Dear Commercial Real Estate Owner, Developer or Manager,

Heartland Real Estate Business is conducting a brief online survey to gauge market conditions throughout the region, and we welcome your participation. This survey should only take a few minutes to complete. Questions range from your firm’s development and investment plans for 2015 to trends in lease negotiations to potential areas of revenue growth.

We’re also sending separate surveys to finance professionals and leasing and investment sales brokers in the Midwest. The results will be collated and published in our January issue. Conducting these surveys is part of our mission at France Media to provide readers with indispensable information.

Sincerely,

Matt Valley
Editorial Director
Heartland Real Estate Business

Question Title

* 1. Which of the following best describes your company? (Please mark all that apply)

Question Title

* 2. Check the box that best describes your job title:

Question Title

* 3. Do you plan to be a net seller or net buyer of commercial real estate properties in the Midwest in 2015?

Question Title

* 4. If seller: In which property categories are you planning to sell assets in the Midwest in 2015? (Multiple answers allowed)

Question Title

* 5. If buyer: In which property sector(s) are you planning to buy assets in the Midwest in 2015? (Multiple answers allowed)

Question Title

* 6. Do you have any projects in the development pipeline in the Midwest that your firm will break ground on in 2015?

Question Title

* 7. If yes, in which property type(s) will you break ground?

Question Title

* 8. If your company has projects in the pipeline for 2015, could you please give a brief description of one of the projects below? (Project name, address, square footage, etc.)

Question Title

* 9. Among the following property types, will your negotiating leverage with tenants in 2015 be stronger, weaker or the same as it was in 2014?

  Stronger Weaker Stay the Same
Industrial
Multifamily
Office
Retail

Question Title

* 10. Please identify three areas of your business that provide strong potential for revenue growth in 2015? (Example: fee development, acquisitions, leasing activity)

Question Title

* 11. On a scale of 1 to 5, rate the level of confidence you have that your firm will do more development in the Midwest in 2015 versus 2014. (5 = high degree of confidence, 1= no confidence).

Question Title

* 12. In your view, will the borrowing climate for new development be more favorable, less favorable or about the same in 2015 as it was in 2014 across commercial real estate?

Question Title

* 13. In your view, will the borrowing climate for acquisitions and refinancing be more favorable, less favorable or about the same in 2015 as it was in 2014 across commercial real estate?

Question Title

* 14. Do you expect interest rates to increase, decrease or remain relatively unchanged during the next 12 months?

Question Title

* 15. What is your best guess as to where the 10-year Treasury yield will stand at the end of 2015?

The following three questions request written responses. If you want to share your comments on the record, please include your name, job title, company name, phone number and email address. You can also feel free to leave an anonymous comment.

Question Title

* 16. What impact do you think the results of the mid-term elections will have on the commercial real estate industry over the next few years?

Question Title

* 17. What impact do you believe the implementation of the Affordable Care Act has had, or will have, on the commercial real estate industry?

Question Title

* 18. What do you see as the greatest challenge and greatest opportunity for the commercial real estate industry in 2015?

T