Get It While It’s Hot: REIT SHOP-ing Spree Continues As Development Grows More Attractive
Senior housing REITs are still gobbling up communities to add to their senior housing operating portfolios, and competition for assets is increasing.
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Senior housing REITs are still gobbling up communities to add to their senior housing operating portfolios, and competition for assets is increasing.
Walker & Dunlop reports senior living acquisitions rose 44% in 2026

Welltower (NYSE: WELL) has no shortage of capital with which to invest in new acquisitions.

Welltower , the country’s largest senior housing landlord, reported another strong quarter with increased pricing power and ample acquisitions.
Welltower (NYSE: WELL) closed on $2.7 billion in investments and acquisitions with deals spanning 43 senior living properties in the third quarter.
Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) is taking ownership of more than two dozen communities in a sizable new deal with Welltower (NYSE: WELL).

The senior housing focused REIT completed 30 transactions using a data science platform to compress deal timelines for its various operating partners.

The real estate investment trust continues its aggressive expansion in the senior housing sector with the $1.91 billion acquisition of the Amica Senior Lifestyles portfolio.
Atria Senior Living is executing a turnaround strategy for its Holiday Retirement portfolio by implementing standardized operational playbooks and rigorous quality audits across 67 communities.

Brookdale CEO Nick Stengle applies his experience as a Top Gun pilot to the precision-heavy operations of the nation's largest senior living provider.
Major REITs like Welltower and Ventas are utilizing advanced data science to dominate off-market acquisitions within the senior living sector.

National Health Investors is pivoting toward senior housing acquisitions following a $560 million sale of its skilled nursing portfolio.