Healthcare & Life Science
Q1 2026 Market Report
Partner Valuation Advisors
Healthcare & Life Science Q1 2026 Market Report
Market Overview
Healthcare real estate entered 2026 with durable fundamentals and improving market confidence, and those trends have continued to hold as the year progresses. High occupancy, predictable income streams, and limited volatility remain defining characteristics of the sector, reinforcing healthcare’s position as one of the most defensive asset classes within commercial real estate.
Key Trends
Stability: High occupancy and predictable cash flow continue to anchor healthcare real estate as a defensive sector.
Selective Recovery: Capital is re-engaging, portfolio deals are returning, and pricing clarity is improving, driving a measured rebound.
Growth Drivers: Behavioral health, rehab and other specialty segments are leading investor interest into the next cycle.
The Author
Erik Hill serves as Managing Director at Partner Valuation Advisors, overseeing the firm’s growth in the Dallas market, and is the National Practice Lead for Healthcare and Life Sciences. He brings 20 years of commercial real estate experience, specializing in real property and going-concern appraisals, fair market rent studies for lease negotiation and Stark compliance, and purchase price allocations for FASB ASC 805 and 820. Erik was named to GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum’s Fifty Under 40 in 2022.
Partner Valuation Advisors is a trusted industry leader in healthcare & life science asset valuation.
In 2025 alone, Partner advised on ~785 healthcare & life science projects totaling over $13.4 billion in value, delivering one of the industry’s deepest perspectives on healthcare equity and debt transaction trends, perspective that enhances the accuracy and credibility of our valuations.
Backed by a Partner network involved in 1 in 4 U.S. CRE transactions, we deliver consistent, tech forward valuations across every asset type, grounded in real market activity, not assumptions.
Our accomplished team of healthcare professionals provides nationwide coverage across all 50 states, combining deep sector expertise with efficient, dependable turnaround times that keep transactions moving forward. The result: more confident, forward looking valuations when it matters most.
For more information, please contact:
Erik Hill, MAI, CRE, CCIM, MRICS
Managing Director
ehill@partnerval.com | 214-234-9566
PartnerVal.com
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