Top Ten Metros for MOB Sales Activity
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 …
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MOB Cap Rates Continue to Impress
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.
Physician Groups Continue to Monetize
Independent physician groups continue to monetize their real estate assets, reliably selling $1B+ in assets annually. As competition remains fierce for deals in the sector, this segment continues to be a source of opportunity for investors
2021 Transactions Off to a Quiet Start after 4Q Rush of Closings
After finishing out 2020 with one of the strongest volume quarters in recent years, 2021 is off to a quiet start. $1.8B in MOB transactions closed in the first quarter, …
Secondary Markets Less Affected during Pandemic
The medical office building sector has held up remarkably well during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to be an attractive asset class to investors for it’s resilience. Occupancy has remained …
Private Equity Becomes More Aggressive on MOB Pricing
Much has been made of private investors controlling the buying landscape in recent years. According to Revista, private investors have increased their share of overall MOB buying activity from 55% in 2019 to 69% in 2020 and 70% YTD in 2021.
Top Ten MOB Buyers of 2020
Despite all the difficulties of the pandemic in 2020, medical office transaction activity still kept pace with previous years. Total sales volume cleared $11.2B and these top buyers represented almost …
Revista Research – The Off Campus Debate
Revista has posted a research paper titled “2021 The Off Camus Debate”. The research piece outlines the movement of healthcare towards off campus medical office buildings and provides analysis on an off campus group of MOBs
Off Campus MOB Transaction Volume Gaining Share
A lasting conversation among investors in the MOB sector has been the choice between On campus MOB investments and Off campus MOB investments. Comprising approximately 30% of the MOB stock …
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 …
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 …
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 …
IRA Capital Steps Up its MOB Investing During the Pandemic
While MOB deals have certainly been taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no doubt that activity has slowed considerably. However, one MOB investor seems to have not only …
Through April – Transaction Volume slowing but still outpacing 2019
A weekly running sum of medical office volume through April 2020 reveals that volume is slowing but that overall, total volume is still running ahead of 2019. Through week 18 …
Most Active Buyers of 2019
In 2020, things are certainly changing a mile a minute. But let’s take a look back to 2019 and the investors who most actively acquired MOBs. Welltower takes the title …
Healthcare Construction Projects Start on Time, Deliveries Delayed
2019 was a big year for medical office construction starts. 28.8 million square feet broke ground during the year, the most in a year since Revista has been tracking it. …
1Q MOB Sales Up, Pricing Reflects Flight to Safety
Despite mounting stay-at-home orders and market turbulence throughout the month of March, medical office building sales ended the quarter up from a year ago. Preliminary data show $2.4B changed hands …