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What's Your Fun Factor?
21% I Hate Down Markets.
30% I Thrive in Times Like This.
49% Biz as Usual--for Better or Worse.
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Where Do You Stand on Concessions?
38% Tenants Have Us Where They Want Us
43% We're Standing Pat--But It's Getting Tough
19% We Don't Need No Stinking Concessions
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Affordable Housing in Your Community:
46% NIMBY Is My Way of Life
13% My Neighborhood Embraces It
41% Education Has Helped, but We're Not There Yet
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Lessons From This Slump Will:
2% Make the Industry Bulletproof
75% Teach Us That Cycles Always Rule
23% Too Early To Tell
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Do You Know Someone Who Has Lost His/Her Job?
64% Yes
26% No
10% Yes—Me!
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Brownfield Legislation:
0% Effective Incentive
100% Still Too Expensive
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Are things settling down in the credit markets?
5% I’m breathing easier now
23% Yes, but there could still be problems
48% I’m watching and waiting
24% Hang on—we ain’t seen nothing yet!
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Standard Chartered is moving 300 jobs to Newark from Manhattan...has the influx finally started?
38% Yes...it's certainly a sign
46% We'll wait-and-see
15% I doubt it
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Have We Hit Bottom Yet?
68% Nope--Still More Pain Ahead.
21% Yep--But Upside Is Still Far Away.
11% You Bet--And I Think I See Activity.
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How Do You Spell Economic Relief?
53% Leave It to the Private Sector.
8% The Fed's Got to Bail Us Out.
38% Can't Have One Without the Other.
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What do you think of the Xanadu's color scheme?
14% Eye-catching
18% I can't believe it's such a big deal
68% Eyesore
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Florida Crane Legislation:
29% The Sooner, the Better
14% Should Be a Local Issue
57% Laws Can't Prevent Accidents
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Can Moynihan Station survive the loss of Madison Square Garden?
14% The project can go on without MSG
39% MSG will come back to the table
47% It’s another nail in the coffin
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Another Fed rate cut—think it’ll help restore liquidity?
44% Keep those cuts coming!
33% It can’t hurt
23% Forget it—the markets are down for the count
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Residential Downturn Affecting CRE?
25% Other Sectors Staying Strong
58% Starting to Feel the Fallout
17% They'll Take Us Down with 'Em
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If state budget cuts involve department cuts, what’s most expendable?
19% Agriculture
5% Commerce
14% Community Affairs
43% Personnel
19% Something Else
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Are You Seeing Rent Growth?
28% Yes, But Slower
21% Same or Better Than Last Year
51% Get Back to Me in Six Months
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Gov. Paterson—good for New York real estate?
14% He’ll keep up the momentum
72% Too early to tell
14% He’s not a pro-development guy
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Florida's Economy:
20% Recovery Straight Ahead
80% Will Get Worse Before Better
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How safe are construction sites in New Jersey?
57% Very safe
29% OK, but could be better
14% I'm steering clear
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Can Green Produce a Real ROI?
24% Nope. It's All Hype and Snake Oil
33% You Bet. We're Living It!
43% Only With Incentives.
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Is retaining talent more difficult than recruiting?
32% They’re hard to find and easy to keep
36% Six of one, half dozen of the other
32% Our office entrance is a revolving door
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Now that you've had some time to absorb the Governor's fiscal and budget proposals, what do you think?
22% Might just work
22% Too early to tell
56% Talk about your fuzzy math...
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Who'll Fill The CMBS Gap?
33% Insurance Firms
42% Private Equity Players
26% Your Friendly Local Bank
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Amendment 1 Passage:
45% Great Start to Tax Reform
55% Does More Harm Than Good
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Is this as much of a landlord’s market as a year ago?
0% You own the space, you call the shots
75% A little more give-and-take now
25% Tenants have the upper hand
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If you just won the lottery and were looking to invest some of it in real estate, what would it be?
0% Office
26% Industrial
32% Retail
21% Multifamily
21% Fuhgetaboutit
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The Miami Blackout:
24% Nuke Fluke
76% Another Sign of Our Corroding Infrastructure
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Do you think Albany will approve the congestion pricing plan?
9% The plan will go through on the first try
55% It would take a lot of arm-twisting
36% Maybe next year, if ever
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Which part of New Jersey will see the most growth over the next few years?
29% North
43% Central
29% South
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Cuba: In or Out?
34% Out. The Name is Still Castro
43% In--But Years Away
23% We're Looking With Interest
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Are you doing anything, professionally, to adjust to current market conditions?
50% I'm branching out into other areas
38% Not a thing-I'm fine
13% Why bother-we're toast
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Privately, How Green Are You?
18% I'm Committed--Work & Home
49% Frankly, I Could Do Better
33% Fire Up That SUV!
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Which candidate do you think would be best for New Jersey if elected president?
57% John McCain
33% Barack Obama
10% Hillary Clinton
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Staffing, Which Is It?
30% We'll Add By December
35% Flat. No Better, No Worse.
35% Are You Joking? I'm Lucky If I'll Be Working
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What will be the fate of Gov. Corzine's toll hike plan?
13% It will pass largely as proposed.
25% May pass, but with modifications.
63% It has no shot.
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What Burns Your Toast About Your Firm?
22% Too Much Bureaucracy
18% No Vision
13% No Teamwork
10% No Support in the Clinches
37% Not a Thing. I Love This Place.
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Life in the trenches: How's dealmaking velocity been so far in '08?
10% Terrific...we're off and running.
70% Not bad, but nothing to write home about.
20% Slow, verrrry slowww.
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OK, It's December '08. How'd Ya' Do?
36% We Rallied and Profited
51% We Kept Our Heads Above Water
14% We Bled, Man. We Bled.
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Now that the new legislature has been sworn in, how will they do?
0% Great...it's a solid improvement.
20% It's too early to tell.
80% Same ol', same ol'...I'm not optimistic.
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The R Word--Yes or No?
61% Yup. Brace For It.
39% No, But a Narrow Miss
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What's you're opinion of Gov. Corzine's state fiscal management proposals?
11% Right on the money.
44% The jury is still out.
44% Won't do any good.
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So, What Has the Credit Crisis Taught You?
17% Diversification By Product Is Key
10% Diversification By Locale Is Key
21% Stick To Your Strategy
13% Don't Lock Yourself In
38% Know Where the Door Is
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How would you rate the quality of the young people coming into commercial real estate today?
34% Terrific - better than ever!
38% Okay - they'll get the job done.
28% Disappointing
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So, How's Your Confidence Level?
16% My Guns Are Blazing
58% I'm Cautious but Optimistic
26% It's Gonna Be Bad. Real Bad!
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What’s the Biggest Economic Threat?
37% Housing's Woes
12% Sputtering Fiscal Growth
25% Weak Dollar
26% Oil's Stranglehold
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What's the biggest issue facing New Jersey commercial real estate in '08?
48% The economy
43% Government and legal matters
9% Something else
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What's the '08 Hiring Outlook in Your Shop?
32% Beefing Up
13% Trimming Back
54% Holding Steady
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What kind of year was 2007 for you, in terms of business?
40% It was terrific!
43% It was kind of so-so
17% It was a real downer
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Who'll Do the Least Damage?
14% Clinton
6% Edwards
25% Giuliani
11% Huckabee
14% Obama
20% Romney
9% Someone Else
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The Rutgers Stadium proposal is raising questions. What's your opinion?
42% Great idea - touchdown!
10% It's ok, I guess
48% It should be sacked...and RU football de-emphasized
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Did Bush Botch the Bailout?
72% Too Little, Too Late
28% Finally, a Stabilizing Solution
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If we have a recession, as some predict, how will New Jersey fare?
38% We'll do just fine.
33% I'm not sure.
30% We're in big trouble.
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What Is Your Diversity Quotient?
48% Always Were Inclusive. Always Will Be
11% Women Great. Minorities Not So Much
41% Other Than Middle-Aged White Guys?
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Where Will the Industrial Sector Gain Its Most 2008 Growth?
17% New Jersey
19% Southern California
20% Midwest
27% Sunbelt
18% Global
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When it's time for you to retire, will you live in New Jersey, or somewhere else?
20% I'm a Jersey guy/girl all the way
24% I really don't know yet
56% I'm outta here
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What Term Best Sums up Your '08 Investment Strategy?
51% Buy
37% Hold
12% Sell
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Will Housing Slump Free up Construction Resources?
43% It's the Cloud's Silver Lining
57% Not With China Siphoning It All Away
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In the recent election, why was the $450-million stem cell ballot question defeated?
46% Fiscal concerns by voters
38% Moral issues
16% Repudiation of Gov. Corzine
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What's the economic/real estate outlook for 2008?
8% It should be great!
67% I'm on the fence.
24% I can't bear to watch.
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Part 2: How Do You See '08?
16% We're Psyched
56% We're Cautious, but Optimistic
29% We're Screwed
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Part 1: How Would You Size up 07:
31% It Was a Home Run
40% It Was a Wash
29% I’d Rather Not Talk About It.
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The new Prudential Center arena...
36% Will be a huge catalyst for Newark
36% I'm keeping my fingers crossed
28% Won't change a thing
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Where Will You Place Your Capital in '08?
58% US
8% Europe
20% Asia
8% Mexico
7% Canada
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What's your view on eminent domain?
12% It's a great, important tool
70% It's necessary only in certain cases
18% It has no place in modern society
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How is state government doing vis-à-vis business?
11% Doing a great job
11% Needs to improve-but trying hard
78% Trenton is asleep at the switch
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Corp RE Execs: Is Your Crew Understaffed?
77% Yes, and the Hours Are Killing Me
23% Nope. We're Tripping Over Each Other
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Is Class A CBD the Only Safe Buyer's Bet?
14% Yep--Risk Is a Fools Game These Days
86% Nope--If You Know What You're Buying
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When Will the Credit Crunch End?
7% It's Over. This is the Aftermath
32% Better Times in Q1
61% Buckle up for a Long, Bumpy Ride
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Are You Considering Changing Your Place of Employment
53% Leave Here? Are You Crazy?
47% Counting the Days
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Has Your Firm Felt the Credit Pinch?
23% Big Time
24% Not a Bit
28% Yes, But the Worst Is Over
25% Yes, And the Worst Is Yet to Come
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Is the Public-to-Private Trend on Its Last Legs?
47% Yep. Watch the Pendulum Swing
53% Nope. It's Still Got Some Gas in the Tank
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Do You Suffer From the Lack of New Talent?
56% Yes, and it's Killing Our Growth
44% No. This Is a Classic Non-Issue
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Place Your Bets for a Near-Term Recession
53% Better than 50%
47% Less than 50%
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Are Subprime Woes:
47% A Crisis of Confidence or
53% A Crisis of Substance?
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Property Management Vs. Asset Management
47% The Disciplines Still Don't Talk
53% Our Shop Sees the Connection
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Congress on Carried Interest Taxes:
25% Won't Apply To Real Estate At All
8% Will Apply Only to Large Deals
17% Will Apply Only to Private Equity
50% Will Apply to All RE Partnerships
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What Locale Is Business Hell For You?
18% Asia
19% Latin America
7% Canada
39% Middle East
14% Eastern Europe
4% Western Europe
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The Great Pending Mortgage Fallout:
55% Can Only Help Multifamily
45% Will Spread to All Housing, Including Rental
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Where Will Industrial Grow the Strongest?
25% SoCal
25% Midwest
7% Northeast
43% Nothing Here Compared to Overseas
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What's the Implication of Hilton's Blackstone Deal?
78% Standby for Still More Sellouts
22% Expect a Cooling Trend Now in M&As
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Retail Owners: Do Private-Equity Chain Buyouts Hurt Your Business?
31% They Do Affect Daily Business
69% We Haven’t Seen any Changes
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Are Rents Softening in Your Area?
41% Yep, I Think We've Peaked
59% No Way! We're Going Great Guns
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Will NJ Rule Affect Eminent Domain Nationally?
58% Yes, and the Industry Will Pay
42% No. It's an Isolated Case.
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CBD Infrastructure: Dead or Alive?
34% My City Is Old and Broken
66% My City Can Support Future Growth
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What's Turnover Like in Your Shop?
31% We Find Them, We Keep Them
37% No Better or Worse Than Other Shops
32% A Revolving Door on Steroids
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Sarbanes-Oxley Is Five Years Old
27% It's Become a Non-Issue
73% It's More of a Hassle Than Ever
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The Industry's Peaked. We Just Don't Know It.
56% I Agree
44% I Disagree
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Is Congress Deaf to Real Estate Needs?
86% Just as Deaf as Last Year
14% They're Starting to Get It
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Are Women Really Making Inroads in This Business?
43% You Bet, up and Down the Ladder
57% Token Gains only up to a Certain Level
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$525M for a 94-Year-Old Building?
34% Proof of How Strong the Market Is
66% Yeah, We've Finally Jumped the Shark
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Choose 2008's Economic Growth Leader:
50% China
31% India
19% US
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How Green Is the Building in Which You Work?
20% Cutting Edge
27% Just So-So
53% I'm Suffocating
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Are You Reaching to Get Investment Deals Done?
55% Yes
45% No
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How Effectively Is the Industry Represented on Capitol Hill?
59% Very Well
29% Could Be Better
12% Poorly
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Does Gaming Help or Hurt a Region's Commercial Outlook?
75% The Long-Term Gains Far Outweigh Negatives
25% The Downside of Gaming Carries More Long-Term Problems
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Is the Spread Between Public and Private Market Valuations Closing?
45% Not Yet
55% Yes
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Do Brokers Really Care About Client Satisfaction?
63% Nope. It's All About the Deal
37% You Bet. Follow-up Is Key
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Is Your Firm a Good Corporate Citizen?
64% Please! It's Profits Only
36% We're Good Citizens and We Give Back
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Did Last Week's Stock Upheaval:
50% Shake Your Nerves About Capital-Market Stability?
50% Underscore Real Estate's Value and Allure?
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