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Earlier this week Ventas, Inc. announced that it was purchasing American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust for $2.6 billion. This mega-deal immediately caught the eye of industry watchers as it [...]

Commercial real estate lending has picked up markedly during the past year indicating that actions taken by the Federal Reserve to reduce short and long-term interest rates are paying dividends [...]

Earlier this year, Brookdale Senior Living announced that it would be acquiring Emeritus Senior Living in a $2.8 billion transaction that will make Brookdale one of the largest senior housing [...]

As the economy continues to pick up steam, the Federal Reserve (Fed) will begin to tailor back the stimulus measures it has used during the past few years to encourage economic growth. It has [...]

In an earlier post we discussed how senior housing providers are building more communities in an effort to satisfyincreasing demand for their services. This is being done despite concerns that [...]

In response to projections showing increased demand for their services, senior housing providers have increased the construction of new facilities in order to satisfy this demand. Now some [...]

Recent senior housing acquisition activity shows continued confidence in the sector. Yields on the 10-Year Treasury note have declined since the start of the year, further reducing interest rates [...]

An important method that’s often used when evaluating interest rates is the analysis of any yield fluctuations in the 10-year Treasury note. This method is used because as yields for the note [...]

Senior housing industry participants are increasingly turning to non-bank lending as a source of capital for growth and other needs. Chicago-based Cambridge Realty Capital is an example of a [...]

The Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors got a new member earlier this week when the Senate confirmed the nomination of Stanley Fischer to the Board. President Obama had nominated Mr. Fischer to [...]