1.
The boss was appointed in the hope that she would be able to ....... results.
2.
In the very beginning she had a meeting with all the staff, which turned out to be extremely ........
3.
Although many people wanted to remain ....... to her predecessor, they soon started to respect her style of
managment.
4.
At the first series of interviews the question was whether to appoint a newcomer or ....... a current employee.
5.
The decision was finally taken that appointments should be based purely and simply on ........
6.
There was a new spirit in the company and for the first time in ages staff at last felt they were being ........
7.
Employees were beginning to receive ....... for the hard work that they had been doing.
8.
It soon became apparent that under the new management people were also starting to ....... some of their free time to the company.
9.
Some of the longest serving staff actually looked ....... to coming into work.
10.
At the end of her first year it was ....... to everyone that as the new boss she had been totally accepted.
11.
Ray Alcorn of Park Real Estate Inc remarks that real estate is a capital-intensive industry, and its health rises and falls with capital availability; currently the capital markets are so ....... with cash, they can't find a place for it all.
12.
Boom times typically engender oversupply of product, but construction prices have skyrocketed due to natural disasters and rising commodity prices, which has ....... new building in all property types.
13.
Rising consumer interest rates will further slow consumer purchasing and the housing market, and may produce the desired soft ........
14.
Historically, contractions in capital have a negative effect on valuations, and current ....... from government regulators aiming to trim commercial banks' real estate loan exposure are worrisome.
15.
Global markets are literally awash in capital, all of it seeking yield and stability; fortunately, commercial real estate offers both, and even if banks are constrained there is a ....... of capital to fill the void.
16.
Construction costs have gone through the ....... in the past year due to natural disasters and increased commodity prices.
17.
High construction costs and condo conversions have reduced new supply and a slowing housing market increases rental demand, so owners can now flex their muscles with rent increases, and those who bought at high valuations may yet get the ........
18.
Areas with declining employment and population will experience an acceleration of those trends, and investors
will not acquire properties in such markets without good reason to believe a comeback is in the ........
19.
Retail properties will suffer as owners rediscover risk as a component of value, but most of these assets are owned by well-capitalized private equity groups that can easily ....... the storm.
20.
Acquisition of stabilized properties at low cap rates with little potential for rent growth is a sure ....... for below market returns.
