One of the largest real estate holders of senior housing has been cleared of wrongdoing in a probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about an alleged improper personal relationship between an executive and an independent auditor. Chicago-based Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) received a letter from the SEC about the investigation notifying the company […]
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Ventas Completes Acquisition of $1.5 Billion Life Sciences Portfolio Health care real estate investment trust (REIT) Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) completed its previously announced acquisition of a $1.5 billion portfolio of Wexford Science & Technology, LLC life sciences buildings. Ventas acquired the properties from affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII L.P., completed Sept. 1. […]
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) have gained so much momentum as a major force in real estate, they are being put in their own sector in an important investment classification tool and could be in for a capital boost from all the attention. Following market close on August 31, equity REITs were reclassified as their […]
Senior housing real estate investments trusts (REITs) have pulled back their acquisition activity since the end of 2015, and transactions during the first six months of the year tanked as a result. However, rebounding share prices are returning the capital advantage to the biggest players in the industry, and may help deal volume pick up at […]
Have senior housing real estate investments trusts (REITs) reached their RIDEA max? We posed this question back in 2013, when RIDEA exposure already seemed at the high-end of its range. Evidently, the max exposure had not been reached, if recent transactions by the ‘Big Three’ health care REITs—Welltower Inc. (NYSE: HCN), Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) […]
The seniors housing and medical office building industries may have more in common than meets the eye. In fact, they may be more like close family than distant relatives, according to some experts. The sectors are undeniably growing closer, according to Gino Lollio, vice president investments at national brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap and senior director […]
Senior housing real estate investment trusts (REITs) are looking at other asset classes with fresh eyes and better footing when it comes to the cost of capital. Chicago-based Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) is one REIT seizing new opportunities with its recent $1.5 billion grab into the life science space. Fresh off a positive earnings quarter, […]
As the head of one of the biggest senior housing real estate owners in the nation, Debra Cafaro is a big deal. As CEO and chairman of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR), a $26-billion-plus real estate investment trust (REIT) with a great turnaround story, Cafaro has become a high-profile leader both within and beyond the senior housing […]
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 […]
The countdown is on to the Senior Housing News Summit on July 14th in Chicago, Illinois and time is running out. In less than 10 days, some of the biggest names in the industry will convene in Chicago for this half-day event you will not want to miss. The event will feature a lineup of […]
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