Much of my time at the recent REITWorld event was dedicated towards gauging sentiment on shopping center owners. I spoke directly with the executive teams from SITE Centers ( SITC) (David Lukes, Michael Makinen), Brixmor Property Group ( BRX) (James Taylor, Angela Aman), and what will be called RPT Realty (now Ramco-Gershenson) ( RPT) (Brian Harper, Michael Fitzmaurice). Unsurprisingly, every one of these management teams was optimistic on the future. Analysts and major investors, on the other hand, have slightly more caution given trends in rates and consistent disposition activity from most