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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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
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
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
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
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
‘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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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
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News Release: CREG | Healthcare Facilitates Sale of Willamette ENT & River Road Surgery Center in Salem, OR
CREG | Healthcare is pleased to announce the successful sale of Willamette ENT & River Road Surgery Center, a premier, 100% leased healthcare facility located in Salem, Oregon. A High-Performing Asset in the Mid-Willamette Valley The 22,000 SF state-of-the-art facility is home to Willamette ENT, the region’s only comprehensive ENT provider, and River Road Surgery […]
News Release: Hamric Capital helps orthopedic physicians unlock liquidity…
Hamric Capital CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENT Unlocking Liquidity for Orthopedic Physicians AUSTIN, TEXAS MSA | MAY 2025 Thinking about liquidity, private equity or real estate? Let’s talk Hamric Capital Arranges Lease Optimization & Sale of Orthopedic MOB Dr. Charles Schwertner, Georgetown Orthopedic Group’s managing physician, said “Hamric Capital did what they said they would do. I highly […]
News Release: Neenan Archistruction and Ampla Health Celebrate the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of Ampla Health’s Exponential Growth in Yuba City
The 56,498-Square-Foot Flagship Provides Comprehensive Services to Help Families Live Healthier Lives YUBA CITY, Calif. – May 15, 2025 – Neenan Archistruction, a leading design-build firm and Ampla Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), proudly announce the exponential growth and sweeping transformation of Ampla Health’s most comprehensive health center. At 56,498 square feet, the […]
News Release: Mercy Breaks Ground on New Hospital and Medical Campus in Wentzville, Mo.
McCarthy Building Companies is managing construction of the state’s first brand-new, acute care hospital campus in nearly a decade. St. Louis (May 13, 2025) – Mercy, one of the 15 largest U.S. health systems, has broken ground on Mercy Hospital Wentzville, Missouri’s first brand-new, acute care hospital campus in nearly a decade. McCarthy Building Companies is […]
News Release:Anchor Health Properties Celebrates Ribbon Cutting of New Multi-Specialty Outpatient Facility in Lawrenceville, Georgia
(Lawrenceville, GA) In support of the company’s purpose to pursue better healthcare through real estate solutions, Anchor Health Properties (Anchor), a national, full-service healthcare real estate development, management, and investment company focused exclusively on medical outpatient buildings and specialty healthcare facilities, proudly celebrated the ribbon cutting of Horizon Professional Center II, a new 20,626 square […]
News Release: O’Donnell & Naccarato Celebrates Grand Opening of $750M Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center
12-story, 520,000 square foot hospital is New Jersey’s first and only freestanding cancer hospital and the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center New Brunswick, NJ – O’Donnell & Naccarato (O&N), a leading structural engineering firm specializing in innovative and client-focused design solutions, celebrated the grand opening of the Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center in New Brunswick, […]
News Release: Newmark U.S. Healthcare Capital Team Welcomes Drew Martin
NEWMARK U.S. HEALTHCARE CAPITAL MARKETS THE NEWMARK U.S. HEALTHCARE CAPITAL MARKETS TEAM WELCOMES DREW MARTIN! ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR DREW.MARTIN@NMRK.COM | (212) 372-0714 We’re pleased to welcome Drew Martin to Newmark’s Healthcare Capital Markets Team as an Associate Director, based in New York. In this role, he will focus on executing business initiatives for the group’s healthcare real estate […]
News Release: Just Financed. Platinum Medical Center
JUST FINANCED Platinum Medical Center 5250 Auto Club Drive | Dearborn, MI 48126 Berkadia Medical & Life Sciences is pleased to announce the acquisition financing of Platinum Medical Center, a three-story, 79,777-square-foot surgery center and medical outpatient building located in Dearborn, Michigan, on behalf of Chicago Pacific Founders Healthcare Real Estate (“CPF HCRE”). Built in […]
News Release: Elliott Bay Acquires MOB in Tucson, AZ
SEATTLE — Elliott Bay Capital Trust (“Elliott Bay”), a real estate investment company focused on essential healthcare properties, in partnership with Pantheon, a leading global private markets investor, today announced the acquisition of a 15,000-square-foot medical office building located at 4881 E Grant Road in Tucson, Arizona. The property is fully leased to the Pain […]
News Release: Office Building to Be Transformed into State-of-the-Art Medical Outpatient Center
A joint venture between Archer Property Partners (“Archer”) and Real Estate Development Associates (“REDA”) has acquired the 78,000-square-foot office building at 3300 Irvine Avenue, with plans to transform it into a state-of-the-art medical outpatient building (MOB). The partnership received unanimous approval from the Newport Beach Planning Commission in January 2025 and is now moving full speed ahead with the […]
News Release: Anchor Health Properties Executive James Schmid Appointed to Columbia University / Columbia Business School Real Estate Forum
Anchor is proud to announce that James A. Schmid III, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner, has been appointed to the prestigious Columbia Business School Real Estate Forum, an exclusive group of global real estate leaders who shape the future of the industry through thought leadership, mentorship, and strategic dialogue. Established in 1995 by the MBA […]
News Release: City of Hope Opens the Largest Outpatient Cancer Center in its National System
Early cancer detection and treatment advances have led to more cancer survivors who need outpatient centers to manage their disease as a chronic condition. Patients receive highly individualized, integrated, multidisciplinary cancer care in one place — from prevention to supportive care to survivorship. Cancer specialists with unsurpassed expertise work together in one convenient location to […]
Thought Leaders
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