Financing, pricing gap and wait for distressed sales are blocking the path for commercial real estate investors.

According to an exclusive survey produced jointly by National Real Estate Investor and my company Marcus & Millichap, buyers are preparing to forge ahead with acquisitions in 2010. Two-thirds of investors (65%) who responded to the 6th Annual Investment Survey plan to boost their investment in commercial real estate over the next 12 months. That figure is up from 56% in the third quarter and 51% a year ago. The fact that buyers are once again returning to the table is a huge vote of confidence for a commercial real estate industry that has been slammed in the past year by falling property values, occupancies and rents. Respondents to the annual survey who do plan to expand existing portfolios anticipate an average increase of 26%, up from 24% in the third quarter and 22% a year earlier.

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Are you one of the 65% of investors who are looking to expand portfolios and go ahead with acquisitions on bargain commercial real estate properties in the next 12 months? Contact me in advance for me to find a good strategic acquisition for you.

Alex Zylberglait provides commercial real estate investment advisory as well as research, estate planning, asset allocation, valuation, financing, special assets services, transaction advisory and commercial property acquisition and disposition services.