PHOENIX—A lot of deciding between asset types in senior is driven by yield in each asset class. That was according to Stefan Oh, EVP of acquisitions at Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, who recently served as a panelist at RealShare National Healthcare Real Estate 2015.
Oh explained that "There has been a shift for us in the space towards moving where we can price and meet those expectations a bit better. Skilled nursing is probably the area we are seeing the most yield advantage," he said.
Despite the fact that lease rates have come down, they are still much higher than you would get from an assisted living facility, Oh added.
But with the higher yield comes higher risk…an operational risk, said panel moderator Steven Kaye, partner at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP.
Oh explained that some assets are seen as pure long-term care and some are more focused on short-term, but Griffin-American likes ones that have a little bit of both. "It doesn't put all your eggs in one basket. If you have too much of one, you have further to fall if there was a change in reimbursement down the line."
Darryl Freling, co-founder and managing principal of MedProperties Holdings LLC, said that his company has also invested in a number of ground-up skilled nursing facilities, but that it has been on a deal by deal basis. "It is a case by case analysis where we might do one specific project in one market, but not touch a similar one in another market."
About five years ago, Caddis entered into the senior housing sector. The firm's CEO and partner, Jason Signor, said that the reasons is because the spreads are much wider. "We can find and identify a market."
But Signor, too, said that the risks that go with it are substantial. "You don't just have real estate risk…You have operator risk," he said.
To read more senior housing articles and more from the RealShare National Healthcare Real Estate 2015 conference, check out the links below.
Seniors Housing Properties Get Strong Returns
Why a Trend Towards Off-Campus MOB?
MOB Market Driven to New Heights
Exploring the Shift to Outpatient Care
What Future Healthcare Development Looks Like
A Closer Look at Post-Acute Service Space
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