Cover Story: MOB sales: What’s next after a record-setting 2013?
By John B. Mugford As most people involved in the sector know by now, 2013 was a record year for medical office building (MOB) sales. Data from Real Capital Analytics Inc., a real estate research firm, indicate that more than $6.5 million worth of MOBs traded hands in 2013, a total that includes only transaction […]
Cover Story: Buyer gets a warm reception
Physician group welcomes $141 million sale-leaseback By John B. Mugford Medical group tenant was big driver in six-building MOB portfolio deal Since its founding 17 years ago, a physicians’ group in the mid-Hudson Valley area of New York has built itself into one of the leading independent, multi-specialty physician practices in the United States. […]
Cover Story: Medical group tenant was big driver in six-building MOB portfolio deal
Since its founding 17 years ago, a physicians’ group in the mid-Hudson Valley area of New York has built itself into one of the leading independent, multi-specialty physician practices in the United States. “As (one healthcare real estate consultant) always tells me, a provider’s market share in its respective area is the key to its […]
Cover Story: The off-campus era
How it’s revolutionizing healthcare real estate By Murray W. Wolf For the benefit of the handful of readers who might be new to the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector – and with sincere apologies to those for whom this is painfully obvious – we must premise this article by stating that more and more healthcare […]
Cover Story: Seeking direction
How HRE developers are responding to change By John B. Mugford Industry experts discuss the ‘new’ state of the healthcare real estate market If chaos is an appropriate way to describe the state of today’s healthcare sector, then uncertainty, with plenty of chances for good opportunities, might best convey what’s facing those involved in healthcare […]
Cover Story: A grand bargain in L.A.
MOB sale shatters $1,000 per square foot barrier By John B. Mugford The buyer, Montecito Medical Investment Co., says the MOB merits the lofty price. John B. Mugford The average price per square foot (PSF) that MOB investors have paid so far in 2013 is right around $208 – that’s for transactions of more than […]
Cover Story Sidebar: A quick look at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
The healthcare district has made quite a turnaround and revitalized a portion of the city These days, the bustling 120-acre Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) just outside of downtown Buffalo, N.Y., is a fine example of how healthcare can revitalize a community and, for that matter, a city. According to some local reports, the area […]
Cover Story: Is it wise to monetize MOBs?
At BOMA, health system executives outlined why their answer is ‘yes’
Cover Story: Hit the road with HREI!
We unpack highlights from healthcare real estate conferences across the USA When we began publishing Healthcare Real Estate InsightsTM more than a decade ago, there was only one established medical office buildings (MOB) conference and that event was relatively small. The 2003 BOMA MOB Conference piggybacked on the national BOMA convention and attracted about 150 […]
Cover Story: Ready or not, here it comes
Change, that is. System executives discuss how to prepare. Destination: InterFace Healthcare Real Estate West, Los Angeles By John B. Mugford Ah, the comfort of the status quo. For the people and companies involved in healthcare real estate, the next year or so is supposed to be, according to some high-level observers, a lot like […]
Cover Story: Sector is stronger than it looks
The market is quietly rebounding – and opportunities abound Destination: MREJ Healthcare Conference, Minneapolis By John B. Mugford The healthcare real estate (HRE) sector has quietly rebounded during the past three years and plenty of development and investment opportunities remain. That seemed to be the consensus of the presenters and panelists who appeared at the […]
Cover Story: Ideas for thriving on chaos
Industry experts tell Chicago audience to reposition for growth Destination: IREJ Healthcare Conference, Chicago By John B. Mugford Editor’s Note: This is an expanded version of the article that appeared in the print edition of Healthcare Real Estate Insights Like the U.S. economy, the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector has experienced a precarious and excruciatingly […]
Cover Story: Focusing on financing models
Hot news: Panelist’s system is selling a portfolio of MOBs Destination: BOMA MOB Conference, San Francisco By John B. Mugford Editor’s note: This is an expanded version of the article that appeared in the print edition of Healthcare Real Estate Insights It doesn’t happen very often that breaking news emerges from a panel discussion at […]
Cover Story: Creative MOB leasing
Landlords are filling space with everything from telemedicine to optical shops By Murray W. Wolf The consolidation of the healthcare industry has many medical office building (MOB) owners concerned – perhaps rightfully so. Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) among hospitals and health systems, as well as acquisitions of physician groups, are having an impact on real estate […]
Cover Story: Advocate again
Seven MOBs on Chicago-area system’s campuses are back on the market By John B. Mugford When Advocate Health Care sold eight of its medical office buildings (MOBs) to Great Lakes REIT in 2002, it was a historic deal – one of the first large hospital-driven real estate monetizations. Now, 11 years later, seven of those […]
