According to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), 2017 started with only the second rise in federal interest rates since 2006 and the start of a new presidential administration that is already showing itself to be very disruptive on many fronts. Despite all this uncertainty, respondents to a recent survey predict a fairly strong year for U.S. commercial real estate overall - though with the New York metro area as a possible exception.

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