NIC: Senior Housing M&A Activity Takes a Dive

Senior housing deals took a dramatic dip during the second quarter of 2016 compared to the past few years, according to recent data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & care (NIC).  During the second quarter of 2016, only 76 deals closed, totaling $1.6 billion, including $1 billion in seniors housing and $600,000 […]

Movers & Shakers: CBRE’s Youngest Vice Chairman

CBRE Promotes New Vice Chairman CBRE Group, Inc. announced the promotion of Aron Will to vice chairman. He is CBRE’s youngest vice chairman to date. Will is currently the co-leader of the national senior housing debt and structured finance practice for CBRE Capital Markets, which specializes in the capitalization of independent living, assisted living, memory […]

Editor’s Picks: ‘I’m Not Afraid’

This week, the heat was turning up in our home base of Chicago, but we kept it cool by bringing our readers the latest in the senior housing industry. We reported the most recent data from the National Investment Centers for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), which revealed some less-than-favorable statistics on occupancy during the […]

NIC: Occupancy Trouble Brewing for Independent Living

Senior housing occupancy worsened in the second quarter of the year, with independent living trends in particular raising red flags, according to the latest information from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). Occupancy for the senior housing sector—including assisted living and independent living—declined to 89.7% for the second quarter of 2016, […]

Skilled Nursing Keeps Feeling the Squeeze on Payment Rates

As investors have continued to debate the risks associated with skilled nursing operations, the latest quarterly data paints a mixed picture. Occupancy increased through the first two months of 2016, but the impact of tightening managed care rates continued to be felt by providers. Occupancy reached 83.4% as of the end of March, having risen […]

NIC: Acquisition Prices Past Peak, Occupancy to Hold Steady

After a bumpy start to 2016 marked a drop in senior housing transactions, some cited high deal prices that sidelined major players. But the pendulum may now swing, as peak pricing may have already come and gone, according to Beth Mace, chief economist and director of capital markets research National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & […]

3 Lessons for a Firmer Grasp of Skilled Nursing Risks

At the outset of the year, it appeared investors might find skilled nursing sexy again in 2016. One quarter in, skilled nursing is garnering a lot of attention, but some investors are attracted while others appear to be rejecting these assets as too risky. At least, that’s judging by questions asked and some heated discussions […]

Senior Housing Acquisitions Decline as REITs Bow Out

Large real estate investment trusts (REITs) have made no secret of the fact that high prices and less favorable costs of capital are constraining their dealmaking activity in senior housing. This lack of REIT action may be largely behind a marked slowdown in senior housing transactions that occurred in the first quarter of 2016, preliminary figures suggest. […]

How the Seasons Influence Who is in Skilled Nursing Beds

April brings budding trees and the start of baseball season, but does it also bring a change in the mix of skilled nursing facility residents? It’s possible, if The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) is to be believed.  The organization on Wednesday provided a more detailed analysis of the data in its first-ever Skilled […]

Editor’s Picks: Ventas’ Debra Cafaro for The Leadership Series

This week, the Senior Housing News team assembled in Washington, D.C. for SHN’s annual summit with industry folks. But our readers need not worry—our editorial elite in the newsroom covered the latest happenings from around the industry, including the latest leadership change at Senior Lifestyle Corporation and new senior housing data from the National Investment […]