CRE Attorneys Bullish on Capital Flow

MIAMI—Five years ago, it seemed the commercial real estate sky literally was falling. Today, confidence is U.S. commercial real estate is rising. That’s the major takeaway from a new Akerman LLP survey of top 200 CEOs, CFO, COOs and other top national real estate executives serving clients across the Americas.

Specifically, the Akerman Real Estate Industry Outlook Survey used the words “new heights” to describe the rise of investor and lender confidence in US commercial real estate. Unveiled at the fifth annual Akerman U.S. Real Estate Summit, the survey shows domestic investors have a stronger appetite for real estate assets than in recent years. What’s more, capital availability from a wide range of equity sources also is expected to improve in 2014. Increased activity by institutional forces is a highlight of the survey findings.