The pronouncement earlier this month by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that the recession was “very likely over” was scoffed at by some business leaders and economists who believe that, unfortunately, the economy is not out of the woods yet. To the Fed chair’s credit, he did note that while the economy is in recovery, the improvement at least for the short term will be moderate. And the good news, as reported by Real Capital Analytics Inc., is that the net lease market is “a relative bright spot in a dim marketplace.”

