Transactions: MOB portfolios are back in big way

Transactions: MOB portfolios are back in big way

After a two-year slump, at least 10 sizable portfolios are for sale, with more on the way By John B. Mugford As medical outpatient building (MOB) sales slowed in 2023, one big change in the types of deals taking place was abundantly clear: Portfolio transactions started a significant decline at that point. According to the […]

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The InterFace HRE Carolinas investment panel discussion included (from left to right): moderator Murray W. Wolf of HREI, Andrew Dhionis of Flagship Healthcare Properties, Matthew Tarpley of Fifth Third Securities, Matt Poulos of Capital One, Chris Lashmet of Berkadia and Zack Drozda of AW Property Co.
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Feature Story: More development, higher yields

Developers discuss how to achieve those goals during InterFace HRE Carolinas conference By John B. Mugford As the business of developing healthcare real estate (HRE) facilities, including medical outpatient buildings (MOBs), has become more mainstream over the years, it has attracted more institutional capital to invest in such projects. Although this has indeed boosted the […]

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Feature Story: ‘Waiting game’ might be over for MOB sellers

Owners likely to put more assets up for sale, InterFace panelists say By John B. Mugford In what was undoubtedly a slow opening to 2025, the medical outpatient building (MOB) sales volume in the first quarter (Q1) dropped to – at least in preliminary data – a low point for the past decade. The primary […]

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Feature Story: Health systems want new ideas rom HRE firms

Feature Story: Health systems want new ideas rom HRE firms

The issues are familiar; what’s needed are fresh solutions, InterFace panel says By John B. Mugford During a wide-ranging, nearly hour-long discussion about how health systems are navigating the current business environment to grow and succeed, a question arose that is probably often on the minds of healthcare real estate (HRE) professionals. That question is, […]

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The BOMA "How to Run an Effective RFP" panel included James Bretting of Memorial Hermann, Nathan Golik of NexCore Group, Tom Hulme of Healthpeak, Dana Young of HCA Healthcare and moderator Matthew Tarpley of Fifth Third Securities.
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Feature Story: Are providers becoming more open to third-party capital?

An uptick in RFPs suggests they are, some developers said during BOMA MRE Conference By John B. Mugford Although healthcare real estate (HRE) development has lagged during the past couple of years, a bit of an enigma has emerged. That curiosity is that RFPs, or requests for proposals from providers – typically health systems – […]

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Feature Story: We’re not in a recession, but…

Noted economist shares her thoughts during the BOMA MRE conference By John B. Mugford Sure, the economy, various business sectors and the stock market indices have been quite volatile in recent months. With this volatility in mind, some business observers, and perhaps even some economists, have suggested that the country is headed for a recession, […]

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Jesse Ostrow and Russell Brenner of RX Health and Science Trust (RXHST) say ‘the sky is the limit’ for their firm now that they’ve lined up Transwestern Investment Group (TIG) as a new capital partner.
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Companies: RXHST says it’s ready to grow

Chicago-based HRE investment firm has fresh capital and deals in the works By John B. Mugford Russell Brenner and Jesse Ostrow had known each other for years while working for separate, nationally focused healthcare real estate (HRE) firms based in Chicago. But they really started making waves in the HRE sector about five years ago, […]

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Cover Story: Waiting for takeoff

Cover Story: Waiting for takeoff

HRE professionals remain on standby as stubborn development and sales slumps continue By John B. Mugford At one time or another, nearly every business traveler experiences uncontrollable flight delays and the frustrating uncertainty of not knowing when they’ll finally be able to resume their journey. That all-too-familiar scenario is much like what we’ve been experiencing […]

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Transactions: KC JV buys nine-MOB campus

Transactions: KC JV buys nine-MOB campus

Crown MedRealty and EPC pay $33.97M for campus near Toledo, Ohio By John B. Mugford A healthcare real estate (HRE) firm rarely gets the opportunity to acquire an entire campus of fully occupied outpatient buildings that a strong health system considers vital to its delivery model. However, that was the opportunity presented in recent months […]

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Feature Story: MOB sales plunged 44% in Q1

Feature Story: MOB sales plunged 44% in Q1

But occupancy rose to an average of 92.8%, according to RevistaMed data By John B. Mugford Although some of the newest data concerning the medical outpatient building (MOB) sector reinforces the notion that the property type remains a solid investment, one statistic remains somewhat worrisome, at least for now: the national sales volume. Even though […]

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Development: MOB development fell again in 2024

Revista outpatient report also lists last year’s most active developers in 2024 By John B. Mugford The pace of medical outpatient building (MOB) development declined for the fourth straight year in 2024, reflecting persistent challenges in the sector. That’s according to the newly released Revista 2025 Outpatient Real Estate Development Report, which summarizes 2024 data. […]

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Project Case Study: New ACC staves off the competition

NexCore project solidifies Colorado system’s status as ‘preferred’ provider By John B. Mugford Located at an elevation of more than a mile and offering striking views of the San Juan Mountains and other peaks, Montrose is a scenic western Colorado town in an area known as the Western Slope. The remote but growing community of […]

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Feature Story: An uptick in leasing might bode well

InterFace panelists see that as a positive sign for the MOB investment market By John B. Mugford Although many professionals involved in medical outpatient building (MOB) and healthcare real estate (HRE) facility sales have been saying that they foresee an increase in the sales volume in 2025, not all of the panelists taking part in […]

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Transactions: Global Medical REIT and Heitman form JV

Transactions: Global Medical REIT and Heitman form JV

Newmark orchestrates $35.2 million recap of MOBs to seed the partnership By Murray W. Wolf The Healthcare Capital Markets group of Newmark Group Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK) has announced the recapitalization of medical outpatient buildings (MOBs) totaling nearly 116,000 square feet in Texas and North Carolina. The two-asset recapitalization seeds a strategic joint venture (JV) between […]

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Feature Story: ‘Big hitter’ investors remain bullish

Feature Story: ‘Big hitter’ investors remain bullish

‘Alt’ investments can be attractive, but panelists tout the steadiness of MOBs By John B. Mugford Plenty of folks involved in healthcare real estate (HRE) and medical outpatient buildings (MOBs) can make a strong case for investing in the sector’s various property types. They can point to the strong fundamentals – record-setting occupancy rates nearing […]

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The Revista “Acquisitions transactions Market Outlook - Equity” panel included (from left to right): moderator Gino Lollio of Cushman & Wakefield, Erin Bremen or Remedy Medical Properties, George Ross of Harrison Street and Michael Carney of Heitman. (HREI™ photo)

Feature Story: All signs point toward more activity

Revista investor panel foresees more purchases, fundraising and sales in 2025 By John B. Mugford On the surface, the medical outpatient buildings (MOBs) sales volume numbers for 2024 looked just fine, coming in at $13.6 billion. That marked a nearly 40 percent increase from 2023, when the sales volume dropped to an eight-year low of […]

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Feature Story: Cautious optimism on the lending side of HRE

Revista panelists delve into the state of debt and capital markets By John B. Mugford PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – After seeing some stabilization in the healthcare real estate (HRE) lending arena in 2024 – after a rocky, difficult 2023 – what does the remainder of 2025 hold? At a recent HRE conference, a group […]

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Feature Story: ‘A rising level of sophistication’

Revista panelists share insights, strategies into capitalizing ambulatory projects By John B. Mugford When it comes to financing and developing medical outpatient buildings (MOBs), how often have you heard hospital and health system executives say things like these? “We always develop our own MOBs.” “We prefer to own our MOBs instead of paying rents.” “We’ll […]

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Feature Story: ‘Industry icon’ named HRE Executive of the Year

Longtime leader Danny Prosky guided AHR through its most successful year yet By John B. Mugford To say the past couple of years has been a busy time for Danny Prosky would be quite an understatement. In fact, even though he and his wife, Zoe, love to travel internationally, there really hasn’t been all that […]

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January/February 2025

January/February 2025

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News Release: Cushman & Wakefield’s Healthcare Capital Markets Team Advises on $44.58 Million Sale of 163,311 SF Scottsdale Centre Medical Outpatient Building

News Release: Cushman & Wakefield’s Healthcare Capital Markets Team Advises on $44.58 Million Sale of 163,311 SF Scottsdale Centre Medical Outpatient Building

For Immediate Release Strategic repositioning from office to medical drives value and investor interest SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – June 17, 2025 – Cushman & Wakefield announced the firm has arranged the sale of Scottsdale Centre, a 163,311-square-foot medical outpatient building in Scottsdale, Arizona. Located at 7373 N Scottsdale Blvd along the iconic Scottsdale Road Corridor, the […]

News Release: Medical Properties Trust and Praemia REIM Joint Venture Announces €702.5 Million Refinancing Transaction

Jun 17, 2025 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time 5.1% Fixed Rate Indicative of Strong Hospital Real Estate Demand and MPT’s Capital Flexibility BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (the “Company” or “MPT”) (NYSE: MPW) and Praemia REIM today announced that their 50/50 joint venture (“the JV”) has refinanced its maturing seven-year debt agreement at a […]

News Release: CBRE's Annual Analysis of US Life Sciences Talent Finds Job Growth Tenuous Amid Constrained Funding, Fewer Graduates

News Release: CBRE’s Annual Analysis of US Life Sciences Talent Finds Job Growth Tenuous Amid Constrained Funding, Fewer Graduates

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston-Cambridge takes top spot in life sciences R&D and manufacturing talent, and Minneapolis-St. Paul now leads in medtech talent; Biggest gainers include Houston, Denver, Seattle, Washington, DC-Baltimore Dallas – June 16, 2025 – U.S. life sciences employment has wavered between small gains and declines since 2022 as the sector grappled […]

News Release: Amanda Zimmerman Joins Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate as Vice President of Development & Construction

News Release: Amanda Zimmerman Joins Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate as Vice President of Development & Construction

June 16, 2025 PENSACOLA, FLA. – Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate (Catalyst), a healthcare real estate development and investment firm, is proud to welcome Amanda Zimmerman as Vice President of Development & Construction. Amanda will be based in Catalyst’s Dallas, TX office. Amanda brings over two decades of experience and a strong track record in commercial […]

News Release: JLL taps Lee McKenna to lead healthcare group expansion in Central and South Texas

News Release: JLL taps Lee McKenna to lead healthcare group expansion in Central and South Texas

McKenna joins the firm as Managing Director overseeing a two million-square-foot portfolio across 25 medical outpatient buildings SAN ANTONIO, June 11, 2025 – JLL today announced it has selected Lee McKenna to lead healthcare teams in Central and South Texas. As a Managing Director, he will be based in San Antonio handling project leasing, development, […]

News Release: Gantry Secures $5 Million to Refinance Class A Gilbert Medical Office Building

News Release: Gantry Secures $5 Million to Refinance Class A Gilbert Medical Office Building

100% Occupied San Tan Medical Building Adjacent to Expanding Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Hospital; Medical Office Continues to Attract Lender Interest Gilbert, Ariz. (June 12, 2025) – Gantry, the largest independent commercial mortgage banking firm in the U.S., has secured a $5 million permanent loan to refinance existing debt for San Tan Medical, a medical […]

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News Release: Sutter Health Breaks Ground on $145 Million Folsom Care Complex

State-of-the-art facility to expand specialty care and serve growing Highway 50 Corridor communities Northern Calif. — Sutter Health broke ground today on its new Folsom Care Complex, marking a significant investment in expanding access to innovative, high-quality healthcare for one of greater Sacramento’s fastest-growing communities. The Sutter Folsom Care Complex, at 106,500 square feet and […]

News Release: Kraus-Anderson completes Sanford Health’s new PT clinic in Bemidji

News Release: Kraus-Anderson completes Sanford Health’s new PT clinic in Bemidji

Bemidji, Minn. (June 2025) – The Bemidji office of Kraus-Anderson (KA) has completed a new $3.3 million physical therapy clinic for Sanford Health located at 2017 Net Way Northwest in Bemidji.  The 23,000-square-foot project has converted an existing call center into a fully equipped physical therapy clinic, featuring dedicated areas for rehabilitation and wellness.  Designed […]

News Release: Mayo Clinic takes the next step in making heavy particle therapy available in the Americas for patients with aggressive cancers

News Release: Mayo Clinic takes the next step in making heavy particle therapy available in the Americas for patients with aggressive cancers

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In a bold step to transform cancer care, Mayo Clinic is bringing new hope for patients diagnosed with the most aggressive and treatment-resistant cancers. Today, Mayo Clinic opened the new 228,000-square-foot Duan Family Building at its Jacksonville, Florida location. The building will house the first carbon ion therapy program in the Americas, and advanced […]

News Release: Norton Children’s announces new pediatric care campus, second dedicated hospital

News Release: Norton Children’s announces new pediatric care campus, second dedicated hospital

New campus will expand specialty care and research for children from across the region Norton Children’s, a comprehensive pediatric health care system based in Louisville, plans to build a new pediatric care campus that will include a full-service hospital for children with complex medical needs, research facilities and expanded specialty services. The project marks a […]

News Release: JLL bolsters healthcare compliance capabilities with new leader

News Release: JLL bolsters healthcare compliance capabilities with new leader

Justin Marcoux brings 20+ years of regulatory expertise to JLL to enhance client facility management and accreditation services CHICAGO, June 10, 2025 – JLL announced today that it has hired Justin Marcoux to oversee the Healthcare Compliance Services team within JLL’s Healthcare Work Dynamics division and provide accreditation support, consulting services and facility management strategies to […]

News Release: Inland Launches Institutional Asset Management Platform

Jun 10, 2025 10:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time Vertically Integrated Platform Designed to Provide Asset Management Service to Institutional Investors in Alternative Commercial Real Estate Sectors OAK BROOK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Capitalizing on its brand power and vertically integrated commercial real estate capabilities, The Inland Real Estate Group, LLC, part of The Inland Real Estate Group of […]

News Release: Closed! Programmatic MOB Credit Facility

News Release: Closed! Programmatic MOB Credit Facility

NEWMARK U.S. HEALTHCARE CAPITAL MARKETS RECENTLY CLOSED PROGRAMMATIC MOB CREDIT FACILITY NATIONWIDE PORTFOLIO | JUNE 2025 $150 MILLION CREDIT FACILITY The Newmark U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets team has advised MLL Capital on the placement of a medical outpatient portfolio financing and programmatic credit facility. The financing was seeded by an outpatient portfolio comprised of assets […]

News Release: Biomanufacturing investments surge as lab leasing slows

JLL’s new U.S. Life Sciences Property Report finds lab leasing volume declines as life sciences companies are more cautious CHICAGO, June 10, 2025 – The U.S. life sciences real estate sector is experiencing some turbulence in 2025, as business uncertainty contributed to a sharp drop-off in demand in Q1, but a notable uptick in pharma […]

News Release: Governor Abbott Announces Construction Of New Panhandle State Hospital

Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) broke ground this morning on the new Panhandle State Hospital in Amarillo. Governor Abbott and the Texas Legislature approved $159 million in funding for the inpatient psychiatric hospital, which is expected to be completed in 2027. “Texas is delivering on its promise […]