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WASHINGTON, DC-The commercial real estate industry is normallyan optimistic one, which is why opinions captured in the latestReal Estate Roundtable’s quarterly SentimentSurvey are a head-scratcher. For the most part, the survey revealeda snapshot of an industry feeling relatively content, especiallycompared to last year. However, that good feeling shows little signof lasting. When asked what could go wrong, the respondents tickedoff a number of items.

“It’s a new sort of bifurcation for the industry,” RoundtableCEO Jeff DeBoer tells GlobeSt.com. “For the pastfew years we’ve been hearing about the haves versus the have notsand the well-capitalized companies versus the companies that can’tget a loan.”

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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.