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The MOB Scene

The Medical Office Sector and GDP Growth

July 28, 2022 by Stephen Lindsey

This morning the BEA released its first official estimate of real GDP growth for 2Q2022. It came in at -0.9. The revised official rate from last quarter was -1.6, and depending on the definition used, some would now say that we are in a recession.

Read moreThe Medical Office Sector and GDP Growth

Annual MOB Transaction Volume Over $21B

July 28, 2022 by Hilda Martin

Preliminary numbers for sales transactions in the second quarter put total annual transaction volume at over $21 billion. This is a new high watermark for the sector since Revista has been tracking data. However, the second quarter itself is slightly off the recent quarterly highs we've been seeing with a preliminary total of $3.6 billion.

Read moreAnnual MOB Transaction Volume Over $21B

The Impact of Interest Rates on Medical Real Estate

June 23, 2022 by Chase Jarrett

The Federal Reserve announced last week a 75bps rate hike, along with continued balance sheet reduction; the largest rate hike since 1994. What does that mean? Raising interest rates is …

Read moreThe Impact of Interest Rates on Medical Real Estate

MOB Construction Outlook

June 23, 2022 by Stephen Lindsey

With the cost of construction materials continuing to rise, and interest rate hikes on the horizon, how will new MOB developments be affected?

Read moreMOB Construction Outlook

Physician Services PPI Not Following Inflation….yet

June 23, 2022 by Hilda Martin

The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures change in the prices paid to US producers of goods and services, continues to reflect the intense inflation being seen across many industries. …

Read morePhysician Services PPI Not Following Inflation….yet

Inflationary Pressures Impacting the Revista MOB Industry Fundamentals Report

June 23, 2022 by Mike Hargrave

When looking at the same-store growth measures in the report, a pattern has emerged in recent quarters. That pattern is increasing growth in same-store revenue growth, expense growth and NOI or net operating income growth.

Read moreInflationary Pressures Impacting the Revista MOB Industry Fundamentals Report

MOB Transaction Volume Sets Quarterly and Annual Volume Records in 1Q22

May 26, 2022 by Mike Hargrave

he medical office transaction market is showing no signs of slowing down through the first quarter of 2022.

Read moreMOB Transaction Volume Sets Quarterly and Annual Volume Records in 1Q22

New Hospital Construction Picks Up

May 26, 2022 by Hilda Martin

The construction pipeline of new and replacement hospital projects has been steadily increasing over the past two years. As of the second quarter, 45 million square feet of new hospital …

Read moreNew Hospital Construction Picks Up

Will Cap Rates Continue to Compress?

April 27, 2022 by Stephen Lindsey

We have continued to see cap rates compress throughout the first quarter of 2022. The median has gone up slightly, but...

Read moreWill Cap Rates Continue to Compress?

Strong Absorption in 1Q Pushes Occupancy Higher

April 27, 2022 by Hilda Martin

2022 certainly kicked off at high speed with almost 3 times the space delivered being absorbed in the quarter. 4.3 million square feet of space was absorbed/newly occupied and 1.4

Read moreStrong Absorption in 1Q Pushes Occupancy Higher

California deal breaks all-time MOB cap-rate record

February 24, 2022 by John B. Mugford

Just when it looked like cap rates for MOBs could not go any lower – following a sale in mid-2021 that took place at what was then an all-time record low of 3 percent – a sale took place in early 2022 at an even lower first-year estimated yield. 

Read moreCalifornia deal breaks all-time MOB cap-rate record

Sponsor Spotlight: GreenRock Provides Easy Access to Affordable Financing

February 24, 2022 by Nicole DeStefano

GreenRock Capital LLC provides easy access to affordable financing to fund short- and long-term capital budget requirements, new construction and large scale tenant improvements, repaid on the owner’s property tax bill.  GreenRock’s …

Read moreSponsor Spotlight: GreenRock Provides Easy Access to Affordable Financing

Chicago MOB Market Building into Growth

February 24, 2022 by Mike Hargrave

The Chicago Metro Medical Office Building (MOB) market has been rising on lower levels of completions and strong absorption all throughout the pandemic. Its occupancy rate is currently 92.4% (4Q21) …

Read moreChicago MOB Market Building into Growth

More Investors Shift Focus to Smaller Markets

February 23, 2022 by Hilda Martin

With competition remaining at all-time highs for quality medical office assets, investors are increasingly looking toward smaller, growth markets for opportunities. In 2015, 44% of medical office transaction volume was …

Read moreMore Investors Shift Focus to Smaller Markets

Physician Office Employment Now Fully Recovered

January 27, 2022 by Mike Hargrave

In what is a remarkable recovery compared to other sectors, physician office employment is now fully recovered from its losses experienced during the Covid-19 Pandemic.  We are showing a graph below …

Read morePhysician Office Employment Now Fully Recovered

2021 Record Sales Activity Driven by Private Equity

January 27, 2022 by Hilda Martin

2021 turned out to be a record-breaking year for MOB transaction activity with preliminary stats now showing more than $16B changing hands, up from $11.7B in 2020. Private equity investors …

Read more2021 Record Sales Activity Driven by Private Equity

2021 was both the ‘Year of the Portfolio’ and the ‘Year of the Recapitalization’

January 26, 2022 by John B. Mugford

In early November, Mindy Berman, senior managing director and head of the healthcare capital markets platform with Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (NYSE: JLL), reported during an HRE conference that year-to-date in 2021 there had been 21 MOB portfolio deals topping $100 million each. 

Read more2021 was both the ‘Year of the Portfolio’ and the ‘Year of the Recapitalization’

The Fed Sets the Stage for Higher Fed Funds Rate in 2022

December 16, 2021 by Mike Hargrave

The Federal Reserve (Fed) yesterday released updated economic projections including their expectations for the Fed Funds rate.  To look at the potential impact on MOB cap rates, let’s review recent history.   

Read moreThe Fed Sets the Stage for Higher Fed Funds Rate in 2022
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    The preliminary 1Q25 numbers are in, and they show that transaction volume has been slow to kick off the year. $1.5 billion worth of MOBs traded in the 1st quarter, and $8.9 billion traded over the past year. This suppressed level of activity is . . . The post Limited Transaction Volume to Start 2025 […]
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