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The MOB Scene

Demand for Outpatient Space Growing Faster than Supply

November 28, 2023 by Mike Hargrave

It is no secret that many healthcare services and procedures are increasingly moving towards an outpatient setting. Advances in technology, cost efficiencies and other factors have enabled this move which has led to consistent and steady growth of demand for outpatient space, and the underlying supply of such space. Revista normally tracks the supply/demand picture through its reporting of absorption, completions and occupancy rates.

Read moreDemand for Outpatient Space Growing Faster than Supply

Rent Inflation Impacting Outpatient Sector

October 25, 2023 by Mike Hargrave

Revista recently held its 3Q23 Subscriber Webinar.  One of the topics discussed was rent inflation. The charts below show Avg. NNN and Avg. 90th percentile base rents for medical office …

Read moreRent Inflation Impacting Outpatient Sector

Are MOB Sales Taking Place in the Current Environment?

October 24, 2023 by Stephen Lindsey

The year of 2023 has brought significant drops in sales activity across the commercial real estate sector. The higher cost of capital is driving investors into cautiousness and the healthcare real estate market is not immune …

Read moreAre MOB Sales Taking Place in the Current Environment?

MOBs Located on a Hospital Campus vs. MOBs Close to a Hospital Campus. Is there a Difference?

September 21, 2023 by Stephen Lindsey

Historically, Revista has categorized medical office buildings (MOBs) into two categories, on a hospital campus or off. However, recently Revista has developed a third category, adjacent. These are the properties that fall within a quarter mile of a hospital campus footprint. Conventional thought suggests that on-campus assets demand a premium, but what about the buildings just outside of a campus?

Read moreMOBs Located on a Hospital Campus vs. MOBs Close to a Hospital Campus. Is there a Difference?

HCRE Construction Spending Peaks in 2023

September 21, 2023 by Mike Hargrave

Healthcare Real Estate (HCRE) spending on construction has established a recent peak in 2023.  Revista tracks Hospital and Medical Office (or Outpatient Medical) construction based on total project values including land, hard and soft costs and buildout.

Read moreHCRE Construction Spending Peaks in 2023

MOB Rent Growth Acceleration Slows in 2Q

August 30, 2023 by Hilda Martin

Historically, Medical Office Building year-over-year rent growth has been right around the 2% mark. During the pandemic shutdowns there was a meaningful slowdown, but it rebounded shortly after as businesses …

Read moreMOB Rent Growth Acceleration Slows in 2Q

MOB Construction Projects, Are All Types being Affected Uniformly?

August 29, 2023 by Stephen Lindsey

If you have been staying up to date with Revista’s most recent construction data, you know that over the past few quarters, construction has been down across the board. However, the magnitude of the depression may depend on the characteristics of the project.

Read moreMOB Construction Projects, Are All Types being Affected Uniformly?

Exploring a Sale-Leaseback in Today’s Economic Environment

July 27, 2023 by Chase Jarrett

J As a physician-owner of your medical real estate, it is important to understand the factors that can impact the value of your building. Additional variables arise when partners have varying interest in the practice …

Read moreExploring a Sale-Leaseback in Today’s Economic Environment

MOB Cap Rates Continue to Expand in 2Q23

July 27, 2023 by Stephen Lindsey

Within the past year, the average cap rate for a medical office building was 6.5. This is up about 60 basis points from one year ago.

Read moreMOB Cap Rates Continue to Expand in 2Q23

High Demand in the Sunbelt, Phoenix Tops the List

July 27, 2023 by Hilda Martin

The Northeast and Pacific Coast markets have always had some of the highest occupancy rates for medical office buildings being the more expensive, high barrier-to-entry cities. However, considerable growth in …

Read moreHigh Demand in the Sunbelt, Phoenix Tops the List

Transaction Activity has Slowed, but Providers are still Selling

June 29, 2023 by Hilda Martin

Transaction activity for MOBs has certainly slowed in 2023 due to higher interest rates and tighter lending requirements, but deals are still getting done. A bright spot still seems to …

Read moreTransaction Activity has Slowed, but Providers are still Selling

MOB Construction Continues to Drop in 2Q23

June 22, 2023 by Stephen Lindsey

Recently we’ve been observing a downward trend, which has been reinforced by the current quarter. On a quarterly basis, 2Q23 only had around 2 million square feet start construction.

Read moreMOB Construction Continues to Drop in 2Q23

ASCs – Past, Present & Future- An Observation

May 25, 2023 by Jim Coman

Over the last 30 years, there has been an influx in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) for reasons including, but not limited to, physician demand, employee retention, rising case migration and …

Read moreASCs – Past, Present & Future- An Observation

2023 Outpatient Development Report Recap

May 25, 2023 by Stephen Lindsey

When looking at all outpatient projects, Hammes developed the most with a count of 12, for a total of 769,658 sf.

Read more2023 Outpatient Development Report Recap

MOB Occupancy at Cyclical High Point while Office Continues Struggle

May 25, 2023 by Hilda Martin

The office market continues to struggle with the volume of employees working from home or on a hybrid schedule coming out of the pandemic. Although historically viewed as a subsector of office, the dynamics of the users of medical office space are completely different.

Read moreMOB Occupancy at Cyclical High Point while Office Continues Struggle

Regulation D – The 0% Reserve Requirement 

April 26, 2023 by Chase Jarrett

The Regulation D Reserve Requirement, put in place by the Federal Reserve in 2020, is a measure designed to improve the stability of the financial system by requiring certain financial institutions to hold a minimum amount of reserves against their deposit liabilities.

Read moreRegulation D – The 0% Reserve Requirement 

TTM MOB Cap Rate Trends Showing a 20-30 Basis Points (bps) Sequential Rise

April 26, 2023 by Mike Hargrave

Revista recently held its 1Q23 Subscriber Webcast.  Hilda Martin and Mike Hargrave of Revista were joined by Gino Lollio, an Executive Director with Cushman & Wakefield Healthcare Capital Markets.  Over 230 subscriber lines registered for the webcast indicating a high level of interest in emerging trends we covered. 

Read moreTTM MOB Cap Rate Trends Showing a 20-30 Basis Points (bps) Sequential Rise

2022 Top Outpatient Developers – Developer Owned Projects

April 19, 2023 by Stephen Lindsey

Overall, Revista tracked 44.9 million square feet of outpatient developments in 2022, with 18.8 million (42%) being done by third-party developers

Read more2022 Top Outpatient Developers – Developer Owned Projects
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