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Site Selection Magazine released its 2022 Business Climate Ratings. The top 5 states in terms of business climate were: Virginia, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina and Arizona. Roper St. Francis announced plans to invest $1 billion to build a new hospital campus in North Charleston, South Carolina. The campus will include a full-service hospital, medical... READ MORE

The Architectural Billings Index showed the first decline in overall billings at architectural firms since January 2021, indicating that cost pressures on construction projects are easing and maybe even starting to decrease, along with backlogs of projects at architectural firms. Rendina Healthcare Real Estate acquired a portfolio of 12 medical office buildings in a... READ MORE

Forbes released The Top 10 Healthcare Industry Predictions for 2023 which includes a focus on 1) Medicare Advantage; 2) Changes in how PE and VC funds look at health care opportunities; 3) The impact of technology and retail on health care; 4) Changes in home care; and 5) Changes in how providers view value-based... READ MORE

PWC and the Urban Land Institute published their Emerging Trends in Real Estate report for 2023. The report is extensive and wide-ranging in scope, but one interesting finding was a list of markets where the greatest overall real estate growth is expected in 2023. Among the hottest markets were Nashville, Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, Austin,... READ MORE

Health care experts are concerned the U.S. could face a “tripledemic” this winter if cases of Covid-19, the flu and RSV all surge at the same time. Some experts are concerned that hospitals may be overwhelmed as a result of staffing shortages. After Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida, communities continue to grapple... READ MORE

Hall Render is interested in talking with real estate lawyers in Dallas, TX! Please reach out to Andrew Dick at adick@hallrender.com with any leads. A recent report from CBRE indicated that construction input prices are up 42.5% from March 2020 to March 2022. CBRE expects output prices (for construction work) to rise similarly in... READ MORE

Our Health Care Real Estate Briefing is your comprehensive summary of weekly health care real estate highlights happening across the nation. Last week, there were a number of new legislative updates. The Public Health Emergency was extended, CMS proposed a small increase in skilled nursing facility (“SNF”) reimbursement rates and South Carolina is pushing... READ MORE

Our Health Care Real Estate Briefing is your comprehensive summary of weekly health care real estate highlights currently happening across the nation. Last week, there were quite a few stories about hospitals and health care facilities that are worth mentioning. Most of the headlines were about skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”), the lack of staffing and... READ MORE

This was another dynamic year for the health care industry and for health care real estate, which is demonstrating remarkable resiliency and innovative success in the face of unprecedented challenges. This article summarizes a number of key 2021 takeaways and trends that were discussed during our 2021 Health Care Real Estate Year in Review... READ MORE

As the end of 2021 looms closer, COVID-19 still dominates the conversation as to health care, including health care real estate. And many of the pandemic-related challenges have not changed. The staffing, supply and hospital-bed shortages that health care providers and real estate developers hoped were temporary are now long-term issues that will reshape... READ MORE