Medical Office Real Estate

2018 Saw Rise in Total Values, Square Footage of Medical Office Building Construction Last year continued a growth cycle for medical office building (MOB) construction projects as well as total values for medical office building development projects, according to the latest Revista Outpatient Healthcare Real Estate (HRE) Development Report. Although the survey shows a small […]

Commercial Real Estate Growth to Continue Over The Next Three Years With the U.S. economy expected to experience continued expansion over the next three years, the commercial real estate (CRE) industry is also projected to continue to grow, according to a recent ULI Real Estate Economic Forecast that covers 27 economic and real estate indicators,

Biggest Volume MOB Markets in 2018 Although overall transaction volume for Medical Office Buildings (MOB) was down last year ($11.9 billion) compared to 2017 ($15.8 billion), 2018’s volume was comparable to that of 2016 ($11.7 billion). Below is a list of the top 5 most active MOB markets in the US that comprised approximately a

2019 Outlook for Commercial Real Estate The Commercial Real Estate (CRE) industry experienced its ninth consecutive year of growth as rents and valuations continued to increase across all sectors of the industry. Many industry experts predict that 2019 will continue to see growth, although at a slower pace. The Rate of Growth is Slowing Across

Recent Trend: Larger Medical Office Buildings More Valuable Than Their Smaller Counterparts A recent report identifying MOB sales data that covers the two-year period of 2017 and 2018 shows that larger medical office buildings sold at lower capitalization rates (cap rates) than smaller MOBs during this period.  However, buildings 20,000 SF and under did sale

A Look at the Medical Office Market for 2019 For the fourth consecutive year, medical office building (MOB) sales in 2018 exceeded $11 billion in total transactions, showing that investment demand for this sector of commercial real estate continues to remain strong.  The total was a decrease from the year prior’s record-setting total of $15.8

The Resurgence of the Sale-Leaseback Recently, a few high-profile sale-leaseback transactions have reminded commercial real estate owners of the incredible benefits of this strategy. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, Brinker International, best known for its ownership of Chili’s Grill & Bar Restaurants, completed a sale-leaseback on 141 Chili’s restaurant properties for a

Healthcare REITs Beat Broad REIT Index and Stock Market in 4th quarter 2018 U.S. Healthcare REITs returned a higher yield than did both the broader REIT index and the S&P 500 in the fourth quarter 2018 in a quarter where the S&P 500 Index posted a -13.52% return. Ending the volatile 4th quarter 2018 up

At a time when many analysts were predicting a recession to begin in the U.S., 2018 proved to be another huge year for commercial real estate with record-setting commercial single asset sales. Office sales volume was second only to apartment deals volume. Despite record-high sale prices, the overall sales volume came within $8 billion in deals of

As a follow up to our article about Opportunity Zones in our December newsletter, we want to delve in a little deeper to explore the advantages of both tax saving vehicles and compare one to the other. 1031 Exchange The 1031 Exchange, sometimes called “swapping”, is the older, and more well-known of the two, tax