Strong Investor Demand And Quality Boost The Market Last August we stated that the entire seniors housing and care market had hit a peak by the summer of 2007. What we meant was that “new” prices would not go any higher, on average, than what was paid in 2007, and...
Challenges For Providers And Ways To Avoid Or Address Them March 1, 2008 It’s no secret that the financial markets are experiencing a particularly difficult time. In fact, they’re “deteriorating at an historic rate,” according to Michael D. Kelly, director at Ziegler...
Capital Senior Living Shareholders Say No To Purchase When Capital Senior Living (NYSE: CSU) made its announcement about signing an agreement to purchase the leased interest in the 32 assisted living facilities operated by Hearthstone Senior Services, we thought it...
After A Dry Stretch, Five Star Quality Care Finds Deals Everyone enjoyed the bull market in seniors housing and care we have experienced for the past four years except, perhaps, those who sold four years ago before the market really took off. For those early birds, we...
Benedictine Health System Reorganizes, Sheds Acute Care Operation February 1, 2008 Health care systems with varied assets — long-term care and acute care — take note: You might consider splitting your long-term care assets and your acute-care assets in order to better...
With Large Acquisition, CSU Expands In The ALF Market The acquisition market has been in the doldrums since last August, seniors housing public equity prices have seen their worst decline in five years, the mortgage market is squeamish and everyone is wondering...