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The Real Estate Roundtable Sentiment Index

Third Quarter 2009

The Real Estate Roundtable Sentiment Index The Real Estate Roundtable is pleased to announce the results from the Q309 Real Estate Roundtable Sentiment Survey. The survey is the industry’s most comprehensive measure of senior executives’ confidence in the real estate environment. This quarter, the survey captured the thoughts of over 120 senior real estate executives, including CEOs, presidents, board members, and other executives from a broad set of industry sectors including owners & asset managers, financial services providers, and operators & related service providers. The quarterly survey, conducted by FPL Advisory Group on behalf of the The Real Estate Roundtable, measures executives’ current and future outlook on three topics including (1) overall real estate conditions, (2) access to capital markets, and (3) real estate asset pricing.

Topline Findings ■

The overall sentiment index has increased by eight points over last quarter, but still reflects extremely weak market conditions. — The Real Estate Roundtable Sentiment Index rose to 491 from a reading of 41 in April 2009.



A significant majority of respondents believe current conditions are worse than one year ago.



Respondents report a significant decline in asset values and have little hope for near-term improvement.



Respondents indicate that capital markets have retreated from the brink of historic collapse, however, they are still extraordinarily fragile.

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The Real Estate Roundtable Sentiment Index is measured on a scale of 1–100. It is the average of The Real Estate Roundtable Future Index and The Real Estate Roundtable Current Index. To register an Index of 100, all respondents would have to answer that they believe conditions are “much better” today than one year ago and will be “much better” one year from now.

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The overall sentiment index has increased by eight points over last quarter, but still reflects extremely weak market conditions. “There’s the story... and then the real story. The mood has improved, but fundamentals have not.” “Things will get worse before they get better. The real estate business lags the economy by two or three quarters. I think it’s at least 9-12 months before we see something of a recovery.” “The operating market will be difficult for some time, but we’re closer to the end than we were six months ago.” “I felt until recently like we’re running in quicksand, but we’re not doing that anymore. The worst is over... but that doesn’t mean it’s good.” “Conditions are still bad, but at least the pace of decline has slowed.”

Exhibit 1

The Real Estate Roundtable Sentiment Index

Future Conditions

63 58

46

Overall

58

60

49

49 43 38

41 36

33 28

28

Current Conditions

Q2 08

3

62

Q3 08

17

18

Q4 08

Q1 09

21

Q2 09

Q3 09

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A significant majority of respondents believe current conditions are worse than one year ago. “The property market stinks and it continues to get worse. We were in the same place in 1990.” “Next year, people will be bold. They’re not ready yet.” “Nothing will free up this year because the capital markets will not free up.” “Only when jobs start to recover will we see REIT fundamentals follow suit.”

Exhibit 2

Perspectives on Real Estate Market Conditions % of respondents Much worse

Somewhat worse

About the same

Somewhat better

One Year From Now vs. Today

Today vs. One Year Ago

100

100 24 75

Much better

44

75

3

6

3

12

14

23

20

34 50

50 39

53

19 25

25 7 0

58

20

10 April ’09

3

July ’09

0

6

5

April ’09

July ’09

3

4

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Respondents report a significant decline in asset values and have little hope for near-term improvement. “Asset prices have declined, perhaps 20-30%, but there’s not enough transactions to really tell how much they’ve declined. It’s impossible to underwrite today.” “Owners don’t want to be distressed sellers, so it will fall to the banks to fill that role.” “I’m more bearish than bullish on asset valuations.” “The bid/ask spread will close in the next year. Sellers will have to begin to drop their prices and accept buyer offers.”

Exhibit 3

Real Estate Asset Values % of respondents Much lower

Somewhat lower

About the same

Somewhat higher

One Year From Now vs. Today

Today vs. One Year Ago 100

100

75 69

75

59

50

9 31

9

37

50 36

25

4 3

1

April ’09

July ’09

36

25

34 30

0

Much higher

24

18

0 April ’09

July ’09

4 3

1

5

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Respondents indicate that capital markets have retreated from the brink of historic collapse, however, they are still extraordinarily fragile. “The banks aren’t making any new loans. They’re pretending that the extensions that they’re issuing (instead of foreclosing) are new lending to make the government think they’re loaning money.” “There’s a fair amount of equity, though it’s mostly on the sidelines. The debt side is a more serious issue. The banks are full up on commercial real estate debt and there’s no one else who can step into the void.” “We’ve been able to access the common equity market and that has some life. The preferred equity market is dead. Unsecured debt is dead. Secured is open, you may not like the pricing, but it’s open.” “Four to five months ago, there wasn’t a penny available for anything. Now, the wheels are starting to move.”

Exhibit 4

Availability of Capital % of respondents Much worse

Somewhat worse

About the same

100

100

3 8

41

75

75

57

71

28

75

2

5

6

24

28

Jul ’09

Apr ’09

Debt

16

9 4

4

Apr ’09 Jul ’09

Equity 1

0

7

0

Apr ’09 Jul ’09 1

Debt

6

5

Apr ’09 Jul ’09

Jul ’09

0 Apr ’09 Jul ’09 2

58

25

25

Apr ’09

12

25

29

60

Jul ’09

10

63

62 25

Apr ’09

17

50

50

Jul ’09

17

50

Apr ’09

30

0

6

21

3

31

50

25

100

8

24

75

Much better

One Year From Now vs. Today 2

Today vs. One Year Ago 100

Somewhat better

Equity

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Participants (Please note that this is only a partial list. Not all survey participants elected to be listed.) Acadia Realty Trust Kenneth F. Bernstein

Colliers Macaulay Nicolls, Inc. Douglas P. Frye

Heitman Financial Jerome J. Claeys, III

Alcion Ventures David L. Ferrero

Crow Holdings Anne L. Raymond

Highwoods Properties, Inc. Edward J. Fritsch

AllBridge Investments John B. Bartling, Jr.

CSCA Capital Advisors, LLC Bradley Razook

Hines REIT Charles Hazen

American Hotel & Lodging Association Joseph A. McInerney

Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. John C. Cushman, III

Home Properties Inc. Edward J. Pettinella

AmREIT, INC. Phillip Taggart

DCT Industrial Trust Thomas G. Wattles

Horizon Bay Senior Communities Thilo Best

Beekman Advisors, LLC John Cibinic

DePaul University Charles H. Wurtzebach

HSA Commercial Real Estate Robert E. Smietana

BlackRock, Inc. Ronald E. Zuzack

DePaul University – Real Estate Center Susanne E. Cannon

Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust Michael J. O’Hanlon

Boston Properties, Inc. Edward H. Linde

Disney Vacation Club Lawrence Smith

Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Thomas F. Hewitt

Bovis Lend Lease Mike Bellaman

DLA Piper Jay Epstein

Jack Resnick & Sons Burton P. Resnick

Boykin Management Co. Robert W. Boykin

EastGroup Properties, Inc. David H. Hoster, II

Johnson Capital Group, Inc. Guy K. Johnson

BRE Properties, Inc. Constance B. Moore

Education Realty Trust, Inc. Paul O. Bower

JP Morgan Joseph Greff

Building Owners & Managers Association Intl. Henry H. Chamberlain

FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated Thomas J. Corcoran

Julian LeCraw & Co. Michael Tompkins

First Centrum, LLC Mark L. Weshinskey

Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC Michael Depatie

CB Richard Ellis Jim Peck

Forum Partners Investment Management LLC Caroline S. McBride

Lane Construction Robert Alger

Centro Properties Group Glenn J. Rufrano

Green Courte Partners, LLC Randall K. Rowe

Champion Partners, Ltd. Jeffrey L. Swope

Greenberg Traurig, LLP Robert J. Ivanhoe

Lazard Robert C. Larson Matthew J. Lustig

Citigroup, Inc. Thomas M. Flexner

Gunn Capital Ventures LLC Thomas P. MacManus

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. Kevin J. Brown

Classic Residence by Hyatt Randal J. Richardson

Health Care REIT, Inc. George L. Chapman

Liberty Property Trust William P. Hankowsky

Capital Trust, Inc. Stephen D. Plavin

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LaSalle Investment Management Jeff Jacobson

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Lincoln Property Company J. Timothy Byrne

Prima Capital Advisors LLC Gregory A. White

Taubman Centers Robert S. Taubman

Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Assoc. John D. McClelland

Private Investor Richard D. Kincaid

Tetrad Corporation W. David Scott

Q10 Capital James M. Murphy

Thackeray Partners Anthony Dona

RD Merrill Bill Pettit

The Bozzuto Group Thomas S. Bozzuto

Real Esate Partners International, LLC Jerry L. Starkey

The EMMES Group of Companies Andrew Davidoff

Red Capital Group Casey N. Moore

The JBG Companies James Iker

Regency Centers Corporation Martin E. Stein, Jr.

The Prime Group, Inc. Michael W. Reschke

Rockefeller Group Development Corporation Kevin R. Hackett

Transwestern Commercial Services Robert D. Duncan

M3 Capital Partners Donald E. Suter Maguire Properties, Inc. Nelson C. Rising Marcus & Millichap Harvey E. Green George M. Marcus Marriott International, Inc. William J. Shaw Mayer Brown LLP Michael Blair Merrill Lynch & Company Douglas W. Sesler Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. H. Eric Bolton, Jr. MidCap Financial LLC Kevin J. McMeen Molinaro Koger, Inc. Robert Koger National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) Douglas M. Bibby Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. Douglas M. Pasquale New York State Teachers Retirement System David C. Gillan Northwood Investors John Z. Kukral Partners Group Nori Gerardo Lietz Post Properties, Inc. David P. Stockert

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Security Capital Research & Management Inc. Anthony R. Manno Shearman & Sterling Lee A. Kuntz Silver Investments Howard A. Silver Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Benjamin F. Needell

Tufts University – Department of Ecomics Jeffrey E. Zabel UDR, INC. Thomas W. Toomey ULI – the Urban Land Institute Stephen R. Blank University of Connecticut John P. Harding

Sonic Carl Taylor Warner

USD Burnham Moores Center for Real Estate Mark J. Riedy

Square Mile Capital Management LLC Craig H. Solomon

Utah Retirement Systems Devon W. Olson

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Simon M. Turner

Vornado Realty Trust Michael D. Fascitelli

Summit Land Partners, LLC Bruce T. Lehman Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. Robert A. Alter

Watson Land Company Bruce A. Choate Willkie Farr & Gallagher Eugene Pinover

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Contact Please direct all inquiries regarding this study to: Mr. Jonas D. Bordo Senior Director FPL Associates L.P. 191 North Wacker Drive Suite 2850 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Phone: (312) 368-5088 Fax: (312) 368-0359 E-mail: [email protected]

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