Heartland Real Estate Business Developer/Owner/Manager Survey

Dear Commercial Real Estate Owner or Developer,

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 2014 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

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

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

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Developer
Owner
Manager

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* 3. Do you plan to be a net seller or net buyer of commercial real estate properties in the Midwest in 2014?

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* 4. If seller: In which property categories are you planning to sell assets in the Midwest in 2014?

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* 5. If buyer: In which property sector(s) are you planning to buy assets in the Midwest in 2014?

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* 6. Do you have any projects in the development pipeline in the Midwest that your firm will break ground on in 2014?

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

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* 8. If your company has projects in the pipeline for 2014, could you please give a brief description of one of the projects below? (Project name, address, square footage, etc.)

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* 9. Among the following property types, will your negotiating leverage with tenants in 2014 be stronger, weaker or the same as it was in 2013?

  Stronger Weaker Same Uncertain
Industrial
Multifamily
Office
Retail

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* 10. What do you anticipate will account for the bulk of revenue growth at your firm in 2014?

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* 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 2014 versus 2013. (5 = high degree of confidence, 1= no confidence).

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* 12. In your view, will the borrowing climate for new development be more favorable, less favorable or about the same in 2014 as it was in 2013 across commercial real estate?

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* 13. In your view, will the borrowing climate for acquisitions and refinancing be more favorable, less favorable or about the same in 2014 as it was in 2013 across commercial real estate?

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

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* 15. What is your best guess as to where the 10-year Treasury yield will stand at the end of 2014?

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* 16. With regard to the Affordable Care Act, do you have any comments that you want to share on the record about its potential impact on the commercial real estate industry and your company in particular? If so, please type in your comments here and include your name, job title, company name, phone number and email address. You can also leave an anonymous comment.

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* 17. What do you see as the greatest challenge for the commercial real estate market in 2014? Please type in your comments here and include your name, job title, company name, phone number and email address. You can also leave an anonymous comment.

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