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Improving economy has boosted investor optimism in the market – especially in real estate. While the term “crowdfunding” brings to mind online startups and charity fundraisers, another application of the concept by New York-based CityFunders is hoping to appeal directly to healthcare investors. Co-founder David Behin says his platform is actually part of a well-established […]

  NHI Acquires Ohio Assisted Living and Memory Care Community for $21 Million National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) announced on Aug. 3 that its NHI-Bickford Senior Living joint venture has acquired Fairfield Village, an assisted living and memory care community in Lancaster, Ohio, for $21 million in cash. The 92-unit Fairfield Village was built in […]

  A partnership led by Tampa, FL-based senior care facilities operator Validus Senior Living this week announced it will break ground on the first 33 assisted-living and memory care communities it plans to develop across the U.S. Validus, Mark Bouldin and investment bank Piper Jaffray have earmarked $1.1 billion to fund the projects. But what […]

  With N.C. State University students set to return to classes Aug. 19, the developers of Stanhope, the $80 million, six-story student housing complex on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, are ahead of schedule and will begin moving in students early next week. UPCOMING EVENTS AUGUST 10, 2015 , 5:00PM August Bizmix AUGUST 19, 2015 , […]

  Student housing is getting a makeover along with the 121-year-old Old Colony Building in the heart of Chicago’s Loop. The former office space built in 1894 by architecture firm Holabird and Roche, is undergoing a conversion into dorm-style apartments. The newly named Arc at Old Colony is expected to be ready for the fall […]

  Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has announced, in a press release, that it has entered into a “definitive agreement” to acquire Capella Holdings, Inc. for $900 million in cash. The $900 million agreement will compose of $600 million in investment to Capella’s real estate and an approximate $300 million investments in Capella’s operating entities. The […]

  Developers of senior living facilities see the convergence of favorable demographic shifts and strong economic conditions as providing an opportunity they can’t ignore. As a result of the availability of cheap debt and favorable financing, they’re building facilities today for the demand that will come over the next decade as millions of baby boomers […]

  Student housing real estate investment trusts (REITs) are likely to start buying properties soon—as soon as more properties become available. “You’re going to see acquisitions heat up for REITs over the next two years,” says Scott D. Lamontagne, managing director for JLL’s multifamily capital markets group. That’s because REITs eager to buy student housing […]

  Healthcare providers are changing with the times post-Obamacare, upgrading amenities in MOBs, streamlining their billing processes and looking for convenience in every decision from where to build to how doctors interact with patients. That was the main takeaway from Bisnow’s How Attractive Is That Investment? event this morning, where 200 joined us at Swissotel […]

  Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) Hammes Partners has announced the final closing of Hammes Partners II LP, a U.S. healthcare real estate private equity fund. Hammes Partners is pleased to have $430 million of capital commitments from institutional investors, significantly over its original target of $300 million. Hammes Partners and its affiliates have been investing in […]