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February 28th, 2008 . by mcareyCurrent Market Conditions Don’t Seem To Have Caught Up with Sellers, While Buyers Think Everything Should Be Deeply Discounted
Much has been made of the impact of the credit crunch on the slowdown of commercial real estate investments. But just as impactful as the lack of available credit right now, is that buyers and sellers have not yet come to terms with the the ‘new reality’ and remain at opposite extremes in terms of pricing, which further exacerbates the current deal paralysis gripping the market.
There is almost no investment real estate market at this time, say industry executives and brokers we surveyed for this story. Some 1031 exchanges are getting done out of necessity to meet tax obligations and some institutional properties are trading due to the flow of foreign capital taking advantage of the depressed dollar but the spread between buyer and seller is far too dramatic for “bread and butter” deals to get done.
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