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AHC Celebrates Opening of 108 New Affordable Rental Apartments in Arlington, Virginia
May 09, 2008
AHC Inc., the largest nonprofit developer and owner of affordable housing in Northern Virginia, celebrated the opening of The Frederick, a nine-story building with 108 new apartments for low- and moderate-income residents, it has announced.
Senior Housing Properties Announces Q1 Results
May 07, 2008
Senior Housing Properties Trust has announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
Book Slams Retirement Communities
May 06, 2008 - Source: Orlando Sentinel
"Leisureville", written by Andrew D. Blechman, uses the Orlando-area retirement community The Villages as an example.
HRPT to Sell 48 Properties for $565M
May 06, 2008
HRPT Properties Trust, a REIT that primarily owns office buildings in the United States, said today it would sell 48 medical offices, clinic and biotech laboratory buildings to Senior Housing Properties Trust for $565 million.
CalHFA Commits $2.4M for Affordable, Seniors MF
May 05, 2008
The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) is once again teaming up with Habitat for Humanity to provide $2.43 million for first mortgages to stimulate new homeownership opportunities for more Californians.
Avalon Church and Community Center to Open in Orlando
May 01, 2008
Avalon Church and community center, a nondenominational community church in Avalon Park in east Orlando, will open its church and community center facility in downtown Avalon Park in July.
Garden Homes Breaks Ground in Kalamazoo
April 29, 2008
Friendship Village of Kalamazoo celebrated the grand opening of its Garden Homes, a senioe housing development in Kalamazoo, Mich.
JLL Adds to Seniors Housing Expertise
April 28, 2008
Jones Lang LaSalle today announced the firm has expanded its corporate capital markets practice to include a dedicated seniors housing offering as part of the firm's growing healthcare finance platform.
citytower Retirement High Rise Added to Fort Worth Project
April 08, 2008
In a city where almost 20 percent of the residents are 55 or older, the developers of Trinity Terrace Continuing Care Retirement Community in Fort Worth, Texas, have revealed plans to build a second residential high-rise to its campus to join an already sold out tower that is currently under construction. 
HCP to Sell 4.5M Shares for $150M, Issue 12.5M Shares to Public
March 26, 2008
Healthcare REIT HCP Inc. has announced that it will sell 4.5 million shares of common stock to Goldman Sachs & Co. for $149.9 million in an offering it just priced at $33.32 per share and, in a separate move, will offer 12.5 million shares of common stock to the public.
Brush, Lisa Seniors Housing Isn’t About the Real Estate: An Interview with Lisa Brush
March 26, 2008
In her more than 15 years in the seniors housing sector, Lisa Brush has gained experience at the large and small ends of the industry, with the privately owned and the publicly traded sides, and with properties across the United States and her native Canada. 
Taylor, Richard Cushman & Wakefield Creates New Healthcare Group
March 25, 2008
Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield Inc. has just kicked off its new healthcare practice group. The group's eight-person team will focus on providing a range of services to clients involved in the rapidly growing healthcare industry across the United States and Canada.
Sunrise Senior Living Taps Ordan as Chief Investment, Chief Administrative Officer
March 20, 2008
Sunrise Senior Living Inc. has announced the appointment of Mark S. Ordan as Chief Investment and Administrative Officer, effective March 19, 2008.
$20M Aimed at Affordable Los Angeles Seniors Housing
March 17, 2008
Grand Plaza Apartments, an affordable housing community in the Chinatown Redevelopment Plan area of central Los Angeles, will soon receive extensive renovations in order to preserve housing for more than 400 low-income seniors.
Medical Properties Trust Sells 3 Rehab Facilities to Vibra Healthcare for $90M
March 13, 2008
Medical Properties Trust Inc., a healthcare REIT, is selling three inpatient rehabilitation facilities to Vibra Healthcare L.LC. for $90 million. As part of the deal, Vibra, which currently manages the properties, must also pay MPT $17 million for a total deal worth $107 million to MPT.
Investors Real Estate Trust Takes Senior Housing, Medical Portfolio
March 10, 2008
Investors Real Estate Trust has announced the recent completion of two separate acquisition transactions. It closed on the Edgewood Vista Senior Housing Portfolio on March 6, 2008.
Health Care REIT Offers $124M in Common Stock
March 05, 2008
Health Care REIT Inc. has offered 3 million shares of common stock at $41.44 per share, for an estimated total gross proceeds of $124.3 million.
Acute Care Portfolio Trades in $315M Deal
March 03, 2008
Capella Healthcare Inc. has completed the purchase of nine acute care facilities from Community Health Systems Inc. The transaction, valued at aggregate $315 million, involved a total of 1,070 beds located in Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Oregon and Tennessee.
Senior Housing Properties Prices 5.6M Share Offering
Feb. 21, 2008
Senior Housing Properties Trust has announced that it has priced a public offering of 5.6 million common shares at $21.85 per share.
Capital Senior Living Terminates Hearthstone Deal
Feb. 12, 2008
Capital Senior Living Corp., one of the country’s largest operators of senior living communities, has backed out of a deal announced in late December to acquire 32 purpose-built assisted living and dementia care facilities from Hearthstone Senior Services L.P.
Brandywine Closes on  Four Assisted Living Communities in New Jersey
Feb. 11, 2008
Brandywine Senior Living has completed the acquisition of a four-property portfolio from Meridian Health System, it has reported.
Emeritus Purchases 23 Senior Living Communities for $305M
Feb. 08, 2008
Seattle-based senior living provider Emeritus Corporation grew again with the acquisition of 23 communities the firm is already leasing.
$296M Bond Issue Moves Construction of Suburban NYC Senior Community Forward
Feb. 05, 2008
The development of the Amsterdam at Harborside gets a shot in the arm from Herbert J. Sims & Co., which recently underwrote a bond issue valued at approximately $296.4 million for Amsterdam Nursing Home Corp. Inc.'s seniors housing project in North Hempstead, N.Y. 
Ventas Completes $191M Stock Sale
Feb. 04, 2008
Ventas Inc. has completed the sale of more than 4.48 million shares of its common stock in an offer that was announced last week, as reported by CPN.  All together, the company has received net proceeds from the sale of about $191.1 million.
Prudent Steps
Jan. 01, 2008
The seniors housing sector's financial indexes are rock solid and its occupancy rates high, but investors would do well to proceed with caution while they await lenders' return.
 

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