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What's Trending: Medical Outpatient Buildings Capital Markets 2026 Mid-Year Update

What’s Trending: Medical Outpatient Buildings Capital Markets 2026 Mid-Year Update

Cushman & Wakefield MOB Capital Markets Mid-Year Update Medical Outpatient Buildings Capital Markets 2026 Mid-Year Update The medical outpatient building (MOB) sector carried strong momentum into 2026, with improving capital markets, expanding lender appetite and resilient fundamentals fueling a notable pickup in investment activity. Medical Outpatient Buildings Capital Markets 2026 Mid-Year Update The medical outpatient […]

Making Second-Generation Space Work for MOBs

Making Second-Generation Space Work for MOBs

Making Second-Generation Medical Office Space Work: Why Regional Healthcare Providers Need a Different Real Estate Strategy By Juan Vega, SIOR, CCIM, Executive Managing Director at Colliers For years, healthcare providers looking to expand had a fairly straightforward choice: lease space in a newly developed medical office building or build to suit if the patient demand […]

Thought Leaders: Q2 2026 U.S. MOB Figures | Record Rents Support MOB Market Stability

Thought Leaders: Q2 2026 U.S. MOB Figures | Record Rents Support MOB Market Stability

CBRE Figures | Medical Outpatient Buildings | Q2 2026 Record Rents Support MOB Market Stability CBRE RESEARCH | AUGUST 2026 ▲ $2.7 B Investment Volume ▲ 7.10% Average Cap Rate ▲ 1.18 M SF Net Absorption ▶ 9.8% Vacancy Rate Note: Arrows indicate change from the previous quarter. Investment volume is compiled using the MSCI […]

Making Second-Generation Medical Office Space Work: Why Regional Healthcare Providers Need a Different Real Estate Strategy

Making Second-Generation Medical Office Space Work: Why Regional Healthcare Providers Need a Different Real Estate Strategy

By Juan Vega, SIOR, CCIM, Executive Managing Director at Colliers For years, healthcare providers looking to expand had a fairly straightforward choice: lease space in a newly developed medical office building or build to suit if the patient demand justified it. Today, that equation has changed dramatically. Construction costs have increased to the point where […]

Op Ed: Healthcare Development Today is About Thoughtful Design and Speed to Market

Op Ed: Healthcare Development Today is About Thoughtful Design and Speed to Market

By Dan Baumeister, Bremner Healthcare Real Estate The healthcare organizations that will be most successful over the next decade won’t be the ones building the flashiest buildings. It will be the ones establishing access to care closer to home, designing facilities that can evolve with changing needs, and making disciplined decisions that minimize construction costs […]

Thought Leaders: Low MOB vacancies are testing the market

Thought Leaders: Low MOB vacancies are testing the market

Cushman & Wakefield report shows rising space demand as construction lags By John B. Mugford The case for medical outpatient buildings (MOBs) ownership has perhaps never been stronger. Today’s MOB market boasts record occupancy levels, increasing institutional interest and steady demand for new development from health systems who are racing to plant their flags in […]

Thought Leaders: Our Healthcare & Life Science Q1 2026 Market Report is here!

Thought Leaders: Our Healthcare & Life Science Q1 2026 Market Report is here!

Healthcare & Life Science Q1 2026 Market Report Partner Valuation Advisors View Full Report 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 […]

Thought Leaders: MOB Investment Rises, Cap Rates Fall | Q1 2026 U.S. Medical Outpatient Building Figures

Thought Leaders: MOB Investment Rises, Cap Rates Fall | Q1 2026 U.S. Medical Outpatient Building Figures

Figures | Medical Outpatient Buildings | Q1 2026 MOB Investment Rises, Cap Rates Fall CBRE RESEARCH | MAY 2026 Note: Arrows indicate change from the previous quarter. Investment volume is compiled using the MSCI transactional database and deals reported by CBRE Healthcare Capital Markets and CBRE Healthcare Practice Advisory Group. Executive Summary • Medical outpatient […]

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 […]

News Release: Healthcare Real Estate in 2026: Market Insights and Emerging Trends

Davis Shares Rising Rent and Investment Growth Expectations Despite Uncertainty, Rising Costs in Healthcare and Real Estate Industries Minneapolis, Minn. (March 23, 2026)—The outlook for healthcare real estate (HRE) in 2026 and beyond is broadly optimistic, with high occupancy, increasing rents and a positive capital markets trajectory shaping decision-making, according to a Q1 2026 Market […]

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 […]