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Feature Story: It’s a good time to be an MOB owner
Fundamentals continue to improve, RevistaMed data shows, but sales are up, too By John B. Mugford For owners of medical outpatient buildings (MOBs), the data just keeps proving time and time again how worthwhile such investments are. Perhaps the best example is the current occupancy rate for MOBs in the country’s top 100 markets, which […]
Companies & People: Fengate focuses on the essentials
The firm partners with experienced HRE firms to acquire ‘essential’ assets By John B. Mugford Although Toronto-based Fengate Asset Management has been quite active in the U.S. medical outpatient building (MOB) sector since 2024, the firm really grabbed headlines in mid-2025 when it partnered with Minneapolis-based MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate on the $283.3 million purchase […]
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News Release: Anchor Health Properties Commences Construction on Capital Health – Oxford Valley Micro-Hospital
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 23, 2026 (Langhorne, Pennsylvania) In support of the company’s commitment 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, has commenced construction on Capital Health – Oxford […]
Feature Story: Rate hike complicates the market
But investors are optimistic and demand is strong, Colliers panelists say By John B. Mugford The healthcare real estate (HRE) and medical outpatient building (MOB) investment market is currently in a complicated time, as interest-rate volatility is causing uncertainty and the potential for delays when it comes to closing some deals. At the same time, […]
News Release: Medical-anchored retail strip center trades for $10.1 million
JLL Capital Markets led the sales efforts of 2830 S. Highland Avenue, a net lease medical and retail strip center in Chicago’s DuPage County Key Takeaways • JLL Capital Markets arranged the sale of 2830 S. Highland Avenue, a medical-anchored strip center in Lombard, Illinois, for $10.1 million • Local private capital in a 1031 […]
News Release: Carilion Clinic to Expand Emergency and Specialty Care in Botetourt County
The expansion will bring 24/7 emergency services and additional specialty care closer to home Daleville, Va. (Oct. 20, 2026) – Carilion Clinic broke ground on Tuesday, Oct. 20, on an expansion of its Daleville facility, bringing 24-hour emergency care and additional specialty services to Botetourt County and surrounding communities. The project will add 40,000 […]
Feature Story: How HRE developers are adapting
InterFace panelists share their strategies for meeting market challenges By John B. Mugford Although the pace of traditional medical outpatient building (MOB) construction remains sluggish, developers are finding other opportunities, including more specialized higher-acuity MOBs, build-to-suit facilities and medical conversion projects. That was one of the key takeaways from a panel of industry experts at […]
Transactions: Investor pays $90M for 38 MOBs in central Pennsylvania
Blueprint brokers the sale of 415,000 s.f. portfolio anchored by large primary care group CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA – An undisclosed investor has paid $90 million for a 38-building, 415,180 square foot medical outpatient building (MOB) portfolio in cities across a 150-mile area of central Pennsylvania that is occupied by the “region’s largest independent primary care group.” […]
Industry Pulse: More pressure, more partnerships
For both operations and real estate, third parties help systems to meet demand By Murray W. Wolf As many health systems continue to invest in community-based outpatient, ambulatory and specialized care, demand is growing for new inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs) and neighborhood hospitals. However, reimbursement issues and other financial pressures can […]
Companies & People: Nuveen Real Estate is making its mark in HRE
Portfolio Manager Bill Abramowitz discusses the firm’s outlook and optimism for the product type By John B. Mugford New York-based Nuveen Real Estate (NRE), part of Nuveen, the global asset‑management arm of TIAA (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America), has made quite a splash in the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector in recent years. Established […]
News Release: New Westminster medical offices add surgery, urgent care
October 9, 2026 Kaiser Permanente expands care in Colorado through its most significant facility project to date within its recent string of construction projects. Kaiser Permanente leaders and Westminster community leaders breaking ground on the new Westminster Medical Offices on October 8, 2026. PRESS RELEASE Key takeaways Kaiser Permanente is starting construction on its new […]
News Release: HealthSource of Ohio and UC Health announce plans for new 80,000-square-foot medical office building in Batavia
Press Release Oct. 6, 2026 Batavia, OH — HealthSource of Ohio and UC Health are partnering to expand access to care through a new 80,000-square-foot medical office building in Batavia. The space will bring more primary and specialized health services and integrated support services to Clermont County, eastern Greater Cincinnati, and communities throughout Southwestern Ohio, […]
Feature Story: Making lemonade from the squeeze
MOB investors are adapting to limited supply, more competition and lower yields By John B. Mugford With a limited supply of high-quality product, growing competition, higher prices and cap rate compression, medical outpatient building (MOB) investors are increasingly turning to other HRE assets, conversion plays and value-add properties. That was the word from a group […]
Transactions: BGO acquires 11 ASCs in nine states with a total of 223,000 square feet; CBRE brokers the sale
NINE STATES – New York-based BGO (BentallGreenOak) has acquired a portfolio of 11 ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in nine markets across the country. The price was not disclosed for the 223,000 square foot, fully leased portfolio that BGO acquired from a joint venture (JV) of Charlotte, N.C.-based Flagship Healthcare Properties and Boston-based AEW Capital Management. […]
