Senior Housing Finance Activity: Ziegler Closes $73M for New CCRC

Ziegler Closes $73 Million Financing for Ill. CCRC Development Ziegler recently closed issuance on $73,465,000 of Series 2014 tax-exempt, fixed-rate bond financing for the development of MRC The Crossings in League City, Texas, sponsored by Methodist Retirement Communities, a not-for-profit corporation. In December of 2012, MRC purchased approximately 19 acres and began funding the pre-development […]

New Players To Shake Up Senior Living Finance in 2014

New entrants into the senior housing space are creating acquisition and development financing opportunities, lenders say. Bill Kauffman, Managing Director of Oak Grove Capital’s senior housing division, has seen continued entrance of equity investors moving into the senior housing market and forming alliances with existing operators and a handful of new operators—moves that will create more […]

Fannie Mae Ranks Top 5 Senior Housing Lenders by Volume

Fannie Mae on Monday released its first-ever list of lenders with the most senior housing financing production for 2013, topped by KeyBank National Association.  The Top 5 list was released in conjunction with Fannie Mae’s top lenders across all sectors and its top Multifamily Affordable Housing lenders. Fannie Mae provided $28.8 billion in financing to […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: AdCare, Oak Grove Capital, Cambridge

Cambridge Subsidiary Closes $28 Million Loan Modification for Senior Housing Portfolio Cambridge Investment and Finance Co., a subsidiary of Cambridge Realty Capital Companies, announced closing a $28 million conventional loan modification for four properties it owns and operates as SunRidge Senior Living in El Paso, Texas. The firm purchased the portfolio 18 months ago from […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: Grandbridge, Cushman & Wakefield, LTC Properties

LTC Enters $141 Million Mortgage Loan Agreement with Prestige LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE:LTC) announced recently it has entered a $141 million mortgage loan agreement with affiliates of Prestige Healthcare, secured by 15 properties with a total of 2,092 licensed skilled nursing beds and 24 independent living units in Michigan. The loan has a 30-year term […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: Cambridge, The Carlyle Group, Ziegler

Cambridge Closes $42.8 Million of Senior Housing & Care Loans Cambridge Closes $14.9 Million Nursing Home Loan Cambridge Realty Capital Companies recently announced the closing on a $14.9 million loan to refinance Green Park, a 188-bed skilled nursing home in St. Louis, Mo., announced chairman Jeffrey Davis.  The fully-amortized, 36-year term loan was arranged for […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: Berkadia, Lancaster Pollard, Oak Grove, HJ Sims

Berkadia Originates $14.4 Million Acquisition Loan for Chevalier Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC recently originated a $14.4 million, three-year floating rate acquisition loan to finance Chevalier International Holdings Limited’s acquisition of an 18-property portfolio of assisted living communities operated by Meridian Senior Living. Christopher Fenton, vice president at Berkadia, arranged the loan through the firm’s proprietary […]

Movers & Shakers – People and Positions for December 2012

The holiday season is upon us, and people are doing more than just shopping for Christmas or Hanukkah gifts—lots of senior living professionals are shaking up the industry by making strategic moves.  Employers: Take advantage of our job board to look for some of the best and brightest in the industry. Post a job on […]