The medical office sector is enjoying a long bout of good fortune, with vacancy down, new construction continuing to fall behind current demand, and investment sales reaching record highs. Earlier this year, Colliers International’s 2015 Outlook report for the sector noted that the national vacancy rate for medical office buildings (MOBs) is at 10.9 percent, down almost 12 percent since 2009. That, combined with a lower number of construction starts due to Affordable Care Act (ACA) concerns, has led to record MOB sales this year.
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