Feature Story: Healthcare: The ‘Steady Eddie’ of CRE
But expiring Obamacare subsidies, other issues concern GlobeSt. panel By John B. Mugford During what can only be described as a strong, profitable era for the owners of medical outpatient buildings (MOBs) and other types of healthcare real estate (HRE) facilities, uncertainty is perhaps the only potential dark cloud on the horizon. This uncertainty includes […]
Feature Story: HRE demand drivers remain strong
John Chang explores the economy and this sector at the GlobeSt. conference By John B. Mugford When economist John Chang addressed the audience upon first arriving on the stage at last week’s GlobeSt. Healthcare Real Estate Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., he shared that he’d had quite a hectic drive and was perhaps uncertain about whether […]
Feature Story: REITs are selling MOBs, not buying. Why?
InterFace panelists reflect on those market dynamics and the year ahead By John B. Mugford The topic du jour during a “state of the sector” panel session at the 14th annual InterFace Healthcare Real Estate Southeast conference in mid-November in Nashville, Tenn., was the biggest arm’s length medical outpatient building (MOB) transaction of all time. […]
Feature Story: Q1-Q3 MOB sales were the lowest in a decade
Volume remains slow, Revista says, but the Remedy-Kayne deal will boost Q4 by billions By John B. Mugford Although medical outpatient building (MOB) sales volume remained mired in a slump through the first three quarters of 2025, everyone involved in the sector understands that the volume will rise dramatically in the fourth quarter (Q4). That’s […]
Feature Story: Demographics, deals and dukes
MedProperties Realty Advisors managing principals share their firm’s story By John B. Mugford It was mid-2007. At the time, healthcare real estate (HRE) was a widely ignored sector within the commercial real estate industry – certainly not considered to be one of the “main food groups.” Also, although no one knew it, the Great Financial […]
Feature Story: HRE sales are picking up. Here’s why.
InterFace panel cites more capital, lower rates and higher occupancies By John B. Mugford Amid a growing sense that healthcare real estate (HRE) investment activity is picking up, a group of HRE professionals who were part of a recent panel discussion said that they feel quite positive about the sector’s near-term prospects, and they explained […]
Feature Story: Foreign capital is returning to HRE
At Colliers event, presenters also discuss the return of the portfolio premium By John B. Mugford As medical outpatient building (MOB) sales start to pick up in the second half of 2025 and into 2026 – which many healthcare real estate (HRE) professionals are predicting – a certain type of buyer looks to be getting […]
Feature Story: A steady sector with mixed signals
InterFace panelists take a ‘30,000 foot’ look at the state of the HRE industry By John B. Mugford Although the healthcare real estate (HRE) industry remains a fruitful, steady place for owners and operators of facilities, there are currently a few mixed signals coming from a wide variety of data points and players in the […]
Feature Story: Systems are still looking to grow
Providers at Colliers conference discuss challenges, remedies and the future By John B. Mugford As health systems navigate their futures and strategize about how to grow, they face plenty of challenges. Among them is the fact that the costs of many aspects of the business, including labor, materials and anything having to do with real […]
Feature Story: Are there riches in niches?
InterFace panel discusses behavioral health, IRFs, FSEDs, micro hospitals and more By John B. Mugford Medical outpatient buildings (MOBs) have been the darling of most healthcare real estate (HRE) developers and investors for many years. But, amid changing market conditions, some HRE professionals say they are currently finding more opportunities with “niche” product types, including […]
Feature Story: Providers have become big buyers
Health systems accounted for 23 percent of all MOB purchases in the first half By John B. Mugford It would be hard not to notice the recent uptick in medical outpatient building (MOB) “reverse monetizations,” or transactions in which hospital and health systems are buying outpatient buildings. Last year, in 2024, health systems made total […]
Feature Story: MOBs continue to outperform
BGL explains why in new report — and foresees rising sales volumes By John B. Mugford Ever since the general office market started to hit hard times during the COVID-19 pandemic, many professionals involved in the medical outpatient building (MOB) space have proclaimed how fortunate they feel to be involved in a sector that typically […]
Feature Story: HRE market expected to pick up
In a webcast, CBRE and BlackBirch say they foresee a stronger second half By John B. Mugford Here are some of the takeaways from the recent webcast, “2025 Capital Markets Mid-Year Recap,” which was conducted by the U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets team with CBRE Group Inc. (NYSE: CBRE) and New York-based BlackBirch Capital: ■ Medical […]
Feature Story: Another record low for MOB sales
Preliminary Q2 volume of $1.52 billion would be the least since Revista began tracking By John B. Mugford The rebound that many healthcare real estate (HRE) professionals have been predicting for medical outpatient building (MOB) sales has not yet taken place – at least not through the end of the second quarter (Q2). In fact, […]
Project Case Study: A repurposing takes wing in Dover, Del.
Anchor transforms former mall space into Bayhealth at Blue Hen outpatient facility By John B. Mugford In recent years, Bayhealth – already the Dover area’s largest health system with two hospitals and numerous outpatient facilities – had been increasing its capacity to meet rising healthcare demand from a growing population. However, it faced some challenges […]