George Olmstead, senior director of Cushman & Wakefield's Healthcare Practice Group

ATLANTA—How great is the demand for medical office buildings? The statistics suggest great and growing.

The US Census Bureau estimates that the 65-plus population will nearly double between 2015 and 2055 to more than 92 million and by then will comprise nearly 23% of the country's total population. Atlanta has seen a 32.1% increase in the population of the 65-plus demographic between 2011 and 2016, which is the highest growth among the measured markets in the report.

GlobeSt.com caught up with George Olmstead, senior director of Cushman & Wakefield's Healthcare Practice Group, to get his thoughts on this market in our exclusive interview.

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