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Feature Story: Q3 MOB sales remained slow: $2.1 billion

Feature Story: Q3 MOB sales remained slow: $2.1 billion

But Revista says cap rates declined slightly and project completions were up By John B. Mugford It’s the news we’ve all been waiting for, but it appears we’ll need to wait a bit longer. Despite anecdotal observations from numerous medical outpatient building (MOB) sales professionals suggesting that activity is picking up, the third quarter (Q3) […]

Feature Story: Slow sales market hit the bottom, is now rebounding

Feature Story: Slow sales market hit the bottom, is now rebounding

A group of panelists at the Connect HRE Conference make their case for optimism By John B. Mugford There are plenty of professionals involved in medical outpatient building (MOB) and healthcare real estate (HRE) facility investments and sales who are saying that the sluggish sales market is turning around. Without a bevy of statistics to […]

The behavioral health panel at the Colliers National Healthcare Conference included (from left to right): moderator John Trabold of VMG, Todd Archbold of PrairieCare, Kim Ho of EvolvedMD, Chance Sherer of VMG and Jake Dinnen of PMB.
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Feature Story: It’s all about the operator

For behavioral health facilities, a proven track record in the key, Colliers’ panel says By John B. Mugford As behavioral health continues to become a more vital aspect of the country’s overall healthcare delivery model, especially since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for facilities providing such services has grown as well. As […]

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Feature Story: HRE investment is headed in the right direction

Colliers conference panelists say they think sales volume is increasing By John B. Mugford The medical outpatient building (MOB) transaction volume, as we all know, has been somewhat bleak for the past two years or so, taking a large dip from the big volume years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic and, in the aftermath, […]

During a Sept. 18, 2024, news conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell discussed the Fed’s decision to reduce the fed funds rates half a percentage point. It was the first rate cut since the Fed began raising interest rates in early 2020.
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Feature Story: Finally, the Fed cuts interest rates

But some HRE veterans say the impact of the long-awaited move will be gradual By John B. Mugford In making the first cut to the federal funds rate since it began raising rates in March 2022, has the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank ushered in a period of increased medical outpatient building (MOB) sales? Will last […]

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Feature Story: Optimism returns in the HRE sector as rate cuts loom

InterFace ‘State of the Industry’ panelists foresee investors, lenders coming back By John B. Mugford After a two-year slump in sales transactions and development activity, there is optimism in the air in the healthcare real estate (HRE) business, with some caveats – or at least one big one. That big caveat is, of course, the […]

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Feature Story: Catalyst hires Eric Fischer to lead development

CEO Chad Henderson says sector veteran will help the firm get to ‘the next level’ By John B. Mugford Ever since its founding in 2011, Pensacola-based Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate has continued to grow “organically” and at its own pace, according to Chad Henderson, founder, CEO and managing partner of the firm that acquires and […]

Feature Story: Cap rates drop; portfolio sales, prices rise

Feature Story: Cap rates drop; portfolio sales, prices rise

New CBRE and Cushman reports provide insights into the state of the market By John B. Mugford Nearly everyone involved in medical outpatient building (MOB) sales seems to be looking for signs that the transactions market is picking up. They’re hopeful that we might soon see the end of a two-year slump that started with […]

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Feature Story: Growth markets are where it’s at for HRE

Overall population growth might matter more than growth in the 65+ segment By John B. Mugford Healthcare real estate (HRE) investors and developers are talking a lot these days about the advantages and payoffs associated with looking for and finding opportunities in “growth markets.” As Hilda Martin, a principal with Arnold, Md.-based Revista and its […]

Feature Story: MOB sales remained slow in Q2, at $1.9 billion

Feature Story: MOB sales remained slow in Q2, at $1.9 billion

However, occupancies and demand remain high, Revista says By John B. Mugford Recently, a growing number of professionals involved in the medical outpatient building (MOB) transaction market have been saying that they are seeing signs that the market is picking up, or indications that it will pick up in the not-too-distant future. Yet, for now, […]

The InterFace HRE Carolinas panel discussion included (from left to right): moderator Austin Tyler of Dewey Property Advisors, Scott Bacon of Compass Surgical Partners, Steven Garrett of Atrium Health, Bruce Marshman of Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates and Dan Mendez of Prisma Health.
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Feature Story: Providers’ latest challenge: How to meet rising demand

InterFace HRE Carolinas panelists discuss how their organizations are coping By John B. Mugford The outlook has improved for many healthcare providers recently as they have put the monumental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic behind them and the shock of soaring interest rates and higher costs has waned a bit. But now they face a […]

The InterFace HRE Carolinas panel discussion included (from left to right): moderator Anthony Sardo of Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., Philip J. “PJ” Camp of Fifth Third Securities Inc., Gerald Quattlebaum of Flagship Healthcare Properties, Matt Poulos of Capital One, Robert Rumer of Anchor Health Properties and Charles Hornberger of Evergreen Medical Properties.
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Feature Story: MOB buyers are ready to buy, but…

InterFace HRE Carolinas panelists agree that sales will likely remain slow for a while By John B. Mugford “Volume is down, right? That’s why we’re here. We’re trying to figure out when (the medical outpatient building sales) volume is going to pick up again.” That’s how moderator Anthony Sardo, a director in the Capital Markets […]

The “Revere Provider Panel” panel discussion during the 2024 BOMA Medical Real Estate Conference included (from left to right): Ryan Crowley of Healthcare Realty, Mark Burkemper of Harrison Street, Ben Ochs of Anchor Health Properties and Tim Olivos of Ventas. Not pictured: Moderator Dan Minning of Lillibridge Healthcare Services.
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Feature Story: Health execs get to quiz landlords

BOMA ‘reverse’ panel let providers ask questions of building owners By John B. Mugford Many healthcare real estate (HRE) conferences include panel discussions comprising real estate executives from prominent health systems. The idea is to allow the panelists to share their real estate strategies and, perhaps, explain what difficulties they face in trying to carry […]

The “Direct from the C-Suite” panel discussion during the 2024 BOMA Medical Real Estate Conference included (from left to right): moderator Kerrie Bartel-Christensen of CommonSpirit, Andrew Haslem of Providence Health System, Scott Brinker of Healthpeak Properties Inc., Mike Conn of Meridian and Travis Messina of CommonSpirit Health.
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Feature Story: What about the boilers?

Capital-constrained systems face competing priorities, BOMA panel says By John B. Mugford Sure, health systems throughout the country still want to build the brightest, shiniest, trophy facilities that not only attract patients but provide them with great experiences and keep them coming back. But then again, there are boilers that need to be repaired or […]

In April 2023, HREI™ reported that the looming foreclosure of an 88-asset MOB portfolio “and could very well end up being the year’s largest transaction.” In a year of depressed sales volume, that prediction turned out to be correct, as Ventas Inc. assumed ownership of the portfolio, which had been put up by Santerre Health Investors as collateral for a 2019 loan.
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Feature Story: Playing the long game

Investment sales aren’t likely to take off again anytime soon, but healthcare real estate fundamentals remain strong By John B. Mugford By now, nearly everyone involved in healthcare real estate (HRE) knows that both the sales of facilities, namely medical outpatient buildings (MOBs), and new construction have slowed significantly during the past year or more. […]