But investors are optimistic and demand is strong, Colliers panelists say
By John B. Mugford
The Colliers National Healthcare Conference investment panel included (from left to right): Jordan Selbiger, David Braunstein, Murray W. Wolf, Elliott Sellers and Jim McMahon. (Photo courtesy of Colliers)
The healthcare real estate (HRE) and medical outpatient building (MOB) investment market is currently in a complicated time, as interest-rate volatility is causing uncertainty and the potential for delays when it comes to closing some deals.
At the same time, investor demand remains strong, with new capital sources, among others, showing continued interest in the product type despite a limited supply of properties being put on the market, which, of course, has a tendency to keep prices high.
This was one of the main messages conveyed by professionals on a panel session focused on the HRE investment market during the Colliers International Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CIGI) 2026 National Healthcare Conference at The Colonnade Hotel in Boston that was held from Oct. 7-9.
“When you look at 2026 as a whole, it’s been a pretty wild ride, right?” said one of the panelists, David Braunstein, managing director of investments with White Plains, N.Y.-based Rethink Healthcare Real Estate.
He said that in looking back at the mood of investors earlier this year, at the Revista Medical Real Estate Investment Forum in February, “there was a wild amount of optimism. People thought rates were declining, or at least had stabilized to a point where there was limited uncertainty in the market, and people felt comfortable transacting.”
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