2014 CRE Lending Outlook Survey
Thanks for your interest in the 2014 Commercial Real Estate Lending Outlook Survey, which measured the level of confidence for growth and expansion among some of the most important participants in the supply line for delivery of business capital—mortgage professionals and CRE lenders. Please review the results below.
Rania Oteify, Editor
Charles H. Green
1. Were you satisfied with the funded-loan dollar volume that you were involved with during 2013?
- Yes
29% - No
57% - Don’t Know
14%
2. Were you satisfied with the number of funded clients that you were involved with during 2013?
- Yes
26% - No
61% - Don’t Know
13%
3. Were you satisfied with the ratio of funded loans as a percentage of loan applications that you were involved with during 2013 (loan/applicant ratio)?
- Yes
34% - No
54% - Don’t Know
12%
4. Do you expect to increase the funded-loan dollar volume that you will be involved with during 2014?
- Yes
82% - No
11% - Don’t Know
7%
5. Do you expect to increase the number of funded clients you will be involved with during 2014?
- Yes
81% - No
11% - Don’t Know
8%
6. Do you expect to increase the ratio of funded loans as a percentage of loan applications you will be involved with during 2014 (loan/applicant ratio)?
- Yes
64% - No
23% - Don’t Know
13%
7. Are you satisfied with the degree of property-value recovery achieved since 2009?
- Yes
51% - No
41% - Don’t Know
8%
8. Do you expect the U.S. economy to grow in 2014?
- Yes
64% - No
27% - Don’t Know
9%
9. Does your company plan to hire more people to facilitate CRE business loans in 2014?
- Yes
43% - No
34% - Don’t Know
23%
10. What do you expect will be the most significant barrier to funding CRE loans in 2014?
A. Restrictive lender credit policies – 38%
B. Depressed borrower demand for capital – 7%
C. Real estate appraised value – 13%
D. All of the above – 35%
E. None of the above – 7%
