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The MOB Scene

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

Top Ten Metros for MOB Sales Activity

December 16, 2021 by Hilda Martin

Last quarter was a record for medical office transaction volume since Revista has been tracking data, coming in at a total of $5.2B in sales. On an annual basis, that …

Read moreTop Ten Metros for MOB Sales Activity

3Q21 MOB Transaction Sets Record High

November 29, 2021 by Mike Hargrave

Investors have been calling for increased transaction volumes within the MOB sector since the pandemic started to wane.  If 3Q21 is any indication their calls have been right on the money.

Read more3Q21 MOB Transaction Sets Record High

A tutorial on how to improve upon a record-low cap rate

November 29, 2021 by John B. Mugford

The MOB deal that took place in June 2021 at what many professionals in the MOB sales sector consider an all-time low cap rate is already turning out to be a good transaction for the buyer, according to an executive with one of the firms that acquired the facility in a joint venture partnership. 

Read moreA tutorial on how to improve upon a record-low cap rate

Specialty Demand Reports Upgrade

November 24, 2021 by Hilda Martin

Revista has been hard at work on product development this fall and one of the new releases is an upgrade to our current Specialty Demand report. You can now adjust …

Read moreSpecialty Demand Reports Upgrade

MOB Sales Were Strong in 3Q; Sector Continues to Perform Well

October 28, 2021 by John B. Mugford

During Revista’s recent 3Q webcast, Principal Mike Hargrave data showing that the volume in the third quarter was, preliminarily, $4.6 billion, the second highest quarterly total – behind the $4.9 billion of sales in Q2 2017 — since Revista began tracking such data in 2015. 

Read moreMOB Sales Were Strong in 3Q; Sector Continues to Perform Well

Top 50 Metro Occupancy Rate Climbs in 3Q21 for MOBs

October 28, 2021 by Mike Hargrave

The occupancy rate across medical office buildings located in the US top 50 metros climbed to 91.7% in 3Q21.  This was up from 91.5% in 2Q21 and 91.3% one year ago.

Read moreTop 50 Metro Occupancy Rate Climbs in 3Q21 for MOBs

Top Ten Markets for MOB Construction

October 26, 2021 by Hilda Martin

A significant portion of outpatient construction has been concentrated in top markets in recent quarters. As of 3Q21, 15.3 million square feet, or 32% of the entire US pipeline of medical office construction was located in just 10 metros.

Read moreTop Ten Markets for MOB Construction

Physician Office Employment Almost Fully Recovered

September 23, 2021 by Mike Hargrave

The Covid-19 pandemic has had far reaching effects on many sectors of the US economy.  While faring better than most sectors, the physician office sector has not been immune to the pandemic’s effects. 

Read morePhysician Office Employment Almost Fully Recovered

7 New Hospitals Open in 3Q21

September 22, 2021 by Hilda Martin

Although hospital construction has certainly been affected by the pandemic, most of that impact has been on the expansion of existing hospitals, not the construction of brand new ones. As …

Read more7 New Hospitals Open in 3Q21

Cornerstone, KKR form a new joint venture partnership

September 22, 2021 by John B. Mugford

For several years now, a number of large investors have entered the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector by partnering with longtime and successful HRE firms. 

Read moreCornerstone, KKR form a new joint venture partnership

MOB Project Delays Temper Deliveries, Starts Steady

August 19, 2021 by Hilda Martin

MOB project completions continue to slow in 2Q, down to 17 million square feet in annual deliveries. This is the lowest pace of deliveries in the last 6 years and represents a 32% decrease from the annual run rate of 25.1 million SF in deliveries in 1Q2020- just before the onset of COVID and all the related shutdowns, restrictions and labor shortages.

Read moreMOB Project Delays Temper Deliveries, Starts Steady

MOB Cap Rates Continue to Impress

August 18, 2021 by Mike Hargrave

Cap rates for Medical Office Properties are continuing a trend of compressing during the past several years.  Updated 2nd quarter, 2021 Revista data reveals the median MOB cap rate was 5.8%.  This was down from 6% in 1Q21 and 6.3% one year ago. 

Read moreMOB Cap Rates Continue to Impress

Biggest deal so far of 2021 started as a potential recapitalization

August 18, 2021 by John B. Mugford

Nuveen-NexCore acquire MOB/life science portfolio for $620.4M; price for the 27 MOBs was $463M

What started out as a potential recapitalization of a portion of IRA Capital’s healthcare real estate (HRE) portfolio turned into the biggest MOB deal to date in 2021.

Read moreBiggest deal so far of 2021 started as a potential recapitalization
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