WASHINGTON, DC-To hear respondents to The Real Estate Roundtable's recently-released Sentiment Index tell it, it's not the capital markets that are the problem--it is the lack of deals.

"Attractive acquisition opportunities continue to draw interest from many bidders, though pre-existing pools of capital compete for a relatively small pool of deals," said one respondent.

"The abundance of equity capital has steered investors toward secondary markets and assets—they are looking for yield wherever they can get it," said another.

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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.