Healthcare Industry Trends Shaping Real Estate Strategy

Healthcare providers are contending with strong demand for medical office buildings while also navigating rising costs, changing care delivery models, and evolving patient expectations. Cresa’s Spring 2026 Healthcare Sector Report delivers healthcare market insights examining the trends influencing portfolio strategy for occupiers across the U.S.

Here's what we're seeing:

Medical office building fundamentals remain strong nationally, continuing to outperform the broader office market with occupancy averaging 91.5%. At the same time, healthcare and social assistance added more than 670,000 jobs over the past year, reinforcing long-term demand for healthcare real estate and outpatient-focused facilities.

As healthcare services continue shifting toward outpatient and community-based care, providers are reevaluating portfolio strategies, location planning, and patient access priorities. Rising construction costs, constrained development activity, and limited new supply are also placing additional pressure on existing medical office building inventory and occupancy costs.

The report explores how healthcare occupiers are optimizing office space, improving operational efficiency, and creating more flexible real estate strategies to support long-term growth in an evolving healthcare landscape. It also looks at healthcare labor market news impacting occupiers, including continued hiring demand and workforce pressures shaping location and space decisions.

Download the full Healthcare Sector Report to learn more.