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Seniors Housing and Assisted Living Loan Programs

Loans for Seniors Housing, Assisted Living Facilities, Independent Living, Alzheimer’s Care, Memory Care, Age-Restricted Housing, Independent Living, Continuing Care Retirement Communities, and Long-Term Care Facilities.

The silver tsunami is here, creating a tidal wave in seniors housing and the senior living markets. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by 2030, all Baby Boomers will be 65 years and older. As boomers exit the workforce and prepare for retirement, there will be continued demand within the senior housing industry, from active adult communities and continuing care retirement communities to standalone, independent living facilities and assisted living memory care facilities. Boomers have a storied history of making their mark in the world and the senior living sector will be no different.

For the past 15 years, Wilshire Finance Partners has specialized in financing experienced owners and operators in senior housing. Whether that’s providing capital to owners and operators, sprucing up existing facilities with a competitive repositioning or strategic acquisitions of other nearby assisted living facilities, opportunities will continue to abound in the industry.

As senior housing lenders, Wilshire Finance Partners is a leading private debt fund that provides capital solutions in seniors housing ranging from $1 million to $10 million for various senior housing properties and projects. Using its balance sheet, Wilshire offers short-term loans to bridge the timing and financing needs of owners and operators of seniors housing facilities. For example, financing the transition from an opportunistic or value-add acquisition to a fixed, permanent financing solution like Fannie Mae (FNMA), Freddie Mac (FHLMC) or HUD Seniors Housing Loan.

Wilshire finances various property types as a senior housing loan provider, including, continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), assisted living facilities, memory care facilities, age- restricted housing, independent living, and other long- term care facilities.  

If you are an experienced owner or operator, or an operator who decides to become an owner in senior living, explore how you can finance your vision to serve seniors when traditional lending may not be an option. Talk with the sage advisors on our seniors housing team to learn more about the creative financing solutions available or read on for further information.

Bridge Financing Structure Types

Bridge lending is short term or interim financing that a borrower generally uses until they secure permanent financing or sell the underlying real estate.

Bridge loans may be in a first lien or subordinate lien position. 

Unitranche facility or A/B Note structure is a form of bridge lending that uses a single loan agreement, a single promissory note, and a single deed of trust or mortgage.  The loan is contractually bifurcated or split using an Agreement Among Lenders or an Intercreditor Agreement creating a senior piece (the “Senior Tranche” or “A Note”) and a subordinate piece (the “Subordinated Tranche” or “B Note”).  Under this structure, there is a single lien against the collateral and the borrower has a single payment obligation. 

Unitranche loans use a single set of loan documents , which allows for quicker implementation.

Mezzanine debt is a type of subordinated bridge financing used to increase leverage in a real estate transaction. This type of debt generally fits between equity and real estate secured debt in the capital stack. It has priority of repayment over equity but is subordinate to the real estate secured debt. Mezzanine debt increases the ability to leverage returns.

Participating loans are structured as debt with equity-like economic attributes.  Participating loans may be secured in first lien position; however, participating loans are more frequently a type of subordinate financing used to increase leverage in a real estate transaction. When used as subordinated financing, this type of debt generally fits between equity and senior real estate secured debt in the capital stack. Participating loans produce the ability to increase leveraged returns at lower costs than preferred or common equity.

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Seniors Housing and Assisted Living Facility Loan Program Overview

Eligible Properties: Seniors Housing and Healthcare Real Estate

  • Independent living properties
  • Assisted living properties
  • Alzheimer’s/dementia Care
  • Newly constructed and stabilized Seniors Housing facilities, as well as campuses containing skilled nursing beds on a case-by-case basis
  • Properties must have at between 5 and 50 units
  • Properties must be stabilized, and can include manufactured housing communities
  • For acquisitions or refinances, loans must be first lien
  • Eligible borrowers must be single asset entities
  • No properties with entrance fees are allowed
  • Owner/operators must have at least 5 years successful experience in senior living communities, and must have owned/managed 5 or more senior housing properties

Loan Amount: Minimum of $5,000,000, with exceptions on a case-by-case basis

Loan-To-Value: 75% (80% for fixed rate tax-exempt bonds)

Rate Structure: Fixed and adjustable-rate options available

Term: 5 to 10 years (up to 30 years for fixed-rate loans)

Amortization: Up to 30 years

Recourse: Non-recourse with standard exceptions, including for fraud and misrepresentation

Prepayment Penalty / Lockout: Fixed Rate: Yield Maintenance or Standard Defeasance Graduated Prepayment Premium Floating Rate:12-month lockout followed by 1% prepayment penalty to open window

 

Seniors Housing and Assisted Living Facility Loan Program Overview

Eligible Properties: Seniors Housing and Healthcare Real Estate

  • Independent living properties
  • Assisted living properties
  • Memory care properties
  • Properties with a limited amount of skilled nursing (maximum 20% of NOI)

Loan Amount: Minimum of $5,000,000, with exceptions on a case-by-case basis

Loan-To-Value: Maximum 75% of appraised value, maximum of 80% for tax-exempt bond finance transactions.

Rate Structure: Fixed and adjustable-rate options available

Term: 5 to 10 years (up to 30 years for fixed-rate loans)

Amortization: Up to 30 years

Recourse: Non-recourse with standard exceptions, including for fraud and misrepresentation.

Prepayment Penalty / Lockout: Yield Maintenance or Standard Defeasance (Fixed Rate) Floating Rate: 12-month lockout followed by 1% prepayment penalty to open window Four prepayment option for floating rate loans

 

Seniors Housing and Assisted Living Facility Loan Program Overview

Programs:

  • HUD 232
  • HUD/FHA 223(a)7 Refinance
  • HUD 202

Eligible Properties: Seniors Housing and Healthcare Real Estate

  • Age restricted housing
  • Independent living properties
  • Assisted living properties
  • Medical office buildings

Loan Amount: $1,000,000 To $50,000,000

Rate Structure: Fixed and adjustable-rate options available

Term: Up to 35 Years

Amortization: Up to 30 years

Recourse: Non-recourse with standard exceptions, including for fraud and misrepresentation.

Prepayment Penalty / Lockout: Standard option is declining prepayment penalty through year 10 and then freely pre-payable thereafter. Flexibility on prepayment structure exists.

 

Seniors Housing and Assisted Living Facility Loan Program Overview

Eligible Properties: Seniors Housing and Healthcare Real Estate

  • Independent living properties
  • Assisted living properties
  • Memory care properties
  • Properties with a limited amount of skilled nursing (maximum 20% of NOI)

Loan Amount / Loan-To-Value: Up to 75% for Purchase / 70% on Refi

Rate Structure: 250-350 bps over index

Term: 5, 7, 10 yr. fixed / 20 yr. fix to float also available

Amortization: 25-30 yrs. and IO also available

Recourse: Non-recourse with standard exceptions, including for fraud and misrepresentation.

Prepayment Penalty / Lockout: Step down: 5,4,3,2,1

 

Seniors Housing and Assisted Living Facility Loan Program Overview

Eligible Properties: Seniors Housing and Healthcare Real Estate

  • Independent living properties
  • Assisted living properties
  • Memory care properties
  • Properties with a limited amount of skilled nursing (maximum 20% of NOI)

Loan Amount / Loan-To-Value: Up to 70% higher on exception basis on purchase / 65% on Refi

Rate Structure: 300-350 bps over index

Term: 10 Yr. fixed 5, 7 and 15 yrs. w/ balloon or 20 & 30 yr. self-amortizing

Amortization: 25-30 yrs. and IO also available on exception basis

Recourse: Non-recourse with standard exceptions, including for fraud and misrepresentation.

Prepayment Penalty / Lockout: Yield Maintenance, Step Down or Standard Defeasance

 

Seniors Housing and Assisted Living Facility Loan Program Overview

Programs:

  • SBA 504
  • SBA 7(a)

Eligible Properties: Seniors Housing and Healthcare Real Estate

  • Independent living properties
  • Assisted living properties
  • Memory care properties
  • Properties with a limited amount of skilled nursing (maximum 20% of NOI)

Loan Amount / Loan-To-Value: Up to 70% higher on exception basis on purchase / 65% on Refi

Rate Structure: 300-350 bps over index

Term: 10 Yr. fixed 5, 7 and 15 yrs. w/ balloon or 20 & 30 yr. self-amortizing

Amortization: 25-30 yrs. and IO also available on exception basis

Recourse: Non-recourse with standard exceptions, including for fraud and misrepresentation.

Prepayment Penalty / Lockout: Yield Maintenance, Step Down or Standard Defeasance

 

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Frequently Asked Questions

Fannie Mae

  • Independent living properties
  • Assisted living properties
  • Alzheimer’s/dementia Care
  • Newly constructed and stabilized Seniors Housing facilities, as well as campuses containing skilled nursing beds on a case-by-case basis
  • Properties must have at between 5 and 50 units
  • Properties must be stabilized, and can include manufactured housing communities
  • For acquisitions or refinances, loans must be first lien
  • Eligible borrowers must be single asset entities
  • No properties with entrance fees are allowed
  • Owner/operators must have at least 5 years successful experience in senior living communities, and must have owned/managed 5 or more senior housing properties

Freddie Mac 

  • Independent living properties
  • Assisted living properties
  • Memory care properties
  • Properties with a limited amount of skilled nursing (maximum 20% of NOI)

HUD

  • Age restricted housing
  • Independent living properties
  • Assisted living properties
  • Medical office buildings

Wilshire offers bridge and permanent loan solutions for the purchase and refinance of Seniors Housing Facilities. 

Yes, Wilshire offers customized bridge and permanent financing for Senior Housing Facilities.

Yes, Wilshire works directly with all intermediates and ensures broker protection. 

Wilshire can close a loan in 15 to 45 days. 

Yes, Wilshire is a direct lender. The WFP Income Fund, LLC and The WFP Opportunity Fund, LLC are real estate debt funds and are the capital engine driving Wilshire’s bridge loan programs. 

Formed in 2008, Wilshire Finance Partners is a real estate debt fund manager that makes bridge loans secured by multifamily, commercial real estate, seniors housing facilities, and medical office buildings nationwide. Wilshire combines an entrepreneurial approach, institutional sophistication, and discretionary capital inside a boutique environment to deliver outstanding service to our origination partners and affiliates.

Proven

Real estate debt funds with discretionary capital to lend.

Professional

Experienced professionals representing various disciplines in real estate, banking and investments.

Performance

The team has funded and managed over $2 billion in commercial real estate loans.

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