Bryan Cave Real Estate Executives’ Forecast

 

2007 Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3.

What effect will the change in control of Congress have on the domestic real estate market?

 

 

 

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a) Very positive

 

0.29%

 

8

b) Somewhat positive

 

8.07%

 

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c) Neutral

 

53.89%

 

10

d) Somewhat negative

 

27.09%

 

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e) Very negative

 

2.59%

 

12

f) Don't know/Not sure

 

8.07%

 

13

Total Responses

 

100%

 

 

 

 

 

14

4.

How important will "green construction" be in real estate development plans in the next 12-18 months?

 

 

 

 

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a) Very important

 

11.82%

 

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b) Somewhat important

 

47.84%

 

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c) Neutral

 

17.87%

 

18

d) Somewhat unimportant

 

12.97%

 

19

e) Very unimportant

 

7.2%

 

20

f) Don't know/Not sure

 

2.31%

 

21

Total Responses

 

100%

 

 

 

 

 

22

5.

Do you believe that real estate in the United States is currently overvalued, fairly valued or undervalued?

 

 

 

 

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a) Overvalued

 

58.21%

 

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b) Fairly valued

 

37.46%

 

25

c) Undervalued

 

0.86%

 

26

d) Don't know/Not sure

 

3.46%

 

27

Total Responses

 

100%

 

 

 

 

 

28

6.

Do you expect that real estate activity will strengthen, weaken or stay the same over the next 12 months?

 

 

 

 

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a) Strengthen

 

16.72%

 

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b) Weaken

 

31.99%

 

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c) Stay the same

 

48.7%

 

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d) Don't know

 

2.59%

 

33

Total Responses

 

100%

 

 

 

 

 

34

8.

If you were to invest in, or lend money secured by, real estate in the next 12 months, in which region of the country would you most likely invest?

 

 

 

 

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a) Northeast

 

33.14%

 

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b) Southeast

 

10.38%

 

37

c) Midwest

 

9.22%

 

38

d) Northwest

 

2.02%

 

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e) Southwest

 

20.75%

 

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f) Far west

 

2.88%

 

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g) Pacific Coast

 

16.43%

 

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h) Don't know

 

5.19%

 

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Total Responses

 

100%

 

 

 

 

 

44

9.

If you were to invest in, or lend money secured by, real estate in the next 12 months, for which type of real estate would you invest in or lend money?

 

 

 

 

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a) Metropolitan office building

 

21.04%

 

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b) Metropolitan hotel

 

4.32%

 

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c) Metropolitan retail

 

8.36%

 

48

d) Metropolitan multi-family high rise residential

 

12.68%

 

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e) Neighborhood shopping center

 

7.78%

 

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f) Suburban multi-family dwelling

 

11.24%

 

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g) Suburban hotel