While some small investors ought to consider buying properties and be satisfied by a modest return, many larger investors are holding out for returns above 20 percent, further slowing sales volume, panelists at a Midtown event told an audience of real estate professionals this morning. Owners of low-cost properties can make a nearly 10 percent annual return for their money if they buy a property under a triple-net lease scenario, said Marilyn Kane, managing director at Sperry Van Ness/Butler Kane, one of six speakers on a panel organized by the real estate-focused NYC Network Group. [more]