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Obamacare and CRE: Mixed Results

FORT WORTH-A recent GlobeSt.com poll regarding the Affordable Care Act's impact on business and commercial real estate showed gloom and doom. However, some CRE could benefit.

By Amy Wolff Sorter | Updated on August 13, 2012

FORT WORTH-The results from the recent GlobeSt.com poll concerning the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (better known as “Obamacare”) were grim, with the majority of the 632 respondents (52%) believing that “I see job losses and out-of-business signs.” Despite this response, others believe that Obama care might mean good news for some aspects of commercial real estate.

But let’s first examine the poll, which posed the question: “What will Obamacare do to your company?” With 52% believing the worst-case scenario, 16% of those who responded were honest in stating that “we’ll eliminate coverage and pay the penalty,” while 32% pointed out that it’ll “make it better – it’s a great plan.”

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