Industry Pulse: MOB deliveries on pace to rise by 37% this year
A ‘growing shortage” of MOBs has stimulated ‘a wave of development,’ according to CoStar Last month, in the article “Construction starts might decline this year,” we reported that the building research firm Dodge Data & Analytics, estimated that healthcare construction starts would decline by 4.5 percent in square footage and 2.9 percent in value this […]
Industry Pulse: Fewer hospitals? Not necessarily
Seven CON applications in the works in Orlando, Fla., area Nearly everyone involved in healthcare real estate (HRE) has heard that the country’s hospitals are living on borrowed time. It will only be a matter of time, we’re told, until hospitals will be caring for only the very sick while most ailments, illnesses and surgeries […]
Industry Pulse: Projects combining MOBs, senior housing
Plans for one medical-senior site also include a Chick-fil-A Anyone who follows or participates in the senior housing sector, the medical office building (MOB) sector – or both – has long known that older people are big users of the services offered in MOBs. Yet, for years upon years, the two classifications of healthcare real […]
Industry Pulse: Hospitals Facing Record Penalties
CMS expects to withhold $528 million due to readmissions As the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was debated prior to its passage on March 23, 2010, one of the biggest concerns for many hospitals was a provision that came to be known as the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
Industry Pulse: On the Record – Beth H. Young
What’s the outlook for the Houston healthcare real estate market?
Industry Pulse: Healthcare Development Picking Up In Twin Cities
Two dozen projects were recently completed or are under development in the metro area Although we cover healthcare real estate (HRE) news and trends nationwide, as many of you probably know, Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ is based in the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
Industry Pulse: On the Record – John R. Smelter
What are the Millennials looking for when it comes to healthcare?
Industry Pulse: MOB Vacancy was 9.3% at End of 2015
Medical office space demand grew, Marcus & Millichap says Last year was another good one for the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector, as records were broken once again in both the number of transactions (371), number of 20,000-plus square foot medical office buildings (MOBs) sold (470) and the total dollar sales volume ($5.9 billion). That’s […]
Industry Pulse: Construction Starts Might Decline This Year
Dodge foresees an overall decline in square footage and value compared with last year U.S. healthcare construction starts will decline slightly this year, according to estimates from the construction data research firm Dodge Data & Analytics. But the numbers seem to confirm a perceived long-term trend of increased focus on outpatient care.
Industry Pulse: Construction starts might decline this year
Dodge foresees an overall decline in square footage and value compared with last year U.S. healthcare construction starts will decline slightly this year, according to estimates from the construction data research firm Dodge Data & Analytics. But the numbers seem to confirm a perceived long-term trend of increased focus on outpatient care. Dodge estimates that […]
Industry Pulse: The 3 Busiest Markets? You Might Be Surprised
Columbus, Buffalo and Richmond have the most activity as a percentage of inventory It’s well known that medical office building (MOB) construction is booming in the Sun Belt and the major East and West Coast markets. But the three most active MOB development markets – in terms of new construction being added as a percentage […]
Industry Pulse: On the Record – Nick Dawson
How can a health system predict future healthcare facilities needs?
Industry Pulse: HRE challenges are unique in California
Consolidation, rising demand, capital needs are all hot topics At recent healthcare real estate (HRE) conferences in San Francisco and Los Angeles, industry experts said that California is a complicated market – but a good one.
Industry Pulse: Central Texas is hot for healthcare
The population is increasing by about 150 people per day It’s widely known that the Dallas and Houston areas have been booming for many years and are alive with healthcare real estate (HRE) development. But things are also hopping in Central Texas.
Industry Pulse: Healthcare REIT execs are upbeat about 2016
Returns have been down in recent years but there are reasons for optimism in 2016 The prognosis is good for publicly traded healthcare real estate investment trusts (REITs). That’s according to an article in the May/June edition of REIT, the magazine of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT).
