Healthcare investment national rankings: Dallas, Houston

​​DALLAS, HOUSTON – Dallas and Houston nationally rank third and fourth for healthcare investment sales, according to a new Colliers International report. 

For 2017 medical-related real estate deals, Atlanta was first with $1.1 billion in sales, Los Angeles second with $973 million, Dallas third with $893 million, and Houston fourth with $495 million. 

Real estate investment trusts and publicly listed real estate companies were the top buyers, accounting for 41 percent of acquisitions in 2017, up from 33 percent in 2016. 

The national vacancy rate for medical office buildings fell to an all-time low of 7.3 percent in 2017. 

Over 16 million sf of new medical office space was delivered in 2017, down 15 percent from 2016.