Is MOB Rent Growth Correlated to Occupancy?
Classic economic theories establish a clear relationship between supply and demand for many goods and services. In real estate circles the theory says that as prices rise, demand (or occupancy) …
Industry News
JLL Confirms that Scale Promotes Institutional Investment – Top 10 Largest Single MOB Sale Value
The growing size of medical office buildings and the related need for healthcare providers to utilize third-party capital is increasing opportunities for institutional investment in the sector. For the first …
JLL Releases a Major Healthcare Real Estate Outlook Report Today
JLL released their 2018 U.S. Healthcare Real Estate Outlook today covering the hottest trends happening in the medical real estate industry currently, plus a look forward at what is coming for …
Kaiser Remains on top of Largest Property Owners
Once again, as has been the case for the last seven years, Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, the giant health insurance firm and healthcare services provider, remains the largest owner of real estate among healthcare-related entities in the United States.
Kaiser Still King of Medical Real Estate Ownership; UnitedHealth Group is on the Rise
It doesn’t look as if anyone is going to dethrone Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente as the country’s largest owner of medical real estate anytime soon.
For the sixth consecutive year, Kaiser, a health insurer and provider with 8.6 million members in nine states, sat atop the annual “2018 Top 50 Owners of Medical Real Estate” report compiled by Revista, which gathers and provides a wide variety of healthcare real estate (HRE) data, statistics and reports for its subscribing members.
Large MOB Portfolio Sales Often Fly Under the Radar
By John B. Mugford, Editor, Healthcare Real Estate Insights ARNOLD, Md. – In the medical office building (MOB) space, large portfolio sales involving publicly traded companies usually grab most of …
Lasting Effects of the Pandemic – Telehealth
In March, when most of the country shut down in order to slow the spread of COVID 19, when one needed to see the doctor, in many cases the only …
Lenders to the Medical Office Sector Signaling Caution, Lower Volumes
The inverted yield curve usually signals an upcoming recession. Rates have been rising dramatically for several months. Given the uncertainty, Revista decided to conduct a quick survey of major
Look at the Hot Medical Office Money!
By Mindy Berman, Managing Director at JLL Public MOB-specialist REITS were the top buyers in early 2017 by a long stretch – their share prices were nicely rewarded given …
Medical Office Building: Is “Office” the right term?
Recently there has been discussion about changing the term “Medical Office Building” (MOB) to an alternative that does not include the word office. In order to gauge our industry’s thoughts, Revista’s Rising Leaders Council (RLC) worked on a survey that went out last month, which had the following results:
Medical Office Inventory Growing at a Slower Rate
Over the past year or two, new construction projects have faced the headwinds of elevated labor, material, and financing costs. Because of this, we are now seeing inventory growth running at a slower pace. The graph below shows the amount of MOB square footage that finished construction on an annual basis, as a percentage of the inventory. The average over the past 10 years is about . . .
Medical Office Sales Volume Still High, but Buyers are Changing
As REITs pull back on acquisitions and focus more on refining their portfolios, private equity groups have more than taken up the slack. Total healthcare real estate transaction volume may …
Medical Office Sector Quarterly Data Brief
Revista has posted the 4Q20 MOB Sector Quarterly Brief. Available for a limited time this report provides an executive level overview of supply, demand and rent fundamentals for the aggregate …
Medical Office Transaction Volume Showing Signs of Moderating
Following a record year for transactions when $16.6B worth of MOBs traded hands, overall volume is showing signs of moderating through the first 2 quarters of 2018. During the first …
Medical Real Estate Transaction Activity at Record Levels , Will it Continue?
The medical real estate sector is seeing increasing levels of transaction activity, particularly across hospital real estate and medical office buildings. The graph below details the general trend but preliminary …
Metro Focus – Jacksonville, FL
Did you know Revista is now tracking Occupancy, Absorption, Completions, Rents and Rent Growth within MOBs located in the top 125 metro areas? Let’s take a look at the Jacksonville …
Metro Highlight – Charlotte
Ah Charlotte. She’s been miss popularity for a number of years now. Although 22nd in rank for population, Charlotte is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation. Over …
Metro Highlight – Phoenix
Phoenix is an investor favorite for sure. While nationwide roughly 65% of medical office space is user owned, in Phoenix only 30% is user owned. A whopping 70% of inventory …