MOB Construction Starts Strong Despite Rising Costs
We\’ve all been hearing about the significant uptick in materials and labor costs associated with construction over the last number of months, particularly lumber which has been the focus of …
Real Estate Financing/Capital Markets
MOB Financing Volume Slows in 2Q20 – Here’s the Data
It makes sense that transaction activity would slow in 2Q20 as the MOB sector was in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, Revista’s 2nd Quarter subscriber webcast showed …
MOB Fundamentals Holding Steady Through the Pandemic
The Medical Office Building (MOB) sector has shown its mettle through previous economic challenges. But with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing slowdown of elective surgeries and office …
MOB in Oakdale, CA Trades Hands
A 51,000 square foot medical office building in Oakdale, California traded hands in late July. The Oakdale Medical Plaza was developed in 2007 by GL Bruno in association with Oak …
MOB Occupancy at Cyclical High Point while Office Continues Struggle
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.
MOB Occupancy Trends Across the Country
If we take a look at the overall occupancy trends for the top 50 metros, we can see that a shallow U-shape has formed over the past few years. While this pattern shows a modest dip followed by a recovery, this may not be the story for individual metros.
MOB On Campus or Community Based? Opinions Differ by Owner Type.
We often discuss the premium associated with MOBs located on hospital campuses compared to those situated off-campus. The difference in cap rate can be significant. However, when examining MOB inventory …
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 …
MOB Pricing – What the Public Markets are Telling Us
A little over a month ago things were business as usual within the world of healthcare real estate. The Revista Medical Real Estate Investment Forum had just wrapped up very …
MOB Sales Continue at Furious Pace in 2017
By Mindy Berman, Managing Director at JLL Record MOB sales in the first half of nearly $5.5 billion rivaled total volume in 2012 through 2014. The major reason was HTA’s …
MOB sales slow down in Q1, but it’s still early for 2021
It is probably safe to say that the volume of medical office building (MOB) salesin the COVID-19 pandemic-ridden year of 2020 exceeded people’s expectations. After a lackluster 2Q and 3Q, …
MOB Sales Top $11 Billion for the Fifth Straight Year
Through Q3 of 2019, there was some speculation about whether the total MOB sales volume for the year would top the $11 billion threshold for the fifth straight time. Any …
MOB Sales Were ‘Okay’ in 1Q, at $2.5 Billion
It looks as if the first quarter (1Q) might’ve been the calm before the storm when it comes to MOB sales.
MOB Sales Were Strong in 3Q; Sector Continues to Perform Well
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.
MOB Sector Remains Resilient; Revista Webcast, Data Indicates Stabilized Occupancies Despite COVID-19
The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the country’s healthcare systems as well as the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector, even though the industry and property type continue to show resiliency.
MOB Transaction Prices
If you have been following our MOB transaction trends lately, you know that volume has been very high over the past year. In the second quarter of this year, Revista …
MOB Transaction Volume Continues to Cool, Private Investors Still Lead Acquirers
2019 MOB deal volume continues the cooling trend after coming off historical highs in 2017. Preliminary data shows 375 MOBs traded in the first half of 2019 representing about $4.4 …
MOB Transaction Volume Cools in 4Q, Cap Rates Creep Up
Data from the end of 2022 is beginning to reflect what many are feeling on the ground with a noticeable dip in MOB transaction volume and an upward creep in …