Industry Pulse: HTA: A Different View Of MOB Development
Building the local platform is the REIT’s primary objective: As detailed in this month’s cover story “Largest outpatient developers revealed” on Page 23, Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HTA Development led the way in completed projects during the year.
Industry Pulse: Trophy Mob In Buffalo, NY To Trade Hands
Hong Kong-based investor said to be acquiring 95 percent stake in Conventus medical building Ever since plans for the construction of the Conventus medical building were announced for an emerging medical corridor in Buffalo earlier this decade, the project has garnered plenty of headlines and lots of demand from interested tenants.
Industry Pulse: On the Record
Has Kaiser grown more willing to work with third party developers? “We’re starting to develop relationships with developers now, and those who maybe have a greater sense of what’s happening in the
Industry Pulse: On the Record
What trends are you seeing in healthcare real estate lending? “The two biggest trends I’ve noticed Tover the past five years are, one, the entry of more institutional investors, which has turned the medical office property type into almost a commodity. Where we
News Release: EBRI Research Finds Millennials Bring Online Consumer Behaviors to Health Care Interactions
News from EBRI 1100 13th St. NW Suite 878 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 659-0670 www.ebri.org Fax: (202) 775-6312 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 22, 2018 CONTACT: Paul Fronstin, EBRI (author), fronstin@ebri.org, (202) 775-6352 EBRI Research Finds Millennials Bring Online Consumer Behaviors to Health Care Interactions New research by the Employee Benefit Research Institute […]
Industry Pulse: Hospital Property Tax Exemptions Threatened
More and more municipalities are challenging traditional non-profit property tax exemptions As recently as the early 1990’s, property tax-exempt status for nonprofit organizations, including hospitals, was nearly sacrosanct. Typically, all they needed to do to qualify was to demonstrate that they were “exempt organizations” under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code.
Industry Pulse: HTA Invested $2.73 Billion In Mob Assets Last Year
Healthcare Trust of America accounted for nearly 22 percent of 2017 MOB acquisitions As detailed in this month’s Cover Story. “The Year of the Portfolio,” stating on Page 20, medical office building (MOB) sales hit an all time high last year with a total of $12.55 billion, according to commercial real estate data firm Real […]
Industry Pulse: Number Of Uninsured Rose Sharply In 2017
Last year’s 3.2 million uptick was the largest in a decade The number of Americans without healthcare insurance is declining, right? Not anymore. A Gallop poll released Jan. 16, 2018, found that the number uninsured Americans rose sharply between 2016 and 2017, reversing a three-year decline.
Industry Pulse: Chinese Firm Sets Up $1.2 Billion Hre Fund
JV to invest in healthcare real estate along Chinese rail lines American investors aren’t the only ones interested in healthcare real estate. Singapore-based Perennial Real Estate Holdings, together with its partners, announced Jan. 3, 2018, that it has set up a $1.2 billion joint venture (JV) vehicle that would acquire and develop large scale and […]
Industry Pulse: 2017 Mob Sales Were On a Record Pace
Transaction volume was on a pace to top 2015, JLL says The JLL Healthcare Capital Markets group says MOB sales through the end of the third quarter (Q3) of 2017 were on pace to break the annual record set in 2015.
Industry Pulse: HRE Firms See An Even Stronger 2018
Straw poll finds that most anticipate further growth As they head into 2018, some of the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector’s leading professionals are bullish about their business prospects for the year ahead.
Industry Pulse: IRET To Sell Entire Mob Portfolio For $417.5m
Harrison Street said to be the buyer of a 29-asset portfolio with 1.3 million square feet As part of its strategic transformation to focus solely on multifamily properties, Minot, N.D.-based IRET (NYSE: IRET), which also has a major office in Minneapolis, announced Nov. 30 that it has agreed to sell its 28-property, 1.3 million square foot […]
Industry Pulse: Merger Mania Strikes As Year Comes To A Close
Three planned healthcare mergers that could have a big impact on real estate are in the works It’s been merger mania recently as three blockbuster healthcare industry deals were announced in late 2017 – all with enormous potential implications for healthcare real estate: ■ Dignity Health and CHI. Offering services at more than 700 […]
Industry Pulse: Mob demand remains high despite uncertainty
Despite uncertainty, MOBs remain hot with investors thanks to favorable demographics Ongoing uncertainty about healthcare will likely persist for an extended period, but positive demographic factors continue to support a growing medical office building (MOB) market.
Industry Pulse: Convergence of Bond Yields Continues
Taxable financing is looking comparatively more attractive How do taxable and tax-exempt rates compare today as a result of the recent headlines surrounding tax reform?
