Harbor Health expands into Houston with Village Medical clinics deal Harbor Health, an Austin-based "payvider," is expanding into the Houston market by acquiring 27 Village Medical clinics and launching insurance products across the region. Harbor Health expects to close the purchase of 27 of Houston’s 41 Village Medical locations by the end of 2026. The clinics will retain the Village Medical name and continue accepting patients' current insurance without requiring action from consumers.

Hedge Fund Breaks NYC Record With $375 psf Office Lease Average Manhattan Class-A office space sits at $85 per square foot, yet one hedge fund just agreed to pay more than four times that amount to lock down a building that does not even exist yet. 🔗 bit.ly/4yE9i9c

Houston’s medical-office market is seeing larger tenant requirements as new supply nearly dries up. From March 2024 to March 2026 vs. the comparable pre-pandemic period: 📈 15,000–20,000 sf leases nearly tripled 📈 10,000–15,000 sf leases nearly doubled Private-equity-backed providers, especially in aesthetics, wellness, plastic surgery, and diagnostic imaging are expanding from small, roughly 2,500-SF footprints into 7,000–15,000 SF. Only one outpatient medical office project remains under construction in the Houston area. Developers are increasingly waiting for pre-leasing commitments before starting construction because of elevated building costs. Houston healthcare real estate demand is shifting toward fewer but substantially larger, brand-forward outpatient locations.

Healthcare added about 3 of every 4 U.S. jobs from Sept. 2025 to Sept. 2026 - Healthcare: +372,000 jobs (+2%) - Rest of the economy: +124,000 (+0.1%) - Fastest-growing sector - Now a record 11.7% of all U.S. jobs

Texas has spent years building a reputation around energy and tech, but Eli Lilly just broke ground on the single largest active pharmaceutical project in state history. bisnow.com/news/houston/cons…

Medicare is pushing site-neutral payments, shifting procedure volume from hospitals to outpatient centers. If you run a medical group, your space requirements are about to change. Facilities are decade-long bets, so start planning your real estate strategy now. 🔗bit.ly/4xRgVJ3

IDK ... I drove 100 miles round trip today to show a surgery center property to a client today. I made an @bucees stop. It was wall-to-wall packed. bisnow.com/news/national/ret…

For nearly a decade, Texas economic developers promised Houston would become the 'Third Coast' of biotechnology, and for nearly a decade, critics called it wishful thinking until multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical plants started quietly showing up. realtynewsreport.com/biotech…

A seafood restaurant in Baton Rouge, a Staples in Maine, and a Macy’s in Dallas are all becoming outpatient clinics. Converting offices and stores into medical buildings used to be rare because of HVAC, parking, and equipment demands. Nearly a million square feet of those projects started in 2025, and another 800,000 square feet have started this year, a sharp rise from 2024. Adaptive reuse is emerging as a practical response to high development costs and tight supply in the medical outpatient building (MOB) sector. Elevated construction costs: New MOB development remains expensive (often $500+ per square foot all-in in many markets). Ground-up projects face high capital costs, longer timelines, and constrained financing. Strong demand + limited supply: National MOB occupancy sits near record levels (around 92.5% in top markets), with absorption outpacing deliveries. Outpatient care continues shifting away from hospitals due to demographics (aging population) and lower-cost care models. Surplus commercial inventory: Traditional office vacancy remains elevated in many markets, and some retail assets are underutilized. Converting these can be faster and cheaper than building new when the right building is available. Retrofitting existing space is frequently more economical than new construction, especially for lower- to moderate-acuity outpatient uses (exam rooms, clinics, physical therapy, and basic imaging).

Employer healthcare will cross $19,000 per worker in 2027, marking four straight years of near double-digit increases. Wage growth cannot offset this. The expansion of GLP-1 indications and high-cost claims is quietly breaking the employer-sponsored insurance model. prnewswire.com/news-releases…

6 Reasons the Medical Office Building Market Is Outperforming 1⃣ 92.5% occupancy, a record high 2⃣ Net absorption outpacing new deliveries 3⃣ Outpatient migration accelerating 4⃣ Construction activity falling short of demand 5⃣ Institutional investors increasing MOB allocations 6⃣ Health systems expanding suburban footprints Supply is tight. Demand is not letting up. This market has legs.