2015 CRE Lending Outlook Survey

Scotsman Guide

Small Business Finance Institute

Thanks for your interest in the 2015 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
Rania Efthemes, Editor

Charles Green
Charles H. Green

1. Were you satisfied with the funded-loan dollar volume that you were involved with during 2014?

  • Yes
    34.3%
  • No
    60%
  • Don’t Know
    5.7%
Were you satisfied with your 2014 dollar volume production?

Were you satisfied with your 2014 dollar volume production?

2. Were you satisfied with the number of funded clients that you were involved with during 2014?

  • Yes
    31.4%
  • No
    61.4%
  • Don’t Know
    7.2%

3. Were you satisfied with the ratio of funded loans as a percentage of loan applications that you were involved with during 2014 (loan/applicant ratio)?

  • Yes
    31.4%
  • No
    60%
  • Don’t Know
    8.6%

4. Do you expect to increase the funded-loan dollar volume that you will be involved with during 2015?

  • Yes
    88.5%
  • No
    2.9%
  • Don’t Know
    8.6%
Do you expect an increase in 2015 dollar volume?

Do you expect an increase in 2015 dollar volume?

5. Do you expect to increase the number of funded clients you will be involved with during 2015?

  • Yes
    90%
  • No
    4.3%
  • Don’t Know
    5.7%

6. Do you expect to increase the ratio of funded loans as a percentage of loan applications you will be involved with during 2015 (loan/applicant ratio)?

  • Yes
    81.4%
  • No
    7.2%
  • Don’t Know
    11.4%

7. Are you satisfied with the degree of property-value recovery achieved since 2009?

  • Yes
    55.7%
  • No
    34.3%
  • Don’t Know
    10%

8. Do you expect the U.S. economy to grow in 2015?

  • Yes
    67.1%
  • No
    22.9%
  • Don’t Know
    10%

9. Does your company plan to hire more people to facilitate CRE business loans in 2015?

  • Yes
    42.9%
  • No
    37.1%
  • Don’t Know
    20%

10. What do you expect will be the most significant barrier to funding CRE loans in 2015?
A. Restrictive lender credit policies – 24.3%
B. Depressed borrower demand for capital – 8.6%
C. Real estate appraised value – 10%
D. All of the above – 45.7%
E. None of the above –11.4%

What do you expect will be the most significant barrier to funding CRE loans in 2015?

What do you expect will be the most significant barrier to funding CRE loans in 2015?

 

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