According to Bruce Sturman of Maxal there's no doubt that the mood of participants in the commercial real estate market coming out of 2011 was significantly more positive than it was when we exited 20

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Manhattan, New York, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) December 13, 2011 -- According to Bruce Sturman of Maxal there's no doubt that the mood of participants in the commercial real estate market coming out of 2011 was significantly more positive than it was when we exited 2010. The capital markets for lending are in much better condition than they were a year ago, and underlying real estate fundamentals have firmed up. Rent concessions, in both the commercial and residential markets, are down significantly and vacancy rates have appeared to stabilize. These developments are all very positive.

According to Bruce Sturman The combination of the unprecedented volume of non-performing loan portfolios (NPL) and the limited number of investors able to value, acquire and manage the recovery of these assets still opens the window to an historic investment opportunity globally, to invest in and help resolve the commercial inventories of troubled loan assets. The prevalence of NPLs on lending institution balance sheets has come down across all asset classes, from real estate backed to consumer loans,but opportunity is still present.