WASHINGTON, DC-Respondents to The Real Estate Roundtable's Q4 Sentiment Index report stable current conditions for the industry--but they are less optimistic about future improvement.
The "Current Conditions" portion of Real Estate Roundtable's Sentiment Index remains flat at 70 points. However the "Future Conditions" segment has dropped four points, registering a score of 64 compared to 68 in Q3. As a result, the "Overall" portion of the index dropped 3 points to a score of 67, versus 70 for the previous quarter.
Concerns center around how an eventual uptick in historically low interest rates will impact cap rates and valuations in commercial real estate markets. Policy gridlock in Washington is also a worry.
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Erika Morphy
Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.
