Survey: Real Estate Executives Less Confident in Health of Market

In the the latest episode of The REIT Report: NAREIT’s Weekly Podcast, Jay Epstien, co-chair of law firm DLA Piper’s Global Real Estate practice, discussed the results of the firm’s recent survey of real estate executives.

Epstien said the results of the survey showed that while industry executives remain optimistic about the health of the real estate market, their enthusiasm is starting to wane.

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Survey Forecasts Favorable Real Estate Conditions for Next 3 Years

The commercial real estate market is set to enjoy mostly favorable conditions through 2017, according to the latest three-year consensus forecast from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate.

While the latest semi-annual outlook is slightly less bullish compared with six months ago, the majority of indicators in the forecast signal favorable economic conditions and capital markets in the United States.

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NAREIT 2015 Compensation Survey Shows REITs in Hiring Mode

Jeremy Banoff, senior managing director at FPL Associates L.P., joined REIT.com for a video interview to discuss the 2015 NAREIT Compensation Survey.

FPL partners with NAREIT on the annual NAREIT Compensation Survey. This year’s survey contains record-setting responses from 135 REITs and real estate operating companies providing information on 132 positions. Participants in the survey represent approximately 75 percent of the equity market capitalization of listed Equity REITs.

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PwC Survey Shows Consistent Signs of Strength in Office, Health Care Real Estate

Real estate investors remain bullish, especially regarding the office and health care sectors, according to a survey conducted by consulting firm PwC.

PwC’s survey of real estate investors in the third quarter of 2014, released Sept. 15, indicated that the office sector is showing consistent signs of strengthening. Most geographic markets are expected to be in either the recovery or expansion phase of the real estate cycle during the next four years.

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Survey Finds Commercial Real Estate Executives Overwhelmingly Optimistic About Next Year

Commercial real estate executives are overwhelmingly bullish on the outlook for their industry through the next 12 months, according to a survey conducted by international law firm DLA Piper.

DLA Piper’s survey, which was conducted in August, showed 89 percent of executives are upbeat for the coming year, compared with 85 percent a year ago and 30 percent in 2011. The survey was completed by 158 respondents, including CEOs, COOs, CFOs and other senior executives and real estate professionals.

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