Reading any of the daily newspapers' headlines can suck thejoy right out of almost anybody's weekend. This isn't a time tohide underneath the covers, but to take the bear market by theteeth and make business happen. Half of our readers polled thinkthis market is business as usual. Another 28% say they prosperduring down periods, while 22% despise dry spells. Paul N.Glickman, vice chairman of Cushman & Wakefield, spoke to usabout the industry's morale, business and the new opportunitiesarising.

"We've been as busy as we've ever been. I think this createsopportunity. Change creates opportunity. I enjoy that. That'swhat's fun about this business. There are new clients to be hadthere are new creative ways to structure transactions, and that'sopportunity. I don't view it as 'morale is down.'

"I think it's business as usual, for better or worse. I thinkyou have to work a little bit harder and a little bit longer inthese types of marketplaces, particularly on the agency side of thebusiness. When you have a supply-constrained marketplace and rentsare rising and there are more tenants, there's more demand thanthere is supply and there are more tenants than there are spaces.It's basic fundamentals.