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Thought Leaders: Aging Population Fuels Greater Demand for Specialty Healthcare Real Estate

Thought Leaders: Aging Population Fuels Greater Demand for Specialty Healthcare Real Estate

Brief | Adaptive Spaces CBRE RESEARCH | MARCH 2026 An aging U.S. population has contributed to unusually robust healthcare job growth over the past three years that, in turn, has caused surging demand for various healthcare facilities. Since March 2023, the U.S. healthcare industry has created jobs at three times the rate of the overall […]

Thought Leaders: Medical outpatient buildings ready for active 2026 despite policy headwinds

Thought Leaders: Medical outpatient buildings ready for active 2026 despite policy headwinds

JLL’s new report reveals strong fundamentals amid structural demand growth and strategic healthcare system expansion CHICAGO, March 24, 2026 – Strong demographic trends, consolidations, limited new supply and increased investor interest despite pricing challenges and policy risks are driving robust performance in the medical outpatient building (MOB) sector, positioning it for continued growth despite emerging […]

News Release: Medical outpatient buildings ready for active 2026 despite policy headwinds

News Release: Medical outpatient buildings ready for active 2026 despite policy headwinds

News release JLL’s new report reveals strong fundamentals amid structural demand growth and strategic healthcare system expansion CHICAGO, March 24, 2026 – Strong demographic trends, consolidations, limited new supply and increased investor interest despite pricing challenges and policy risks are driving robust performance in the medical outpatient building (MOB) sector, positioning it for continued growth […]

Thought Leaders: 2025 Q4 Western Regional Quarterly Report - Outpatient Healthcare Properties   

Thought Leaders: 2025 Q4 Western Regional Quarterly Report – Outpatient Healthcare Properties   

DOC PROPERTIES 2025 Q4 Market Report Click Here Outpatient healthcare properties continue to perform with high occupancy rates and strong lease rates, which is due to their needed demand and intentional supply to the market. Institutional owners have traded properties through sales and re-capitalizations. Private investor sales will follow in 2026. Seller pricing expectations are […]

Thought Leaders: Tight Supply Drives MOB Rents Higher | Q4 2025 U.S. Medical Outpatient Building Figures

Thought Leaders: Tight Supply Drives MOB Rents Higher | Q4 2025 U.S. Medical Outpatient Building Figures

Figures | Medical Outpatient Buildings | Q4 2025 CBRE Tight Supply Drives MOB Rents Higher CBRE RESEARCH | FEBRUARY 2026 $6.1 B Investment Volume 7.1% Average Cap Rate 1.26 MSF Net Absorption 9.8% Vacancy Rate Note: Arrows indicate change from the previous quarter. Investment volume is compiled using the MSCI transactional database and deals reported […]

Thought Leaders: Healthcare Real Estate 2026. Strong Fundamentals Meet Market Opportunity.

Thought Leaders: Healthcare Real Estate 2026. Strong Fundamentals Meet Market Opportunity.

February 16, 2026 The outlook for healthcare real estate (HRE) in 2026 and beyond is broadly optimistic, though tempered by lingering market and policy uncertainty. Fundamentals remain strong: national occupancy is near 93%, rental rates are rising 3–5% annually depending on market, and construction activity remains below historical norms. With interest rates expected to trend […]

Thoughts Leaders: CBRE U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets | 2026 Investor & Developer Survey Results

Thoughts Leaders: CBRE U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets | 2026 Investor & Developer Survey Results

CBRE U.S. HEALTHCARE CAPITAL MARKETS Investor & Developer Survey Results CBRE 2026 Investor and Developer Survey Results CBRE’s U.S. Healthcare & Life Sciences Capital Markets is pleased to present the 2026 findings of our 16th annual Investor & Developer Survey. Our main goal in creating the survey was to discover key patterns and forces driving […]

Thought Leaders: November 2025 :: CBRE Healthcare Real Estate eNews

Thought Leaders: November 2025 :: CBRE Healthcare Real Estate eNews

NOVEMBER 2025 U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets Real Estate eNews CBRE 3RD QUARTER MOB REPORT MOB Investment Rises Amid Record-High Rents CBRE Research – November 2025 Report Highlights: • Medical outpatient building (MOB) investment volume increased by 27% quarter-over-quarter in Q3 to $2.7 billion, bringing the trailing-four-quarter total to $9.4 billion. • The average MOB sales […]

Thought Leaders: BGL Healthcare Real Estate Q3 2025 Market Update

Thought Leaders: BGL Healthcare Real Estate Q3 2025 Market Update

BGL Healthcare Real Estate Q3 2025 Market Update Chicago, IL — November 24, 2025 — Activity in the medical outpatient sector trended slightly upward in Q3 2025, supported by steady medical-service demand, aging-population tailwinds, and limited new supply. Transaction volume reached $2.8B in Q3 2025, up from $1.9B in Q1 and $2.5B in Q2. On a […]

Thought Leaders: Now Available - Fall 2025 Medical & Life Sciences Report (Berkadia)

Thought Leaders: Now Available – Fall 2025 Medical & Life Sciences Report (Berkadia)

Berkadia Medical & Life Sciences Fall 2025 U.S. Medical & Life Sciences Report Medical and life sciences investors and developers continued to curb transaction activity in the first half of 2025 as they held out for the promise of reduced interest rates. Additionally, increased construction costs slowed medical outpatient building development, resulting in continued growth […]

Thought Leaders: Care Demand Projections and the Healthcare Multiplier Effect

Thought Leaders: Care Demand Projections and the Healthcare Multiplier Effect

Transwestern Healthcare Capital Markets The Multiplier Effect Every new healthcare job positively impacts the economy by increasing demand for supporting and aligned industries. Physicians are estimated to collectively impact economic activity by $2.3 trillion nationally, creating 12.6 million jobs ($3.2 million and 17.1 jobs per physician). This equates to about $1 trillion in annual wages […]

Thought Leaders: San Francisco Medical Office Market Stands Out in HI 2025 as Bullish Trends, Developments Bolster Long-Term Leasing

Medical Pavilion at 939 Ellis Street strategically positioned in the heart of city’s emerging healthcare corridor SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 2, 2025) – With San Francisco’s office market improving from the challenges faced during the pandemic, the local medical office sector has outperformed the sector with lower vacancy rates and increasing demand from healthcare providers. “We […]

Thought Leaders: The Fine Line Between Strategy and Bad Faith ROFO Pricing in MOB Portfolio Transactions

Thought Leaders: The Fine Line Between Strategy and Bad Faith ROFO Pricing in MOB Portfolio Transactions

By Brian Bruggeman, CCIM, SIOR Healthcare Real Estate Consultant October 1, 2025 In large-scale portfolio sales, ground lease structures with embedded Right of First Offer (ROFO) provisions are increasingly common. However, recent market activity reveals a concerning trend: prospective buyers seem to be manipulating capitalization rates (CAP rates) to disadvantage ROFO holders. While the practice […]

Thought Leaders: How Baby Boomers Are Transforming the Commercial Real Estate Landscape

Thought Leaders: How Baby Boomers Are Transforming the Commercial Real Estate Landscape

Research Brief Demographics Marcus & Millichap September 2025 How Baby Boomers Are Transforming the Commercial Real Estate Landscape Baby boomers entering their later years. Longer-term trends in commercial real estate are shaped by demographics. When looking out over the next five years, the aging of the population will drive some significant changes in the U.S. […]

Thought Leaders: Washington, D.C. Metro Medical Office Market Proves Resilient in Q2 2025 as Bullish Trends Play Out Amid Government Office Uncertainty

Medical Pavilion I & II at National Harbor offers modern amenities in convenient “live, work, play, health” mixed-use environment NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (Sept. 25, 2025) – The first half of 2025 has reinforced the Washington, D.C. metro area’s reputation as a stable and high-demand market for medical office building (MOB) space, according to recent industry […]