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Industry Pulse: Opportunities are increasing for retail repurposing
Almost 3,600 retail stores are slated to close this year, including hundreds of big boxes and department stores In the aftermath of the Great Recession, it became a common strategy for healthcare providers and healthcare real estate (HRE) firms to repurpose the buildings of failed big box and department stores. The bankruptcies of Circuit City, […]
Thought Leaders: 2017 Cushman & Wakefield MOB Report | Vital Signs: Assessing the Health of Healthcare
Legislation Creates Industry Uncertainty, But Fundamentals Still Strong The 2016 elections and recent moves by the current administration have brought a new wave of uncertainty to the U.S. healthcare industry. What does that mean for healthcare real estate? Despite changes to provider payment models, insurance exchanges, and immigration policies, demand for Medical Office Buildings remains […]
Thought Leaders: Newmark Grubb Knight Franks’s Global Healthcare Services 2017 Healthcare Outlook Report
The Global Healthcare Services U.S. Healthcare Real Estate Outlook 2017 covers this year’s trends in consolidation, need for capital, uncertainty with healthcare reform, value based care and consumerism as well as continued investment demand for acquiring healthcare assets. The healthcare industry continues to evolve, as it responds to the twin mandates of serving a growing patient population […]
Thought Leaders: Retail Dimensions of Health Care Report Part I (from Colliers)
Colliers International has released a new report: “Retail Dimensions of Health Care Report Part I.” Please see below for excerpts and a link to the full report. Examining the Increased Presence of Health Care in the Retail Setting The world of retail today is all about adapting to the rapidly evolving needs of consumers. Now, […]
Thought Leaders: 2017 Healthcare Real Estate Investor & Developer Survey Results
CBRE’s U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets Group is pleased to present the findings of our 2017 Investor & Developer Survey. In developing the survey, our main objective was to identify trends in the healthcare real estate industry and to share this information with our clients to help them better understand the state of the market. The […]
Thought Leaders: Who Were the Hot Buyers of Medical Office in 2016?
JLL research shows that the largest medical office owners were active buyers in 2016, but the hot money shifted and with it – a few surprises. Key Points: The largest buyers in 2016 were the public medical office REITs (DOC, HTA, HR) which enjoyed record high share values in mid-2016. These focused REITs were often the […]
Thought Leaders: HH2C Q4 MOB Report: Large Portfolio Activity Drives 2016 Transaction Volume
Hammond Hanlon Camp LLC Fourth Quarter Medical Office Building Report: Large Portfolio Activity Drives 2016 Transaction Volume posted on March 14, 2017 NEW YORK — Investor appetite remained strong for medical office buildings in 2016 with a total of $8.5 billion in reported transaction volume. It was a year marked by large portfolio sales, fueled by institutional capital. […]
Thought Leaders: Six major healthcare real estate trends to watch in 2017 and their impact on patient care
A comprehensive new white paper written by Duke Realty focuses on micro hospitals, rehab hospitals, site selection, CMS payment policies, expansions/development and more INDIANAPOLIS, March 14, 2017 – When it comes to healthcare, much of the focus these days is on the fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – and rightly […]
News Release: Medical Office Sales at Near Record in 2016
JLL research reports that medical office sales in 2016 were $7.64 billion, the second highest year on record, following the breakout year of 2015 with $9.03 billion in sale volume. Sales Highlights Key Points: Sales of medical office buildings and outpatient care facilities exceeded all prior years except for 2015, providing solid support to the […]
Thought Leaders: Marcus & Millichap Medical Office Research National Report “2017 Outlook”
Generational Differences Driving Growth, Advancement in Today’s Medical Office Market Generational cohorts create diverging trends in healthcare. The aging U.S. population, combined with emerging differences in the way generations process healthcare information, have been signifi cant drivers in the nation’s healthcare industry. As the 65-and-older age segment increases by 20 million individuals over the next 10 years, demand for healthcare services […]
Thought Leaders: Colliers International Releases 2017 Health Care Marketplace Report
Despite Record Occupancy, Areas of Uncertainty Remain for Health Care Overall, 2016 was a year of expansion for health care real estate in the United States. The national vacancy rate for medical office buildings (MOB) hit an all-time low. Net absorption of MOB space was the highest since 2008 while average rents grew. Investment activity—while down slightly from 2015—remained strong […]
News Release: mHealth Wearables Boost Patient Healthcare Both Inside and Outside the Hospital
ABI Research Forecasts Patient Monitoring Wearable Shipments to Grow by 32% by 2021 NEWS PROVIDED BY ABI Research Feb 01, 2017, 16:33 ET LONDON, Feb. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — A surge in healthcare patient monitoring wearables will soon help reduce readmission risks and better prevent the occurrence of serious medical traumas, alleviating growing performance pressures […]
Industry Pulse: Urgent care centers are still important, growing
The number of centers and patient volumes are increasing while wait times are declining. For those involved in the development and ownership of healthcare real estate (HRE), it looks as if owning a standalone urgent care center (UCC) building or having a UCC in your medical office building (MOB) continues to be a good bet, […]
Industry Pulse: Docs feeling the stress of today’s environment
U.S. physicians are struggling with morale, adapting to new models and access to care. While it might be a lucrative profession, being a doctor isn’t all that easy or stress-free these days, according to the people who would know best: doctors themselves. According to the 2016 Survey of America’s Physicians by Dallas-based Merritt Hawkins, a physician […]