John L. Gay, one of Strictly Commercial's founders, concedes he is seeing "a slowdown in both construction and leasing activity" but still calls the Orlando market "very healthy." He tells GlobeSt.com, "As a tenant representative, I term 'healthy' as a market where robust leasing activity meets ample product supply."

Gay looks for rents to level off this year as class A buildings compete for more creditworthy tenants. "I expect the class B office market to be hurt the most by the national economic slowdown," the broker says.

His own lean team is generating half of its business from repeat clients and the other half from referrals and the market. "Our recent affiliation with CRESA and our relationships with other out-of-town brokers like Julian Studley (of New York) have helped us garner a good share of the relocations and expansions from national companies," Gay tells GlobeSt.com.