Transactions: ARC Healthcare gets MOB in Michigan
UNLISTED REIT PAYS $30.43 MILLION FOR OFF-CAMPUS PROPERTY IN PAW PAW By John Mugford In today’s medical office building (MOB) transaction arena, aggressive pricing is the norm when it comes to the sales of high-quality facilities with strong lease terms and tenants with good, perhaps hospital, credit. In fact, professionals involved in healthcare real estate […]
Capital Markets Snapshot: Election will finally end the questions
IN WEAK TREASURY MARKET, MUNICIPAL BOND DEALS STILL PRICING STRONGLY Soon, it will all be over. No more bickering. No more interrupting. Election day should bring an end to the half-truths and lies we’ve suffered through. We’ll either have another four years of President Obama and eternal stimulus or a new regime led by Mitt […]
Product Focus: Q3 again strong for sales
$1.24 BILLION IN MOB DEALS IS TOPS Q3 2011 BY 75% By John Mugford With all of the investor money chasing medical office buildings (MOBs) these days, the volume of sales taking place in any given quarter is largely dependent on one factor: how much desirable product sellers are willing to put on the market. […]
News & Analysis: Prez election a big one
BUT WILL RESULT AFFECT HEALTHCARE R.E. SECTOR? By John Mugford Does the outcome of the presidential election matter for healthcare real estate? “No, at least in terms of changing current healthcare trends.” For the most part and for the near-term, that’s the answer, at least according to more than a dozen politics-watching healthcare real estate […]
Industry Pulse: October 2012
Which commercial real estate (CRE) property types have the best prospects for 2013? Medical office buildings (MOBs) rank near the top, according to a newly released report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Unveiled Oct. 17 at the ULI Fall Meeting in Denver, the report, “Emerging Trends in Real Estate,” found that “The real estate recovery is set to advance in 2013 as modest gains in leasing, rents and pricing will extend across U.S. markets from coast to coast and improve prospects for all property sectors.” The study included interviews and survey responses from more than 900 real estate experts.
Publisher’s Letter: ‘Taxmageddon’ ahead?
SELLERS HAVE EXTRA INCENTIVE AS DEC. 31 NEARS Dear Reader: As you surely know, “fiscal cliff” refers to the dilemma the U.S. government will face at midnight Dec. 31. That’s when the Budget Control Act of 2011 is scheduled to go into effect. The act was signed into law by President Obama on Aug. 2, […]
Transactions: Archway Holdings buys Arizona MOB for $20 million
By John Mugford GLENDALE, Ariz. – Nearly everyone involved in healthcare real estate is talking about the onslaught of new buyers, or interested buyers, that are combing the market for well-leased MOBs with strongly credited tenants these days. One of the relatively new, active investors certainly looks to be Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Archway Holdings Corp., […]
People: HREI™ board welcomes new members
CHANGES AND ADDITIONS MADE TO EDITORIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR 2012-13 Several changes were recently made to the Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ Editorial Advisory Board, Editor John B. Mugford has announced. Three new members were added, two members swapped roles with others in their companies, and one member stepped down after leaving the industry. “We greatly […]
How to reform reform
How to reform reform HERE ARE SOME PROVISIONS THAT NEED REVISION Dear Reader: Last month, I said that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka healthcare reform, should be repealed – and my position stands. Repeal certainly might be attainable, considering that we now have a solid GOP majority in the U.S. House, additional […]
Special Report: Proceed with caution
WHAT CONSTITUTES A ‘GOOD’ DEAL IN THIS MARKET? By Murray W. Wolf In this difficult economy, deal-hungry healthcare real estate developers and investors might be tempted to consider just about any opportunity that comes down the pike. But that makes it all the more important for them to remain objective and disciplined, and to temper […]