CBRE’s 2026 mid-year HRE webcast highlighted these forecasts and other data points
By John B. Mugford
During its 2026 Capital Markets Mid-Year Recap, CBRE’s Zack Holderman shared data about the historical relationship between interest rates and MOB sales volume. (Slide courtesy of CBRE)
NATIONAL – Interest rates are likely to remain steady for the rest of the year. Medical outpatient building (MOB) sales volume is expected to increase in 2026, while capitalization (cap) rates continue to compress amid growing demand for the product type. Debt markets remain strong for borrowers, and equity investors are raising more capital for MOBs and other healthcare real estate (HRE) facilities.
These, as well as other predictions and evaluations of the HRE-MOB product type, were presented by an assortment of sector professionals during last week’s 2026 Capital Markets Mid-Year Recap webcast presented by the Healthcare Advisory Platform and the U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets group with CBRE Group Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), along with New York-based BlackBirch Capital, which partners with CBRE “in delivering capital markets solutions for HRE sponsors.”
The host of the webcast was Chris Bodnar, vice chairman of CBRE’s HRE-focused group, with the guest speaker being JP Conklin, founder and CEO of two Charlotte, N.C.-based firms, Pensford, an interest rate advisory firm focused on commercial real estate (CRE) borrowers, and Loan Boss Inc., a CRE debt management software firm.
Mr. Conklin is also the co-host, with his wife, Sarah Conklin, of a weekly podcast known as “The Rate Guy,” which focuses on the interest rate environment, as well as the author of the “Pensford Letter.”
In introducing Mr. Conklin, Mr. Bodnar called the Pensford Letter the “best newsletter out there about interest rates.”
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