Publisher’s Letter (Febuary 2007)
More MOB data for you HREI™, REAL CAPITAL ANALYTICS COLLABORATE Dear Reader: It seems that our readers just can’t get enough information about medical office buildings (MOBs). If you’re one of those MOB info-junkies, I have wonderful news. This month, we are kicking off an exciting new collaboration between Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ and Real […]
Project Case Study (Febuary 2007)
Firm repositions, replaces dated asset TRILOGY HEALTH SERVICES PLANS TO TAKE OHIO FACILITY FROM ‘WORST TO FIRST’ By Sonja Pedersen-Green In the world of senior living facilities, there is no shortage of functionally obsolete real estate. But building a rival facility as a new venture can be daunting for a variety of competitive, financial and […]
Product Focus: Senior Living (Febuary 2007
Great demos are obvious BUT SENIOR LIVING SUCCESS ISN’T QUITE SO SIMPLE By Brian Busek For an investor interested in senior housing and healthcare real estate, a glance at population demographic data suggests that gold – and lots of it – will soon be found in ‘them thar’ properties. However, as the winners and […]
Outpatient Projects (Febuary 2007)
Florida developer to let docs own MOBs 15-BUILDING, 16-ACRE MEDICAL OFFICE PARK WOULD BE NEAR LOCAL HOSPITAL By John Mugford Taking the concept of the medical office condo and adding a bit of different twist, a Florida developer is planning a 16-acre medical office park in which physicians, or group practices, can buy […]
Industry Pulse (Febuary 2007)
CLEVELAND – Hillcrest Hospital in Cleveland, part of the Cleveland Clinic system, recently announced plans for a five-year, $163 million campus expansion and renovation. The construction project at the 424-bed facility would be the largest investment Cleveland Clinic has made at one of its nine hospitals, part of the Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals division. The […]
Special Report – HREI Editorial Board Roundtable, Part 3 (Febuary 2007
What will 2007 bring? HREI EDITORIAL BOARD LOOKS AHEAD FOR TRENDS By John Mugford Look into your crystal ball and predict what’s going to happen in the healthcare real estate industry for the remainder of 2007 and beyond – development, financing, monetizations, consolidations, you name it. It’s not all that easy. After all, who […]
Special Report: Physician Investment Webinar (January 2007)
Physicians want a piece of office pie HREI WEBINAR LOOKS AT VARIOUS MODELS, DO’S AND DON’TS OF DOC INVESTMENTS By Jessica Griffith As insurance and Medicare reimbursements fall and expenses rise, physicians are considering the investment potential of the buildings in which they lease space. On the real estate side, many owners and developers […]
Transactions (January 2007)
Hermann buys physician-owned facility HOUSTON SPECIALTY HOSPITAL HAD TROUBLE LANDING MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS By John Mugford Perhaps a state-of-the-art facility and physician control aren’t enough to guarantee success for a new specialty hospital. Perhaps just as important is the need to gain affiliations with the necessary managed care providers. Houston Town & Country Hospital, a […]
Special Focus: 2006 Review – Development (January 2007)
LTACs, high-acuity MOBs on the radar HREI™ EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS TALK ABOUT EMERGING DEVELOPMENT TRENDS By John Mugford Healthcare development is an ever-evolving, ever-changing game of trying to pinpoint what health systems, physicians and, especially, patients want in their medical facilities. At a recent meeting of the Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ Editorial Advisory […]
Transactions: Quarterly MOB Report (January 2007)
MOB prices still rising, caps still falling Q3 2006 SALES TRANSACTION DATA INDICATES A CONTINUATION OF THOSE TRENDS By Murray W. Wolf When it comes to medical office buildings (MOB), comprehensive information about national transactions is hard to come by. For example, if you conduct searches for MOB deals using CoStar Group Inc. […]
Publisher’s Letter (January 2007)
New year, new initiatives HREI™ PLANS AWARDS PROGRAM, RESOURCE GUIDE Dear Reader: Four years ago, we launched this newsletter because we saw an entrepreneurial opportunity – unsatisfied demand for healthcare real estate news, information and analysis. The market was small but growing, and there was every indication that it would continue to grow and expand […]
News & Analysis/Page 1: Rendina-Windrose deal (January 2007)
Rendina, HCN strike big deal SALE OF 18 MOBs TO SPUR FURTHER GROWTH FOR RENDINA By John Mugford Folks involved in healthcare real estate say their business is heavily relationship-driven – perhaps more so than many others. A fine example of this can found in a recent medical office building (MOB) portfolio transaction between Palm […]
Industry Pulse (January 2007)
Firm was an MOB pioneer MEDICAL OFFICE PROPERTIES INC. WAS AHEAD OF ITS TIME By Jessica Griffith Today, investors from pension funds to real estate investment trusts (REITs) view medical office properties as a solid niche in which to sink some equity. But a decade ago, few outside the healthcare community wanted to own buildings […]
Senior Living Notes (January 2007)
Nordberg to head new joint venture FORMER MEDICAL OFFICE PROPERTIES CEO SETS SITES ON SENIOR HOUSING By Murray W. Wolf Former Medical Office Properties Inc. chief executive Edward P. Nordberg Jr. will head a new joint venture aimed at acquiring, financing and investing in senior housing and healthcare-related properties. NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. […]
SPECIAL REPORT: Where are they now (January 2007)
A look back at Medical Office Properties CATCHING UP WITH REIT’s FORMER EXECS TO DISCUSS CURRENT JOBS, MOB MARKET By Jessica Griffith Today, investors from pension funds to real estate investment trusts view medical office properties as a solid niche in which to sink some equity. But a decade ago, few outside the healthcare community […]