MIAMI—Challenges and opportunities are two constants in the commercial real estate sector. But where those challenges and opportunities are in any given season depends, in part, on who you ask. GlobeSt.com caught up with Randy Banchik, EVP of Los Angeles-based Westwood Financial Corp., to get his take on the matter in this exclusive interview.

GlobeSt.com: What are the biggest challenges we face this year?

Banchik: The biggest challenges for our business remain the uncertainty of the U.S. economy and global credit markets, and the overcompensation in pricing of A assets to pricing levels that are not likely sustainable when the cost of credit rises in the future.

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