Seniors housing lenders returning but under more conservative terms, Ziegler/NIC survey shows
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Amy Novotney
Dec 16, 2020
Roughly half of seniors housing and care lenders say they are now lending on new construction, but the maximum loan-to-cost percentage, spreads and recourse requirements have become more onerous since...
Business briefs for Thursday, Dec. 3
Dec 03, 2020
Independent living and assisted living operators continue to face occupancy pressures: Ziegler poll … Many hospitals again postponing elective surgeries amid COVID-19 surge … Ensign Group acquires...
Business briefs for Monday, Nov. 2
Nov 02, 2020
Fed lowers minimum loan amount to $100,000 for Main Street Lending Program … Most cities ill-equipped to meet the needs of older residents: report … Ziegler closes $125M in financing for CCRC owner...
Senior living units increase 2.5% per year over past decade: report
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Amy Novotney
Oct 28, 2020
Over the past 10 years, independent living and assisted living units have increased 2.5% each year, on average, in contrast to a steady decline in the number of skilled nursing beds. That’s according...
Business briefs for Monday, Oct. 26
Oct 26, 2020
HHS broadens definition of lost revenue for Provider Relief Fund to allow more aid to operators … Provider groups request extension of moratorium on the 2% Medicare sequester cuts … Ziegler closes...
Many operators bracing for pandemic fiscal hangover: survey
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Amy Novotney
Oct 09, 2020
Just over a third (37%) of senior living operators say they believe the pandemic will negatively affect their finances for the entirety of 2021, specialty investment bank Ziegler found in its latest CFO...
Seniors housing likely to see several design changes post-pandemic: experts
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Amy Novotney
Oct 05, 2020
In the age of COVID-19, senior living designers have been hard at work to figure out what a “new normal” might look like within the industry. Although an array of ideas have been proposed, speakers...
Current lending environment tough across all asset classes: NIC/Ziegler survey
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Amy Novotney
Sep 30, 2020
Current lending spread differentials between majority assisted living/memory care communities and majority nursing facilities are remarkably similar, with most lenders quoting spread ranges of 3% to 4%...
Future looks bright for nonprofit senior living: Ziegler
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Amy Novotney
Sep 28, 2020
Thanks to the nation’s shifting demographics and the ability of many nonprofit senior living operators to offer services across the continuum, the future of the sector looks bright, according to speakers...
Nonprofits seeing most growth in expansions and affiliations: Ziegler
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Amy Novotney
Sep 24, 2020
Affiliations and acquisitions are far surpassing new developments within the nonprofit senior living sector, and that trend is likely to continue. That’s according to speakers at the opening session...