Feature Story: The investment capital is there
Debt and equity are ready to fund MOB and HRE deals, BOMA panelists agree By John B. Mugford If anything has changed dramatically in the healthcare real estate (HRE) transactions market during the past year or so, it’s that there’s plenty more debt and equity available for investors. Here’s an example of how much things […]
Feature Story: What’s shaping systems’ strategies
Providers are contending with a deteriorating financial model, Winstead panel says By John B. Mugford As the host of the recent 2026 Winstead Healthcare Real Estate & Construction Forum in Nashville, Tenn., Andy Dow, a healthcare real estate attorney and co-chair of the Real Estate Industry Group with Dallas-based law firm Winstead, relayed just how […]
Feature Story: It’s ‘a borrower’s world right now’
They’re benefitting from a competitive debt market, Winstead panel says By Murray W. Wolf The era of “easy money” might be over, but healthcare real estate (HRE) lenders are open for business in an increasingly competitive market, and that’s good for would-be borrowers. That was one of the primary takeaways from a panel discussion featuring […]
Feature Story: The recovery is getting real
More deals, high occupancies and rising rents bode well for MOBs, Revista says By Murray W. Wolf Although industry experts might remain hesitant to proclaim that the medical outpatient building (MOB) sector is ready to rebound to its previous heights, there are certainly encouraging signs. First quarter (Q1) 2026 transaction volume was up sharply, occupancies […]
Feature Story: HRE leaders predict growth in 2026
HREI board members foresee a strong year, while also expressing some caution By John B. Mugford Although there is certainly plenty of turmoil around the globe, professionals with many of the top firms are optimistic about the year ahead. At least that’s how a vast majority of the members of the HREI™ Editorial Advisory Board […]
Feature Story: The FSED comeback continues
After a backlash and a slowdown, the product type is again going strong By John B. Mugford The story of freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs) can be compared to a roller coaster, as the product type experienced a meteoric rise in development in its early years, followed by a slowdown, and then, in recent years, a […]
Feature Story: A strong rebound for development
Revista report shows sizable rise in square footage started, third-party projects By John B. Mugford Although numerous challenges – with high construction costs topping the list – remain prevalent for those involved in developing medical outpatient buildings (MOBs), many professionals predicted in early 2025 that the pace of new starts would soon pick up. They […]
Feature Story: The architect of Remedy’s rise
HRE Executive of the Year Peter Westmeyer led the largest MOB acquisition ever By John B. Mugford It was the deal heard ‘round the healthcare real estate (HRE) world – and beyond, for that matter, as the transaction also made headlines in mainstream commercial real estate media nationwide. We’re talking, of course, about the blockbuster […]
Feature Story: ‘Bigger was better’ for debt in 2025
Amid a resurgence in portfolio deals, lenders stepped up, Revista panelists say By John B. Mugford As those involved in the medical outpatient building (MOB) sales business are well aware, portfolio deals made a big comeback in 2025, especially in the second half of the year. The return of the portfolio, as it turns out, […]
Feature Story: HRE activity is showing an encouraging uptick
New RevistaMed data reveals a rise in both sales and development By John B. Mugford This might be the news we’ve been waiting for. One year ago, at the Revista Medical Real Estate Investment Forum (MREIF) in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., the Revista team reported that healthcare real estate (HRE) activity had remained “muted” during […]
Feature Story: 85% of MOB investors plan to invest more in 2026
Optimism abounds in CBRE’s annual survey and ‘State of the Market’ webcast By John B. Mugford NATIONAL – Although there are still some potential hurdles to overcome for the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector, optimism among those involved is about as high as it can get heading into the rest of 2026. In fact, according […]
Feature Story: U.S. healthcare industry outlook? Not great.
During Cushman webinar, Advisory Board speaker explores the many challenges By John B. Mugford As for the current status of the U.S. healthcare system, things are not looking all that good on a number of fronts. For example, the country is on the verge of losing many of the safety nets available to the most […]
Feature Story: MOB sales increased in 2025
GlobeSt. panel says a more receptive lending environment buoyed investment Session also offered an inside look at the historic Welltower portfolio transaction By John B. Mugford As far as the owners of healthcare real estate (HRE) facilities are concerned, there are several reasons to be optimistic that the transaction market is seeing an uptick from […]
Feature Story: Top 10 healthcare real estate stories of 2025
Growing optimism, lower interest rates and the biggest MOB deal ever NATIONAL – If there was a major change in the healthcare real estate (HRE) and medical outpatient building (MOB) sector that took place in 2025, it was that optimism, at least from a growing number of professionals involved in space, was on the rise […]
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 […]