Industry Indicators from The Real Estate Roundtable Sentiment Index

The Real Estate Roundtable recently released their Q1-2013 Sentiment Survey.  The survey is the commercial real estate industry’s most comprehensive measure of senior executives’ confidence in the industry.  The survey receives the opinions of CEOs, presidents and other top executives on the following topics: overall real estate conditions, access to capital markets and real estate asset pricing. The top findings from the Q1 Survey found that most executives see conditions slowly improving.  With that being said, optimism is tempered due to lingering concerns about economic and fiscal uncertainties. Industry leaders are also hopeful for economic growth and improving fundamentals to be key drivers.  Asset values continue to appreciate to the point of pre-crisis level due to low interest rates, but there’s still the threat of rising interest rates.   To see the report in its entirety, click here.