With October’s Drop, Price Levels Should Be At The Bottom For some reason, the month of October is often the most volatile month of the year for the stock market, and 2008 was certainly no exception. The difference, however, is that the level of volatility this past...
Health Care REIT Terminates 29-Property Acquisition As we all know, the seniors housing acquisition market is in a funk. Buyers are waiting for sellers to accept the new market environment, and sellers are clinging to the hopes for a better market with low cap rates...
Impressive Growth Strategy Includes A For-Profit Management Arm Originally chartered in 1874, United Methodist Homes (UMH) operated two small facilities through 1998 but has demonstrated an impressive growth pattern over the last decade. The board of directors of...
Today’s Tough Credit Market Increases The Likelihood Of Defaults November 1, 2008 Everyone would agree that this is a tough environment for every sector of the economy. We’ve seen the collapse of venerable financial institutions. Fear and uncertainty have riddled the...
251 Deals Announced Worth $88.7 Billion Email this article to a friend Email Editor During the third quarter of 2008, the health care industry posted a total of 251 mergers and acquisitions. This represents an 8% decline from the 274 deals in the previous quarter...
Turmoil in Market Sparks Creativity to Get Deals Done Email this article to a friend Email Editor Turmoil in the capital markets, building for a year, has made itself felt throughout the economy. Although the health care merger and acquisition market has proved...