Connect Healthcare Real Estate 2026

As retailers seek resilient tenancy and consumers increasingly demand convenience, healthcare and wellness providers are becoming some of the most active users of retail real estate. From outpatient clinics and urgent care centers to specialty medical practices and wellness concepts, healthcare is reshaping shopping centers, mixed-use developments, and neighborhood retail corridors. In this session, speakers will discuss how landlords, developers, investors, and occupiers are capitalizing on the growing convergence of retail and healthcare to drive traffic, diversify revenue, and create mixed-use destinations.

The healthcare property market is at a critical inflection point as policy, demographics, and investment strategies are expected to drive significant growth between now and 2030. Societal changes are affecting the industry from multiple angles. As the youngest baby boomers reach 65+ by 2030, demand for healthcare will increase. At the same time, advances in medical procedure technology and the growth of telehealth are spurring the expansion of outpatient care, shifting property needs for healthcare providers. This session brings together experts contending with these changes to inform your strategy moving forward. Panelists will discuss:

• Major trends and policy developments shaping healthcare real estate through 2030
• How healthcare providers are re-strategizing their real estate investments
• Strategies to maximize ROI and invest intelligently within the context of shifting societal parameters

As medical research and technology advance, an increasing number of procedures can be performed in outpatient and ambulatory care settings. For the real estate sector, this means stronger demand for medical office buildings and opens the door to robust investment in this category. The development of ambulatory surgical centers, micro-hospitals, and urgent care centers is expanding. Hear industry experts analyze the effects of outpatient growth on the industry and learn best practices to succeed in this market.

As the U.S. population ages, healthcare and senior housing are becoming increasingly intertwined. This session explores how growing demand for senior living communities is driving the need for integrated healthcare services, including on-site medical offices, rehabilitation facilities, memory care, outpatient care, and other specialized health services. Panelists will examine how developers, operators, and healthcare providers are collaborating to create environments that support aging in place while improving access to care. Attendees will gain insights into emerging investment opportunities, evolving care models, and strategies for positioning healthcare and senior housing assets to meet the needs of a rapidly growing senior population.

As interest rates remain elevated and healthcare delivery models continue to evolve, investors are reevaluating where and how to allocate capital across the healthcare real estate landscape. These market dynamics are influencing transaction activity, reshaping financing structures, and creating new opportunities across medical office, outpatient, senior housing, and specialty healthcare assets. From acquisitions and dispositions to joint ventures and recapitalizations, healthcare real estate transactions are evolving alongside changing capital market conditions. Join leading industry experts as they examine the deals getting done today, emerging investment themes, and strategies for identifying and capitalizing on the sector’s most compelling growth opportunities.

Now that we’ve analyzed the forces currently reinventing Healthcare CRE, it’s time to look further ahead. How will the industry continue to evolve? As AI and analytics advance rapidly, what do leading industry innovators see shifting in the next decade? While it’s impossible to predict the future, we can leverage data and trends can be leveraged to start the conversation.