Emerging business and socio-economic trends paint a rather murky picture of how residential, office, industrial and retail real estate will fare in coming years. However, the demographics for healthcare properties are clear and seem to be pointing in one direction, prompting one analyst to describe the industry's fortunes as simply, "on the cusp of a boom."

For example, there has been significant acquisition activity in healthcare real estate so far this year, including nearly $11 billion in two M&A deals by one Chicago-based REIT. Besides demographics, another key driver for growth in this sector will come from investors' increased ability to raise capital, especially REITs.

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