Feature Story: Encouraging signs for development
InterFace webinar panelists say they’re seeing opportunities pick up again By John B. Mugford Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, most health systems have been forced to put most their efforts into surviving the crisis, leaving little time to think about growing their ambulatory networks and initiating new medical office building (MOB) development projects. […]
Feature Story: Investors expect a big second half
Still-active MOB buyers discuss the state of the market during InterFace webinar By John B. Mugford After the initial shock of the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, it looks as if the healthcare industry, and subsequently the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector, is getting back on track. “We collected 96 percent of our rents (in […]
Feature Story: Even if there is short-term pain, MOBs are a strong investment
Panelists on a Marcus & Millichap webinar reiterate why they are bullish on the property type NATIONAL — Because medical office buildings (MOBs) have fared rather well during the COVID-19 pandemic, with rent collections remaining very strong for many landlords, capitalization rates, or first-year estimated returns, for the product type have not risen much at all. […]
Feature Story: MOBs proving ‘resilient’ once again
But senior housing is struggling. That and more from 2020 REITweek event. By Murray W. Wolf and John B. Mugford The annual three-day REITweek conference is the single most important event of the year for securities analysts and others who follow real estate investment trusts. The analysts, along with institutional investors and representatives from sponsoring […]
News Release: The Sanders Trust announces completion of expansion project at Tulsa, Oklahoma rehabilitation hospital
Birmingham, Ala., June 8, 2020 – The Sanders Trust, one of the nation’s leading healthcare real estate investment companies, announces the completion of an expansion project at PAM (Post Acute Medical) Rehabilitation Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which the firm acquired in July 2018. Built in 2017, PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Tulsa originally provided 40 private patient rooms. The 8,100 SF addition has added another 13 beds, […]
Feature Story: Alternative assets are looking good
NKF webcast discusses why MOBs and other alternatives should perform well By John B. Mugford Although the capital markets for commercial real estate have “experienced extreme volatility” during the COVID-19 pandemic, a team with New York-based Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) believes acquisitions of “alternative assets,” including medical office buildings (MOBs), are poised to make a […]
Companies & People: Pandemic not stopping IRA Capital
Principal Amer F. Kasm discusses the firm’s activities, prospects in our ‘5 Questions’ format By John B. Mugford Private equity firm IRA Capital, which is based in Irvine, Calif., continues to be one of the most active medical office building (MOB) investors during the COVID-19 pandemic The firm, which has a heavy focus on MOBs […]
News Release: Avison Young Arranges Sale of Medical Office Building During Pandemic
News Release For Immediate Release [Monday, June 1, 2020] WASHINGTON DC – Avison Young announced today that it has arranged the sale of a medical office building located at 8301 Arlington Boulevard in the Merrifield submarket of Fairfax, Virginia within Fairfax County. The commercial property is home to a variety of medical practice specialties including […]
Transactions: MOB sales were healthy in Q1, at $3 billion, according to RCA
Revista data indicates that Q1 sales were $2.5 billion, with the average cap rate of 6.3% By John B. Mugford Although medical office building (MOB) sales are expected to take a hit in the second and third quarters (Q2 and Q3) of this year, they were quite healthy in Q1 as demand for the product […]
Companies & People: Amid the ‘nightmare,’ MOBs are hanging tough
Five questions with Darryl E. Freling of MedProperties Realty Advisors By John B. Mugford Times are tough for so many people and so many businesses amid this crisis, and yet, despite its share of difficulties, the medical office building (MOB) sector is hanging in there. And while professionals involved in the medical office space express […]
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Cover Story: IRA Capital rises to the occasion
Already an active MOB investor, the Irvine, Calif.-based real estate private equity firm has really stepped it up during the pandemic By John B. Mugford Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Irvine, Calif.-based IRA Capital had been making a name for itself in the medical office building (MOB) and healthcare real estate (HRE) investment […]
Companies & People: MLL Capital making a name for itself in MOB space
In a Q&A with Founder Kyle O’Connor, he says firm remains optimistic about the sector By John B. Mugford BOSTON – In the medical office building (MOB) acquisitions sector, there are the big buyers, those that grab headlines with large and frequent purchases, and there are those that fly under the radar just a bit […]
Industry Pulse: All of our COVID-19 coverage in one place
For your convenience, here are links to most of the COVID-19 coverage HREI has published to date: Feature Story: Recovery could be slower; U-shaped vs. V-shaped REIT Report: REITs reacting to COVID-19, not necessarily buying Feature Story: HRE update from the front lines Feature Story: The MOB market did well during Q1 Feature Story: Your […]
Feature Story: HRE update from the front lines
CBRE leasing pros discuss market hardships, what the recovery might look like By John B. Mugford As could be expected, smaller medical practices, especially those that may have been struggling prior to the current crisis or those involved in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), are being hit the hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, for the […]
