PHOENIX—Find out the major transactions and developments thathave been completed across the country from the experts on theground across the regions. DavidLari, partner, Cox, Castle &Nicholson is sitting on the panel Finding theDeal: Exploring Transactions Geographically and he sharedhis knowledge of the panel with GlobeSt.com.

Moderatingthe panel is MichaelBennett managing director HFF.Joining him are other panelists Stefan Oh, seniorvice president of acquisitions, Griffin-American HealthcareREIT III; John Marshall vice president,national healthcare strategy and development, DukeRealty, healthcare; JohnSmelter first vice president investments,Marcus & Millichap senior director, healthcarereal estate group Marcus & Millichap; ErikTellefson, managing director, GECapital, healthcare financial services.

“We are going to be discussing healthcare real estate froma geographic context,” Lari tells GlobeSt.com.“With national investors, if a good asset is tied to a goodsystem, geographicregion is generally not amajor consideration. Other investors are really tied tocertain areas such as major metropolitan areas, like SanFrancisco and New York. Geography has more to do with major marketversus secondary markets, though most sectors are prettystrong.