HTA Sets the Pace in 2Q
Healthcare Trust of America (NYSE: HTA) recently announced it had closed on over $190 million worth of acquisitions in the second quarter of 2015. The acquisitions were in the REIT’s …
The MOB Scene
Ventas – Ardent Deal – Premium Price for a Premier Portfolio? – Part 2
Part one of this post established comparative pricing for the Ventas/Ardent hospital real estate deal compared to Revista’s industry averages. We established that Ventas is paying a slight premium (compared …
SABRA Healthcare REIT buys 4 Post Acute SNFs at $345K/Bed…
SABRA Healthcare REIT (NYSE: SBRA) announced in a recent filing that they purchased 4 post-acute SNFs located in Maryland at a price/bed that rivals some hospital trades. They are purchasing …
Do Medical Real Estate Prices have Room to Run?
We recently wrote about the fact that Medical Office prices are trending near all time highs. Given this fact as well as the sentiment that most economists believe interest rates …
MOB Prices Trending Near All Time Highs…
If you feel like medical office pricing is about as high as it can go, you would have a point these days. The current 2nd quarter average price per square …
Ventas – Ardent Deal – Premium Price for a Premier Portfolio? – Part 1
The recently announced Ventas (NYSE: VTR) acquisition of Ardent Health services caught many healthcare real estate investors by surprise. Questions have arisen such as what are they buying, is the …
Excitement for Dr. Sam Chandan’s Keynote
I was so excited to hear that Dr. Sam Chandan would be presenting again at the Revista national conference. I would rate Dr. Chandan’s presentation last year as the best …
The Revista Pipeline: Medical Office Construction Projects
Below are selected construction projects from Revista’s medical real estate database. Subscribers have access to this database containing over 55,000 medical properties plus market reports for only $80/month. St. Lukes receives …
Is Private Equity Becoming More Competitive?
Coming out of the great recession, Health Care REITs have generally enjoyed a cost of capital advantage over other forms of capital. This has played out in the Revista transaction …
More Hospital Centric Real Estate “On Campus” Inside the Top 50 Metros
Revista has completed its first round of market reports for the top 50 metro areas. Overall, there are 26,545 medical properties in the top 50 metro areas. Of this, we …
Over $93 Billion in Searchable Construction Projects Now Available!
A Revista milestone has been reached! We have finished a first sweep of the country for medical construction projects. There are now over 1100 searchable construction projects in planning or …
REIT MOB Portfolio Valuations Rise in 2014
By all accounts, US healthcare REITs had a banner year in 2014. Overall, healthcare REITs had total returns of over 33% in 2014 and had an equity market cap approaching …
North Shore LIJ and Waterstone Development Group Team to Buy Manhasset, NY MOB
In an interesting transaction, North Shore LIJ Health System of Great Neck, NY teamed up with Waterstone Development Group to purchase 600 Community Drive in Manhasset, NY. According to a …
Five Mega Projects Opening This Spring
Five construction projects scheduled to be completed this spring represent nearly $1.3 billion dollars and more than 1.6 million square feet. All five of the projects are hospitals; three of the five are …
Fitch Ratings Issues Presale Report for Griffin American Healthcare REIT Commercial Mortgage Trust
Fitch Ratings recently released a presale report for the GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015. This is a CMBS issue of approximately $1.8 Billion to be used to fund the acquisition …
3 Things You Should Know About Revista
1. We specialize in healthcare real estate Focusing on healthcare real estate allows us to provide specialized information that is crucial to making smart investment decisions. We are the first …
California is #1 in the Nation in Hospital Construction!
Revista recently held a webcast on the California medical real estate market and revealed that the Golden state is the far and away leader in hospital construction across the nation. As of …
Ventas Completes Merger of HCT, MOB cap rate at 6.2%!
Ventas recently completed its previously announced $2.6 Billion acquisition of American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust (HCT). HCT’s portfolio spans 147 total properties including medical office buildings (78), seniors housing (46), post-acute/SNF …