Industry Pulse: ‘We’re Still Going to Need Buildings’
But system CEO says those buildings will need to change As noted in the article to the far left, on-demand healthcare and other innovations are changing the industry, potentially reducing the need for some types of healthcare real estate (HRE). But there’s no need for HRE professionals to panic.
Industry Pulse: HRE Leasing Market Will Tighten Further in 2016
Increasing demand and falling construction might be a positive for current MOB landlords. Although medical office building (MOB) construction, occupancies and rental rates still haven’t returned to pre-Great Recession levels, a first quarter (Q1) 2016 decline in construction has helped to improve occupancies and rents, according to the “U.S. Healthcare Real Estate Outlook 2016” report […]
Thought Leaders: Taking on Healthcare Super Bugs with Super Facilities Management
JLL report points to effective facility design, operations and management to cut healthcare-associated infections – and costs Chicago, May 3, 2016 – As the number of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) continues to rise, related costs and, ultimately, awareness among hospital and health system executives also have increased. In a new report, Infection Control Rises to Top […]
Capital Markets: Third-party reports are important
Lenders rely on objective outside assessments when underwriting MOB deals By Erik Tellefson Third-party reports can play a critical role in medical office building (MOB) transactions. These are reports on the building and the site and are required and relied upon by lenders, and often by buyers. Third-party reports are performed by third parties (hence […]
Industry Pulse: Top Developer List Harder to Come By
Have you seen the new rankings? Neither have we. Most healthcare real estate (HRE) professionals probably subscribe to Modern Healthcare magazine. We do. There isn’t much real estate coverage, but the weekly magazine helps us to stay abreast of the major trends in the healthcare industry.
Industry Pulse: On The Record – Trask Leonard
Who is currently looking to buy medical facilities in San Francisco and the Bay Area? “We’re seeing a lot of private investors, as there is a lot of accumulation of wealth in the technology sector. I have many people who talk to me and say, ‘I don’t know what to do with my money. Help […]
Industry Pulse: High-Value Houston MOB Recently Recapitalized
Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. and CS Capital Investment are the new investors in the MOB. Recapitalizations typically don’t garner headlines on a par with sale transactions. But when the recapitalized asset is undoubtedly one of the nation’s most valuable medical properties, that is worth some ink.
Editor’s Letter: Strong ties to BOMA
If you’re at the MOB conference, stop in to see us Dear Reader, In case you haven’t noticed or don’t receive the BOMA Magazine, which is published every other month by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International, Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ has been contributing a column in each issue for the past couple […]
Thought Leaders: H2C Fourth Quarter Medical Office Building Report
THE LATEST H2C MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING QUARTERLY UPDATE IS NOW AVAILABLE Hammond Hanlon Camp LLC Fourth Quarter Medical Office Building Report: Medical Office 2015 Year in Review NEW YORK — February 23, 2016 — 2015 medical office transaction volume was the highest recorded in U.S. history. Approximately $10.0 billion in transactions were recorded during the year, a 14 […]
Publisher’s Letter: Beyond the Pale
If I looked at little peaked at the awards, here’s why Dear Reader: Being of predominantly Western European extraction, I am genetically fair-skinned – even among my fellow Caucasians. Or, as my Grandma Wolf used to exclaim when I visited her as a child, “He’s so pale!” (This was from a woman that was no […]
Capital Markets: Better together
The advantages of loan consolidation through refinancing and recapitalization By Erik Tellefson Thanks to the many disparate sources of capital now available to medical office building investors, borrowers can often find themselves with multiple individual loans, frequently from different lenders. Often an investor will use a different financing source for construction loans, a second financing […]
Cover Story: Is development back?
Maybe not at peak 2006-08 levels, but healthcare construction is strong By John B. Mugford Editor’s note: This is an extended version of the article that appeared in the print edition of HREI. Has development truly made a comeback in the medical office building (MOB) sector since the throes of the Great Recession? To explore […]
Industry Pulse: On the Record – Danny Prosky
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Feature Story: PPACA + 5 = ?
What tactics are providers using now, five years after the PPACA was passed? By Murray W. Wolf March 23 marked the 5-year anniversary of the signing into law of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). After a half-decade, it is clear that healthcare reform has influenced providers’ real estate strategies in many ways. […]
Web Exclusive: The changing face of retailization
A group of industry experts airs some of its concerns about retail clinics By Erin E. Porter Along with the many changes brought by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the so-called “retailization” of healthcare is rapidly and, in some cases, radically changing the landscape – its delivery, quality, location, look and feel, […]
