The InterFace "Investment" panel discussion included (from left to right): Ted Barr of Woodside Health, Ben Appel of Newmark, Chris Morgan of Big Sky Medical, Justin Shea of Hammes Partners and moderator Steve Leathers of Transwestern.
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Feature Story: HRE sales are picking up. Here’s why.

InterFace panel cites more capital, lower rates and higher occupancies By John B. Mugford Amid a growing sense that healthcare real estate (HRE) investment activity is picking up, a group of HRE professionals who were part of a recent panel discussion said that they feel quite positive about the sector’s near-term prospects, and they explained […]

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At the recent Colliers National Healthcare Conference in New Orleans, Mike Hargrave of Revista and David Braunstein of Rethink Healthcare Real Estate discussed foreign capital, the return of the portfolio premium, cap rates, spreads and more.
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Feature Story: Foreign capital is returning to HRE

At Colliers event, presenters also discuss the return of the portfolio premium By John B. Mugford As medical outpatient building (MOB) sales start to pick up in the second half of 2025 and into 2026 – which many healthcare real estate (HRE) professionals are predicting – a certain type of buyer looks to be getting […]

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Feature Story: A steady sector with mixed signals

Feature Story: A steady sector with mixed signals

InterFace panelists take a ‘30,000 foot’ look at the state of the HRE industry By John B. Mugford Although the healthcare real estate (HRE) industry remains a fruitful, steady place for owners and operators of facilities, there are currently a few mixed signals coming from a wide variety of data points and players in the […]

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News Release: Nominations are now open for 2025 HREI Insights Awards™

News Release: Nominations are now open for 2025 HREI Insights Awards™

Nominations are due Nov. 21, 2025. The 13th annual awards will be presented at the Revista Medical Real Estate Investment Forum (MREIF) Feb. 4, 2026. MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 19, 2025 – Nominations are now open for the 2025 HREI Insights Awards™, the first and only comprehensive national awards program totally dedicated to recognizing excellence in the areas of […]

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Feature Story: Systems are still looking to grow

Providers at Colliers conference discuss challenges, remedies and the future By John B. Mugford As health systems navigate their futures and strategize about how to grow, they face plenty of challenges. Among them is the fact that the costs of many aspects of the business, including labor, materials and anything having to do with real […]

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Transactions: MedCraft buys a system portfolio for an estimated $300 million

Firm acquires 24 MOBs from a major health system; CBRE brokers the sale By John B. Mugford MINNEAPOLIS – In what looks to be the largest health system sale, or monetization, of medical outpatient buildings (MOBs) in more than nine years, Minneapolis-based MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate has purchased a portfolio of assets from a major […]

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Feature Story: Are there riches in niches?

Feature Story: Are there riches in niches?

InterFace panel discusses behavioral health, IRFs, FSEDs, micro hospitals and more By John B. Mugford Medical outpatient buildings (MOBs) have been the darling of most healthcare real estate (HRE) developers and investors for many years. But, amid changing market conditions, some HRE professionals say they are currently finding more opportunities with “niche” product types, including […]

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Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health and its local affiliate, Saint Joseph Health System, acquired the 205,573 square foot, on-campus Saint Joseph MOB in Mishawaka, Ind., in mid-July 15 for $43.1 million. Healthcare Realty was the seller.
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Feature Story: Providers have become big buyers

Health systems accounted for 23 percent of all MOB purchases in the first half By John B. Mugford It would be hard not to notice the recent uptick in medical outpatient building (MOB) “reverse monetizations,” or transactions in which hospital and health systems are buying outpatient buildings. Last year, in 2024, health systems made total […]

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Companies & People: A Q&A with Steve Barry of RWJBarnabas Health

Companies & People: A Q&A with Steve Barry of RWJBarnabas Health

The former Rendina HRE president reflects on his move to the provider side By John B. Mugford In the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector, there have been several high-profile health system real estate executives who have joined private HRE firms, bringing with them the deep-rooted knowledge and understanding of how healthcare organizations operate and what […]

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Feature Story: MOBs continue to outperform

Feature Story: MOBs continue to outperform

BGL explains why in new report — and foresees rising sales volumes By John B. Mugford Ever since the general office market started to hit hard times during the COVID-19 pandemic, many professionals involved in the medical outpatient building (MOB) space have proclaimed how fortunate they feel to be involved in a sector that typically […]

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Feature Story: HRE market expected to pick up

Feature Story: HRE market expected to pick up

In a webcast, CBRE and BlackBirch say they foresee a stronger second half By John B. Mugford Here are some of the takeaways from the recent webcast, “2025 Capital Markets Mid-Year Recap,” which was conducted by the U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets team with CBRE Group Inc. (NYSE: CBRE) and New York-based BlackBirch Capital: ■ Medical […]

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Feature Story: Another record low for MOB sales

Preliminary Q2 volume of $1.52 billion would be the least since Revista began tracking By John B. Mugford The rebound that many healthcare real estate (HRE) professionals have been predicting for medical outpatient building (MOB) sales has not yet taken place – at least not through the end of the second quarter (Q2). In fact, […]

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Transactions: Remedy and Kayne buys a D.C. area portfolio

JV acquires eight MOBs for an estimated $298.3M; Newmark brokers the sale By John B. Mugford Another large medical outpatient building (MOB) portfolio has traded, reinforcing the notion that the second half of 2025 could see upwards of 10 or more large deals. The latest portfolio deal saw the prolific partnership of Chicago-based Remedy Medical […]

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Companies & People: A busy buyer by the bay

Companies & People: A busy buyer by the bay

The CEO of Elliott Bay Capital Trust provides an update on the firm and its strategy By John B. Mugford For anyone who follows the medical outpatient buildings (MOBs) acquisitions market, it would be hard not to notice how active an investor Elliott Bay Capital Trust has been during the past dozen years, particularly in […]

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Among the buildings that were part of two portfolio deals totaling about $70 million that were recently brokered by CBRE is the 50,486 square foot West Pavilion II on the campus of the 226-bed Multicare Yakima Memorial Hospital in Yakima, Wash.
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Transactions: As predicted, portfolio sales are picking up

IRA buys seven FEDs in Arizona; HR sells two MOBs in Wash.; CBRE brokers both deals, which total about $70 million By John B. Mugford As we noted last week, the volume of medical office building (MOB) portfolio deals seems to be picking up. After reporting on a $67 million, four-MOB transaction last week acquired […]

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Transactions: $67M deal kicks off ‘portfolio season’

Transactions: $67M deal kicks off ‘portfolio season’

Remedy-Kayne acquires assets from Everest; Newmark team brokers the sale By John B. Mugford It looks as if portfolio season is underway. On June 18, HREI™ reported that 10 or more sizable medical outpatient building (MOB) portfolios were in various stages of the sales process, from closing soon to just hitting the market. Several MOB […]

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News Release: CBRE Arranges $31 Million Sale of Carlsbad Office Property

News Release: CBRE Arranges $31 Million Sale of Carlsbad Office Property

Sharp HealthCare purchased the property to eventually convert to an outpatient clinic San Diego – October 9, 2025 – CBRE facilitated the $31 million sale of a three-story, 85,000-square-foot office building located at 1265 Laurel Tree Lane in Carlsbad, Calif., to Sharp HealthCare. CBRE’s Lars Eisenhauer and Dan Henry, along with Greg Lewis and Steven […]

News Release: NexCore Group Breaking Ground on Two Flagship Senior Living Communities

News Release: NexCore Group Breaking Ground on Two Flagship Senior Living Communities

DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / October 9, 2025 / NexCore Group, a national healthcare real estate investment and development company, today announced the closing and groundbreaking of two flagship senior living communities in partnership with Nuveen Real Estate: The Reserve Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado, and The Reserve Strathmore Square in North Bethesda, Maryland. […]

News Release: Just Closed - Battle Creek, Michigan

News Release: Just Closed – Battle Creek, Michigan

Brookside Medical Center 3600 Capital Avenue SW | Battle Creek, MI 49015 Berkadia Medical & Life Sciences is pleased to announce the closing of Brookside Medical Center, located in Battle Creek, Michigan. Chris Lashmet, Vasili Davos, Sabrina Solomiany, Eric Lee, and George Desloge acted as advisors in cooperation with Stokas Bieri to the seller. Built […]

News Release: CLOSED! $20M Paradise Valley, Ariz. Medical Office – Kidder Mathews brokers the sale

Kidder Mathews sold a 27,854 SF fully leased medical office and surgery center at 7125 E Lincoln Dr in Paradise Valley, Ariz. for $20,000,000 on 10/1/2025.  HonorHealth was one of the 3 tenants. The full content of this article is only available to paid subscribers. If you are an active subscriber, please log in. To […]

News Release: CBRE Advises on Sale of 200 Unicorn Park in Boston Suburb to Sendero Capital

News Release: CBRE Advises on Sale of 200 Unicorn Park in Boston Suburb to Sendero Capital

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston – October 6, 2025 – CBRE facilitated the sale of 200 Unicorn Park, a 76,701-square-foot medical outpatient building (MOB) located in Woburn, Massachusetts, to Sendero Capital. Chris Bodnar, Brannan Knott, Mindy Berman, Zack Holderman, Cole Reethof, Jesse Greshin and Corra John of CBRE U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets partnered with […]

News Release: CBRE Arranges Sale of Landmark Medical Center in Denver Suburb

News Release: CBRE Arranges Sale of Landmark Medical Center in Denver Suburb

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denver – October 8, 2025 – CBRE facilitated the sale of the Landmark Medical Center, a 33,282-square-foot medical outpatient building (MOB) and ambulatory surgery center (ASC) located at 5351 South Roslyn Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado to SG Property Services. Chris Bodnar, Brannan Knott, Zack Holderman, Cole Reethof, Jesse Greshin and […]

News Release: Sarasota Memorial Unveils Plans for New Rehabilitation Pavilion at Venice Campus

News Release: Sarasota Memorial Unveils Plans for New Rehabilitation Pavilion at Venice Campus

SARASOTA (Oct. 8, 2025) – Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is advancing plans for a new, $82.5 million Rehabilitation Pavilion at its VENICE CAMPUS, bringing its nationally recognized inpatient and outpatient REHABILITATION SERVICES into south Sarasota County. Locating the pavilion on the Venice hospital campus will ensure a seamless, more convenient transition from the hospital […]

News Release: Hammes celebrates ribbon-cutting ceremony for River Prairie Surgery Center in Altoona, Wisconsin

News Release: Hammes celebrates ribbon-cutting ceremony for River Prairie Surgery Center in Altoona, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI, October 8, 2025 – Hammes, a national real estate consulting, development, investment and management firm, celebrated the ribbon-cutting for the new River Prairie Surgery Center in Altoona, Wisconsin, welcoming employees, local officials, and healthcare partners to tour the region’s newest state-of-the-art outpatient facility.   The 13,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center, which features two operating […]

News Release: Anchor Health Properties Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for Capital Health’s New Heart and Vascular Center

News Release: Anchor Health Properties Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for Capital Health’s New Heart and Vascular Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2025 (Trenton, NJ) Marking an important milestone in expanding access to advanced cardiac care services in the region, Anchor Health Properties (Anchor), a national, full-service healthcare real estate development, management, and investment company focused exclusively on medical outpatient buildings and specialty healthcare facilities, proudly joined Capital Health recently as they […]

News Release: CLOSED! UCLA Santa Barbara Medical Office - Highest PSF MOB/Office Sale in Santa Barbara County History

News Release: CLOSED! UCLA Santa Barbara Medical Office – Highest PSF MOB/Office Sale in Santa Barbara County History

CLOSED! We are pleased to announce the sale of UCLA SANTA BARBARA A 21,970 Square Foot ST NL Medical Office Building in Downtown Santa Barbara, CA $21,300,000 ($970 PSF) | 5.44% cap Rate (Flat Lease) | 8.3 Years of WALT The Highest Dollar Per Square Foot MOB/Office Trade in the History of Santa Barbara County […]

News Release: Healing Realty Trust Acquires Highland Park Medical Office Building, a Fully Leased Healthcare Property in Highland Park, Illinois

October 06, 2025 9:42 AM EDT | Source: Healing Realty Trust Jupiter, Florida–(Newsfile Corp. – October 6, 2025) – Healing Realty Trust Inc. (“Healing Realty Trust,” “HRT” or the “Company”), a healthcare-focused real estate investment company concentrated on acquiring value-add to core-plus medical office buildings with core-like, durable cash flows, is pleased to announce the […]

News Release: Just Sold - Houston Physicians’ Hospital

News Release: Just Sold – Houston Physicians’ Hospital

Just Closed Houston Physicians’ Hospital WEBSTER, TX — HREA | Healthcare Real Estate Advisors is pleased to announce the successful real estate sale of Houston Physicians’ Hospital (“Hospital”), an award-winning physician-owned surgical hospital and medical outpatient facility totaling approximately 130,822 square feet. Located in Webster, Texas within the Houston metropolitan area, Houston Physicians’ Hospital is […]

News Release: Senior living occupancy rate continues rising as Baby Boomers move in

News Release: Senior living occupancy rate continues rising as Baby Boomers move in

Consumer demand for all community types outpaces new construction; Independent Living occupancy surpasses 90% America’s aging population is rapidly transforming senior housing, with occupancy rates climbing quarter after quarter and new supply struggling to catch up. The senior housing occupancy rate in the United States increased 0.7 percentage points to 88.7% in the third quarter […]

News Release: Keck Medicine of USC expands world-class care in Pasadena

News Release: Keck Medicine of USC expands world-class care in Pasadena

LOS ANGELES — Top-quality health care just became more accessible in Pasadena. Keck Medicine of USC’s largest and most advanced outpatient location, located at 590 S. Fair Oaks Ave., is now open, bringing Keck Medicine’s clinical expertise, world-class services and leading-edge technology to Pasadena and neighboring communities in the San Gabriel Valley. “USC is always […]

News Release: Flagship Healthcare Properties acquires ambulatory surgery center in Panama City, Florida

News Release: Flagship Healthcare Properties acquires ambulatory surgery center in Panama City, Florida

Property is home to Northwest Florida Surgery Center PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Flagship Healthcare Properties (Flagship), an outpatient healthcare real estate firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of a Class A, 100% leased ambulatory surgery center (ASC) at 767 Airport Road in Panama City, Florida. The purpose-built multispecialty outpatient surgery center was developed for […]