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Industry Pulse: On the Record - Tim Delgado

Industry Pulse: On the Record – Tim Delgado

What is one of the big issues facing the healthcare real estate sector?

The Vision McMillan project proposed for Washington, D.C., would include up to 1 million square feet of medical space.
(Rendering courtesy of Trammell Crow Co.)

Industry Pulse: D.C.’s Vision McMillan Plan Facing Opposition

More trouble on horizon for D.C. mixed-use project with 1 million s.f. of medical space It’s been a long haul for a development partnership proposing the Vision McMillan project in Washington, D.C., a redevelopment plan for a vacated water filtration plant that could include up to 1 million square feet of new medical office, research […]

Multi-tenant MOBs like the Los Alamitos (Calif.) Medical and Wellness Pavilion might become a rarity, some developers say.
Rendering courtesy of PMB

Industry Pulse: Is the Traditional MOB a ‘Dinosaur?’

It can depend on the level of employed docs in the market This month’s cover story, “Is development back?” on Page 21 reports on a discussion conducted during the recent InterFace Healthcare Real Esatate Southwest conference. But the article had to be condensed to get it to fit in the magazine.

Editor's Letter: M&A remains on a roll

Editor’s Letter: M&A remains on a roll

What does this mean for the healthcare real estate? Dear Reader: As all of us know, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity among hospitals and health systems is an ever-growing part of the country’s healthcare landscape.

New outpatient spaces like this repurposed industrial building have lowered costs.
Photo courtesy of Campanelli

Industry Pulse: Real Estate Boosts Steward Rebound

Real estate, technology and an ACO help system save big When Cerebus Capital Management formed Steward Health Care in 2010 to acquire six hospitals that were part of Caritas Christi Health Care, four of the facilities were suffering significant losses. Although Boston-based Steward faced financial difficulties, it has invested more than $850 million into facilities, […]

Industry Pulse: On the Record - Barry Weinbaum

Industry Pulse: On the Record – Barry Weinbaum

Will there be many multi-tenant MOBs developed in the years to come? “I think the multi-tenant building is pretty much a dinosaur… We did a building two years ago for a Tenet hospital in Los Alamitos, which is probably going to be our last multi-tenant building… I think it will be replaced by hybrid buildings […]

HREInsights.com: Don’t see your deal? Check online!

Some transactions that don’t make it into print can be found at HREInsights.com As noted elsewhere in this edition of Healthcare Real Estate Insights™, healthcare real estate (HRE) deal volume is exploding. That’s obviously a good thing for the HRE sector — and for HREI™. No one wants to go back to the dark days […]

A recent gathering of net lease investors talked about how two sectors are becoming more intriguing: oil and gas, and healthcare.
Photo courtesy of Technical Talents

Industry Pulse: Everyone seems to have their eye on this sector

What does healthcare real estate have to do with the oil and gas industry? Read on. Those of us who have been involved in healthcare real estate (HRE) for a decade or more can remember a time when most investors didn’t give the HRE sector the time of day. Today, it seems like a new […]

Publisher's Letter: It’s a deluge of deals

Publisher’s Letter: It’s a deluge of deals

We’re busy tracking more and bigger transactions Dear Reader: There are a number of ways to track the volumes of sales of medical office building (MOBs) and other healthcare real estate (HRE). Some people turn to the commercial real estate data services, including Real Capital Analytics (RCA) Inc. and Revista. Others rely on reports from […]

Ventas plans to spin off its skilled nursing real estate, such as this Kindred Healthcare facility in Indianapolis, into a separate REIT. 
(Photo courtesy of Kindred Healthcare)

Industry Pulse: Ventas buying hospitals, spinning off new SNF REIT

Ventas Inc. is not only the country’s largest healthcare REIT, it’s also an HRE trend-setter In the past year, Debra Cafaro, CEO of the healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) has indicated that the firm that has long concentrated on investing mostly in senior housing and medical office buildings (MOBs) would […]

Physicians Realty Trust recently acquired the Keith A. Ewing MOB in Avalon, Fla. (Photo courtesy of LoopNet.com)

Industry Pulse: DOC REIT continues its acquisitive ways

Physicians Realty Trust is not averse to single-asset deals Most large, publicly traded healthcare REITs prefer to acquire their MOBs in bulk, Buying large portfolios “moves the needle” more for the big REITs, puts their money to work in a more efficient manner, and eliminates some of the duplications involved in acquiring a myriad of […]

On the Record: Why is there growing demand for outpatient medical facilities?

“As healthcare systems focus on their clinical and operational strategy, they are challenged with how to use and leverage real estate to be more effective… Healthcare systems are shifting care to the lowest-cost setting. This is generating greater demand for clinical space in outpatient and retail settings. These trends are already affecting real estate strategy […]

Industry Pulse: RISING MEDICAL SCHOOL NUMBERS COULD BE A BOON

Record medical school numbers could be a boon for the healthcare industry – and HRE. There is good news coming from the nation’s medical schools, where first-year enrollments and the number of graduates are hitting all-time highs.

Industry Pulse: COLLIERS POSITIVE ON MED OFFICE MARKET

New report sees “resurgence” of U.S. medical office market The U.S. medical office market landscape is positive for both owners and occupiers who heed the trends and are willing to commit to the market, according to the “Medical Office Outlook 2015 Highlights” from Colliers International. Some of the key takeaways include:

John B. Mugford

Editor’s Letter: Optimism reigns in HRE

HREI editorial board members foresee a strong ‘15 Dear Reader: The members of the Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ Editorial Advisory Board have been quite optimistic about the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector heading into each of the past three years now. And we’re happy to report that they have been right on with their predictions. […]