic wanes. “We may see deals get delayed if a lender decides to sit tight and wait, but I truly […]
As recession fears let up and historically low occupancy trends turn positive, the senior living industry may be able to rest a little easier about its prospects for 2020 — but it shouldn’t rest on its laurels, either. That’s because many of the disruptive forces that have molded the industry in recent years aren’t going […]
Senior living is currently grappling with the effects of oversupply in some markets. Even more new supply will be needed to meet the demand for senior housing from baby boomers, though, suggests new analysis from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). Using the 80-plus household cohort as a baseline, NIC used […]
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