Annual Corporate Report: Outlook on Profitability.

Published Date: 2014-01-26
Outlook and Profitability
- Outlook for 2014. According to the annual corporate report, 36% of respondents predict that 2014 will be better and more profitable than 2013 – similar to responses in 2012. Only 6.3% of respondents believe that 2014 will be less profitable, down from the 10% who had this outlook in 2012.
- Profitability. 91% of respondents report that their properties were profitable or breakeven in 2013. Overall, this response has been nearly identical over the last three years.
- Investment Real Estate Trends. For the fourth year in a row, there are more “Yes, I plan on buying more real estate” responses (45%) than “No, I’m done with real estate” responses (15%). The biggest variation in this question has been the steady 11% decrease in the “No, I’m done with real estate” responses since 2010.