Thought Leaders: MOB Investment Activity Falls in Q1; Rental Rates Continue to Climb | Q1 2024 U.S. Medical Outpatient Buildings Figures

Figures | Medical Outpatient Buildings | Q1 2024

MOB Investment Activity Falls in Q1;
Rental Rates Continue to Climb

CBRE RESEARCH | MAY 2024

⇩ 1.6 B
Sales Volume

⇧ 7.0%
Average Cap Rate

⇩ -0.1 MSF
Net Absorption

⇧ 9.7%
Vacancy Rate

Note: Investment volume referenced in this report is compiled using the MSCI transactional database and deals submitted by CBRE Healthcare Capital Markets and CBRE Healthcare Practice Advisory Group.

Arrows indicate change from previous quarter.

Executive Summary

• Medical outpatient building (MOB) investment volume fell by 21% quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2024 to $1.6 billion, bringing the trailing-four-quarter total to $7.0 billion.

• MOBs sold for an average of $288 per sq. ft. in Q1, up by $1 from Q4 and the first increase in the past six quarters.

• Average MOB triple-net asking rent increased by 0.5% quarter-over-quarter and 1.3% year-over-year to $24.70 per sq. ft.

• Negative net absorption of 104,000 sq. ft. in Q1 lowered the trailing-four-quarter total to 4.9 million sq. ft. and ended 14 consecutive quarters of positive net absorption.

• The 59 U.S. MOB markets tracked by CBRE had a combined 11.2 million sq. ft. of inventory under construction as of Q1.

For more information, please contact:

CBRE U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets

Chris Bodnar
Vice Chairman,
Head of Healthcare Advisory

Brannan Knott
Executive Vice President

Zack Holderman
Senior Vice President

Cole Reethof
Vice President

Trent Jemmett
Senior Director

Jesse Greshin
Vice President

Corra John
Associate Director

Jaime Jones-Vantsa
Investment Sales Manager

BlackBirch Capital Investment Banking

Dan McNulty
CEO

Marc Amico
Managing Director

Amanda Doster
Vice President

CBRE Healthcare
Global Workplace Solutions

Kevin Kraiss
Healthcare Sector – President

Dan Dolsen
Senior Managing Director

CBRE Healthcare
Appraisal

Daniel Lincoln
Executive Vice President

CBRE Healthcare
Consulting

Stevie Bander
Managing Director

CBRE Healthcare Practice Advisory Group

ARIZONA
Phoenix:
Phil Wurth

CALIFORNIA
San Diego:
Lars Eisenhauer
Dan Henry

Orange County:
John Scruggs

Los Angeles:
Angie Weber
Dana Nialis
Todd Doney
Rocky Binswanger
David Freitag

San Jose:
Thor Wiles
Paul Lyles

Stockton:
Brian Peterson

COLORADO
Denver:
Dann Burke
Stephani Gaskins
Anna Heiserman
Taylor Knabe
Ty Ritchie
Todd Papazian

FLORIDA
South Florida:
Carol Ellis-Cutler
Chris Dubberly
Deborah Fink

Tampa:
John Heald

GEORGIA
Adam Butler
Garrett Benefiel

HAWAII
Shawlea Aona

ILLINOIS
Gary Fazzio
Jon Springer
Andrew Kaplan
Tom Hollinden

NEW YORK
New York City:
Bill Hartman

NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh:
Hastings Jones

OHIO
Columbus:
Molly Leach

Cleveland:
Daniel Mayer

OREGON
Brian Norton
Vickie Maletteri

PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia:
Katie Wenger
Jody King
Tom Stone

Harrisburg:
Jeremy Shyk

TENNESSEE
Chattanooga:
Natalie Hostetler

Nashville:
Alan Kirby

TEXAS
Houston:
Brandy Bellow Spinks
Scott Carter
Nelson Udstuen
Lane Kane
Angela Barber
Max Lozmack

San Antonio:
Parker LaBarge
David Ballard
Scott Herbold

Dallas:
Jordan Buis
Conrad McEachern

VIRGINIA / D.C.
John DiCamillo
Jack Evans

WASHINGTON
Paul Carr
Marcus Yamamoto
Katie Smith

BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE
Stuart Thomas
Chessa Pike

PRIVATE EQUITY – HEALTHCARE
Kevin McLennan

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