85% Of Medical Outpatient Building Investors Plan To Invest More In 2026

Optimism was running high in CBRE’s 2026 Investor & Developer Survey and 2026 Healthcare Capital Markets State of the Market webcast on Jan. 20. webcast.

CBRE’s annual Investor & Developer Survey found that 85 percent of MOB investors plan to invest more in 2026 than they did in 2025. The results were shared during the firm’s “2026 Healthcare Capital Markets State of the Market” webcast om Jan. 20, 2026. (SLIDE CREDIT: CBRE)

According to the newly annual survey conducted by CBRE’s U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets team and drawing hundreds of responses from HRE investors and developers, every respondent described the sector as recession-resistant. Eighty-five percent of investors are planning to increase their investment activity in 2026. That figure represents a four-percentage-point increase from the prior year.

While some challenges remain for the healthcare real estate sector, sentiment among industry participants is overwhelmingly positive heading into the remainder of 2026.

“Respondents indicated that the sector is either ‘moderately’ or ‘significantly’ resistant in 2026,” said Chris Bodnar, vice chair of investment properties and leader of CBRE’s U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets team.

Bodnar also noted that 91 percent of respondents reported occupancy levels in their MOB portfolios were either unchanged or higher than the previous year.

“These are the most positive responses we’ve seen to these questions in more than a decade,” Bodnar said. “That certainly gives us reason for excitement heading into 2026.”

Bodnar shared these insights while hosting CBRE’s  The event explored a broad range of trends and data affecting the HRE and MOB sectors and featured presentations from CBRE healthcare professionals, along with Dan McNulty, CEO of New York-based BlackBirch Capital, CBRE’s investment banking partner.

Source: HREI