As we head toward the end of 2012, it is clear that the currentlowinterest rate, low-inflation financing climate is likely tocontinue into 2013. Many debt and equity investors have been atleast as active this year as they were in 2011, as was evident atthe recent the 2012 ICSC/NAIOP Real Estate Capital MarketPlaceConference at the Marriott Marquis in New York City.

Although fund sponsors are finding it more challenging to raisemoney, there's still an abundance of capital from a variety ofsources. Some insurance firms and pension funds are increasingtheir allocations to real estate, and new players from overseas arealso entering the market in a big way.

The economists, fund managers, lenders, advisors, equityinvestors and developers speaking at the conference agreed onseveral points:

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