2013 Western Real Estate Business Broker Forecast

WREB Brokers Survey — Page 1 of 2

Dear Commercial Real Estate Broker,

Western Real Estate Business is conducting a brief online survey to gauge market conditions throughout the region, and we need your help. This survey should only take a few minutes to complete. Questions range from the outlook for investment sales and leasing activity in 2013 to lease negotiations to interest rates.

We’re also sending separate surveys to finance professionals and owners/developers/managers in the Western U.S. 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
Western Real Estate Business
1.Which of the following best describes your company? (Please mark all that apply)
2.Check the box that best describes your job title:
3.Which property sectors do you specialize in? (Please mark all that apply)
4.Do you expect your firm’s total transaction volume by dollar amount (leasing and investment sales combined) in the Western U.S. in 2013 to be higher, lower or the same as in 2012?
5.If you answered "higher" to the previous, by how much?
6.If you answered "lower" to the previous, by how much?
7.Generally speaking, which property categories do you think will experience a high velocity of sales activity across the Western U.S. in 2013? (multiple answers allowed)
8.Generally speaking, which property categories do you think will experience a low velocity of sales activity across the Western U.S. in 2013? (multiple answers allowed)
9.Do you think that valuations for each of the following property types in the Western U.S. will generally increase, decrease or remain the same over the next 12 months?
Increase
Decrease
Remain the Same
Uncertain
Hotel
Industrial
Multifamily
Office
Retail
Single-family housing
10.If you expect valuations to change during the next 12 months, by how much do you expect them to change?
Hotel
Industrial
Multifamily
Office
Retail
Single-family housing
Rise 1% to 3%
Rise 4% to 6%
Rise 7% to 9%
Rise 10% to 12%
Rise 13% to 15%
Rise more than 15%
Fall 1% to 3%
Fall 4% to 6%
Fall 7% to 9%
Fall 10% to 12%
Fall 13% to 15%
Fall more than 15%