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 […]
Feature Story: More development, higher yields
Developers discuss how to achieve those goals during InterFace HRE Carolinas conference By John B. Mugford As the business of developing healthcare real estate (HRE) facilities, including medical outpatient buildings (MOBs), has become more mainstream over the years, it has attracted more institutional capital to invest in such projects. Although this has indeed boosted the […]
Feature Story: ‘Waiting game’ might be over for MOB sellers
Owners likely to put more assets up for sale, InterFace panelists say By John B. Mugford In what was undoubtedly a slow opening to 2025, the medical outpatient building (MOB) sales volume in the first quarter (Q1) dropped to – at least in preliminary data – a low point for the past decade. The primary […]
Feature Story: Health systems want new ideas from HRE firms
The issues are familiar; what’s needed are fresh solutions, InterFace panel says By John B. Mugford During a wide-ranging, nearly hour-long discussion about how health systems are navigating the current business environment to grow and succeed, a question arose that is probably often on the minds of healthcare real estate (HRE) professionals. That question is, […]
Feature Story: Are providers becoming more open to third-party capital?
An uptick in RFPs suggests they are, some developers said during BOMA MRE Conference By John B. Mugford Although healthcare real estate (HRE) development has lagged during the past couple of years, a bit of an enigma has emerged. That curiosity is that RFPs, or requests for proposals from providers – typically health systems – […]
Feature Story: We’re not in a recession, but…
Noted economist shares her thoughts during the BOMA MRE conference By John B. Mugford Sure, the economy, various business sectors and the stock market indices have been quite volatile in recent months. With this volatility in mind, some business observers, and perhaps even some economists, have suggested that the country is headed for a recession, […]
Feature Story: MOB sales plunged 44% in Q1
But occupancy rose to an average of 92.8%, according to RevistaMed data By John B. Mugford Although some of the newest data concerning the medical outpatient building (MOB) sector reinforces the notion that the property type remains a solid investment, one statistic remains somewhat worrisome, at least for now: the national sales volume. Even though […]
Development: MOB development fell again in 2024
Revista outpatient report also lists last year’s most active developers in 2024 By John B. Mugford The pace of medical outpatient building (MOB) development declined for the fourth straight year in 2024, reflecting persistent challenges in the sector. That’s according to the newly released Revista 2025 Outpatient Real Estate Development Report, which summarizes 2024 data. […]
Feature Story: An uptick in leasing might bode well
InterFace panelists see that as a positive sign for the MOB investment market By John B. Mugford Although many professionals involved in medical outpatient building (MOB) and healthcare real estate (HRE) facility sales have been saying that they foresee an increase in the sales volume in 2025, not all of the panelists taking part in […]
