Acquisitions

CARLSBAD, CALIF. — As 2019 begins to take shape, commercial real estate investors across the country are starting to hedge their positions on the overall strength of the market, according to Real Capital Markets’ (RCM) 2019 National Investor Sentiment Report. While investors remain optimistic about the overall fundamentals of America’s commercial real estate market, they are increasingly expressing cautionary tones, according to the report. There are still investment opportunities available as long as investors adjust their strategies, as suggested by survey responses. “For the past decade we’ve experienced unprecedented levels of investment activity, with each year establishing another new record,” says Tina Lichens, COO of Real Capital Markets. “With words like ‘plateau’ and ‘flattening’ now entering the lexicon, it’s important to note how far the market has come and that in these good times, plateaus are part of a healthy cycle.” Wayne Vandenburg, chairman and CEO at TVO Capital Management, an owner, investor and manager of multifamily assets globally, attributes the continued run in the investment markets to a strong U.S. economy.   “The only place you can be assured of business doing pretty well overall is in the U.S.,” says Vandenburg. “Due to the size of our economy, we aren’t insulated by …