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The MOB Scene

Articles and blogs on medical real estate, as well as insights into Revista data

Which Counties are Rapidly Increasing Healthcare Output?

April 29, 2026 by Stephen Lindsey

Healthcare Gross Domestic Product (HGDP) is measure of the monetary value of healthcare output. In the charts above, we are looking at growth in real HGDP for each county over the past decade. Real HGDP is inflation adjusted to provide a better view on . . .

Read moreWhich Counties are Rapidly Increasing Healthcare Output?

Which Markets Have Seen the Greatest Growth in MOB Face Rents?

April 28, 2026 by Mike Hargrave

The Medical Office Sector has typically averaged 2 to 3 percent year-to-year rent growth. In recent years, this level of growth has often trailed CPI inflation. As a result, investors often target medical office (or outpatient) buildings (MOBs) that have a likelihood for higher year to year rent growth. These targets will likely include markets where higher rent growth is forecasted.

Read moreWhich Markets Have Seen the Greatest Growth in MOB Face Rents?

2026 Outpatient Development Report Recap

March 31, 2026 by Stephen Lindsey

The annual outpatient development report is now available. Produced with collaboration from HREI (Healthcare Real Estate Insights), the 2026 report covers all the outpatient construction projects that broke ground or . . .

Read more2026 Outpatient Development Report Recap

Update on Health System Medical Outpatient Building Buybacks

March 27, 2026 by Mindy Berman

Health systems have been one of the most active participants in the medical properties investment sales market in the last 3 years, accounting for 17% of all sales activity as either the buyer or seller.  In 2025 alone . . .

Read moreUpdate on Health System Medical Outpatient Building Buybacks

New RevistaMed Metro Reports – Now Available

February 25, 2026 by Hilda Martin

Explore the new RevistaMed MarketView Metro Reports, now available to subscribers. The updated reports build on fundamentals, sales transactions, and construction activity, while introducing expanded analysis of real estate ownership …

Read moreNew RevistaMed Metro Reports – Now Available

Medical Office Rent Growth Normalizes Post Inflation

February 24, 2026 by Stephen Lindsey

Occupancy is typically consistent, but what is the state of rent inflation within the outpatient sector? Revista’s recently released 4Q25 data shows a year-over-year growth rate of . . .

Read moreMedical Office Rent Growth Normalizes Post Inflation

Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals: A National Perspective on a Resilient Healthcare Real Estate Asset Class

January 28, 2026 by CJ Kodani

As investors seek durable yield in a decreasing interest rate environment, IRFs continue to attract interest from both domestic and foreign institutional capital—trends that show little sign of slowing . . .

Read moreInpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals: A National Perspective on a Resilient Healthcare Real Estate Asset Class

A Quick look at the 2026 MREIF Host Metro – Los Angeles

January 27, 2026 by Mike Hargrave

The 2026 Revista Medical Real Estate Investment Forum (MREIF) begins next week (the week of February 2) in Palos Verdes, California. Palos Verdes lies within the Los Angeles metro area.  We thought it would be interesting to check in on a few MOB trends within the LA metro area before the MREIF begins.

Read moreA Quick look at the 2026 MREIF Host Metro – Los Angeles

Hospital Construction Pipeline Swells to 79M Square Feet

December 22, 2025 by Stephen Lindsey

The amount of hospital space under construction is continuing a multi-year climb, now at a level of 79 million square feet. With an estimated value of $93 billion, the . . .

Read moreHospital Construction Pipeline Swells to 79M Square Feet

The Divergence in Base Rent Trends

December 22, 2025 by Mike Hargrave

The idea of a K-Shaped economy is a much talked about topic these days. The concept is that higher earners are doing quite well while those in lower to middle income brackets are struggling with stagnant wages and higher costs.

Read moreThe Divergence in Base Rent Trends

Which MOB Markets have the Most Concentrated Ownership?

November 21, 2025 by Stephen Lindsey

To answer this, we analyzed how MOB square footage is spread across all the owners in each of the top 125 markets. The chart below lists the most concentrated markets, with . . .

Read moreWhich MOB Markets have the Most Concentrated Ownership?

Here Are the Most Active Metros for MOB Transactions

November 20, 2025 by Mike Hargrave

RevistaMed tracks medical office (or medical outpatient) building transaction activity across the US and has a time series back to 2013.

Read moreHere Are the Most Active Metros for MOB Transactions

Sales Activity Across Different Types of Healthcare Real Estate

October 31, 2025 by Stephen Lindsey

Medical real estate seems to be in a tide shift when it comes to sales activity. With a second 25-bps cut in the federal funds rate and the announcement of the Remedy/Welltower transaction, we already know 4Q . . .

Read moreSales Activity Across Different Types of Healthcare Real Estate

MOB Occupancy Rate Hovering at Cyclical High 

October 30, 2025 by Mike Hargrave

The Medical Outpatient Building or Medical Office Building sector (both MOB) is at a cyclical high in 3Q25.

Read moreMOB Occupancy Rate Hovering at Cyclical High 

Fundamentals in Fast Growing Core Markets

September 26, 2025 by Stephen Lindsey

How have the fundamentals held up in fast growing markets? In the chart below, we are showing the 10 metro areas with the largest MOB inventory growth over the past 5 years. Only the top 50 largest markets were considered, so we are focusing on well-established areas. Raleigh showed the . . .

Read moreFundamentals in Fast Growing Core Markets

Is MOB Construction Beginning to Rise?

September 24, 2025 by Mike Hargrave

Those involved in MOB construction have felt the challenges with getting projects started the past several years.  First, the Covid-19 pandemic created supply shortages and then the onset of inflation caused construction costs to rise significantly. 

Read moreIs MOB Construction Beginning to Rise?

Outpatient & Inpatient Employment Growth

August 29, 2025 by Stephen Lindsey

Growth in the healthcare industry has continued to outpace the overall job market and we continue to hear in the BLS monthly job report that healthcare and social assistance is a leading contributor of job growth. The largest gains tend to be on the . . .

Read moreOutpatient & Inpatient Employment Growth

Rehabilitation hospital construction showing signs of rising in 2025

July 29, 2025 by Mike Hargrave

While outpatient construction has slowed down inpatient construction is holding steady to rising.  As you may know, Revista tracks inpatient general acute care hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, and inpatient rehabilitation hospitals (IRFs).  Within the IRF sector, Revista currently tracks over 500 rehabilitation hospitals in the US.  The sector has seen tremendous growth since 2014 growing from 306 open IRFs to 510 open IRFs as of 6/30/2025.  That’s growth of 67%! 

Read moreRehabilitation hospital construction showing signs of rising in 2025
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  • Which Counties are Rapidly Increasing Healthcare Output? April 29, 2026
    Healthcare Gross Domestic Product (HGDP) is measure of the monetary value of healthcare output. In the charts above, we are looking at growth in real HGDP for each county over the past decade. Real HGDP is inflation adjusted to provide a better view on . . . The post Which Counties are Rapidly Increasing Healthcare […]
    Stephen Lindsey
  • Which Markets Have Seen the Greatest Growth in MOB Face Rents? April 28, 2026
    The Medical Office Sector has typically averaged 2 to 3 percent year-to-year rent growth. In recent years, this level of growth has often trailed CPI inflation. As a result, investors often target medical office (or outpatient) buildings (MOBs) that have a likelihood for higher year to year rent growth. These targets will likely include markets […]
    Mike Hargrave
  • 2026 Outpatient Development Report Recap March 31, 2026
    The annual outpatient development report is now available. Produced with collaboration from HREI (Healthcare Real Estate Insights), the 2026 report covers all the outpatient construction projects that broke ground or . . . The post 2026 Outpatient Development Report Recap appeared first on RevistaMed.
    Stephen Lindsey
  • Update on Health System Medical Outpatient Building Buybacks March 27, 2026
    Health systems have been one of the most active participants in the medical properties investment sales market in the last 3 years, accounting for 17% of all sales activity as either the buyer or seller.  In 2025 alone . . . The post Update on Health System Medical Outpatient Building Buybacks appeared first on RevistaMed.
    Mindy Berman

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