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Feature Story: The cloudy economy has a silver lining: higher cap rates

‘This could be a really exciting time’ and ‘a buying opportunity,’ InterFace panelists say LOS ANGELES – Perhaps Chris Bodnar best summed up what professionals and firms involved in healthcare real estate (HRE) have gone through during the past year. The longtime, well-known HRE facility broker who is now the CEO of Denver-based Prescriptive Capital, […]

Feature Story: Another MOB sales record: $25 billion in 2022

Feature Story: Another MOB sales record: $25 billion in 2022

Despite challenges, HRE fundamentals remain strong, Revista says By John B. Mugford Perhaps James A. Schmid III, chief investment officer and managing partner with Media, Pa.-based Anchor Health Properties, summed up how many successful healthcare real estate (HRE) investment and development firms are going about their business at a time when costs and interest rates […]

Feature Story: HRE developers see plenty of opportunities in 2023

Feature Story: HRE developers see plenty of opportunities in 2023

Headwinds are likely to slow activity, but the need for projects will remain strong By John B. Mugford With so many economic headwinds facing almost all business sectors, even the recession-resistant healthcare real estate (HRE) sector, why is a group of development professionals involved in the HRE space remaining so optimistic? Both medical office building […]

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Feature Story: The top 10 healthcare real estate stories of 2022

A look at some big deals and JVs; slowing MOB sales; health system struggles By John B. Mugford As we entered 2022 and it looked as if the COVID-19 pandemic was finally in the rearview mirror, most of professionals involved healthcare real estate (HRE) were confident that good things were on the horizon for the […]

Feature Story: Outpatient is the place to be as demand rises

Feature Story: Outpatient is the place to be as demand rises

MOBs remain a haven for investors, Cushman webinar panelists say By John B. Mugford The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many changes in how people go about their lives and conduct business. One well-known trend that was already underway long before the pandemic is the rising proportion of patient care delivered in outpatient facilities. That change […]

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Feature Story: Expert advice – Be patient and proactive

GlobeSt panel remains upbeat about the prospects for LSRE By Murray W. Wolf As we all know, we’re in a period of economic uncertainty that is resulting in a slowdown of life sciences real estate (LSRE) transactions, financing, development and leasing activity. So what’s a LSRE professional to do? A panel of industry experts that […]

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Feature Story: The economy is taking its toll on HRE, for now

Economist John Chang, GlobeSt panelists still tout the sector over the long haul By John B. Mugford “It’s been a hell of a year, right?” In making this statement, John Chang, senior VP and national director of research and advisory services with Calabasas, Calif.-based Marcus & Millichap Inc. (NYSE: MMI), was not only saying that […]

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Feature Story: Behavioral health takes center stage

Demand is strong for services and facilities, but roadblocks are holding up development, according to panel at InterFace Healthcare conference By John B. Mugford NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As the country has dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic in recent years, behavioral health has become a national concern as more and more people struggle with a variety […]

Feature Story: Lending lull in the HRE sector

Feature Story: Lending lull in the HRE sector

HREI editorial board members discuss the current difficulties associated with debt By John B. Mugford Spooked by economic uncertainty, most major publicly traded healthcare real estate (HRE) lenders have “put their pencils down” for the rest of 2022, making it difficult for developers and investors to obtain debt. So 2023 development and sales volume will […]

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Feature Story: Still ‘recession-resistant,’ but HRE could see some bumps

Inflation, higher interest rates and stressed providers challenge HRE By John B. Mugford Since the Great Recession of 2007-09, healthcare real estate (HRE) professionals have touted the strengths of the sector and the product type, going so far as to refer to medical facilities as “recession resistant.” Healthcare facilities performed comparatively well during that crisis, […]

Feature Story: Atlanta stands out for MOB absorption

Feature Story: Atlanta stands out for MOB absorption

Houston, Chicago, Dallas and New York also saw high demand, according to Revista By John B. Mugford Although absorption of medical office building (MOB) space remains strong in the country’s top 50 markets, one market really stands out when it comes to demand for the product type. That market is Atlanta, where nearly 1.4 million […]

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Life Sciences: ‘Still a pretty bright future’

Revista panelists reflect on the data and discuss the state of the market By Murray W. Wolf Two weeks ago, Bioscience Real Estate Insights (BREI) reported on the data shared by Revista during the firm’s inaugural RevistaLab Life Science Real Estate (LSRE) Investment Forum, summarizing the findings by saying that life sciences is “here to […]

Feature Story: Q3 MOB sales dipped; fundamentals still strong

Feature Story: Q3 MOB sales dipped; fundamentals still strong

In its subscriber webcast, RevistaMed data shows that occupancy, absorption remain high By John B. Mugford A recession is likely looming (if it’s not already upon us), difficulties in obtaining debt could be slowing down the sales of medical office buildings (MOBs), and rising costs, supply chain difficulties and labor shortages might be causing delays […]

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Feature Story: The private equity effect

Colliers panelists discuss how PE investments in physician groups affect HRE By John B. Mugford As recently as 2001, about 60 percent of U.S. physicians were independent, meaning they owned and operated their own practice. In those days, most medical office buildings (MOBs) were multi-tenant, and most healthcare real estate (HRE) developers, owners and brokers […]

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Feature Story: Investors are being more cautious

InterFace conference panelists discuss their strategies in a volatile market By John B. Mugford A recession might be looming (if it’s not already here), interest rates are on the rise and landing debt financing for making acquisitions in the healthcare real estate (HRE) space is perhaps as difficult as it’s been for a number of […]