Tony Wilbert

More and more healthcare services are moving out from traditional hospital centers and into outpatient facilities, requiring medical professionals to think creatively about where their real estate options might lie, says Matt Coursen, the U.S. healthcare lead for real estate services giant JLL. Washington, D.C.-based Matt Coursen serves as U.S. healthcare lead for JLL's leasing advisory business.

Thrift stores, restaurants and pediatric dental practices are helping to fuel retail leasing across the country, but business owners should be prepared to face limited availability, said Nichole Popovics, the new president of retail brokerage TSCG. TSCG's quick-serve restaurant clients also are looking for space for new outlets in a national retail market that, according to CoStar data, is 4.4% vacant.