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Senior Housing Financing for Senior Living Investors

Senior housing financing covers acquisition, construction, and refinancing of independent living communities, assisted living facilities, memory care communities, and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). This specialized segment requires lenders with healthcare regulatory expertise and operational underwriting capability. HUD 232, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, CMBS, and debt funds are primary capital sources. Minimum loan size is $2 million.

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Senior Housing Financing at a Glance

Loan Amount
$2M - $75M+
Term
5 - 35 Years
Rates
5.75% - 10.00%
Ltv
Up to 75% LTV
Structure
Fixed-Rate Permanent (HUD, Agency) or Bridge
Recourse
Non-Recourse Available (HUD, CMBS)

Financing for Senior Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care

Senior housing is one of the most demographically supported commercial real estate sectors of the next decade, driven by the aging of 77 million baby boomers. The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC) tracks occupancy, absorption, and inventory across hundreds of markets, providing lenders with granular data on local supply and demand dynamics. Underwriting senior housing requires understanding the difference between real estate risk (cap rates, occupancy) and operating risk (labor costs, regulatory compliance, reimbursement rates for skilled nursing). Private-pay independent living and assisted living are most attractive to conventional real estate lenders; skilled nursing facilities with significant Medicaid exposure require specialized healthcare lenders. HUD 232 is the dominant long-term financing source for seniors housing due to non-recourse, fully amortizing structure and competitive fixed rates.

Lender Sources

  • HUD 232
  • Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac
  • CMBS Conduits
  • Debt Funds
  • Healthcare-Focused Banks

Ideal For

  • Private-pay independent living and assisted living facility acquisitions
  • Memory care communities in high-income suburban markets
  • Senior housing ground-up construction in undersupplied markets
  • Value-add senior housing acquisitions with below-market occupancy
  • CCRC and life plan community refinancing
  • Senior housing portfolio acquisitions with HUD permanent refinancing takeout

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