Some 36,000 professionals from the European real estate sector and associated services took part in Expo Real 2013, the organisers announced on Thursday.
Some 36,000 professionals from the European real estate sector and associated services took part in Expo Real 2013, the organisers announced on Thursday.
Of the total, 18,600 were trade visitors, slightly down on the 2012 figure of 18,911, while the total for representatives from the exhibiting companies rose to 17,400 from 17,238 the year before.
The top ten among the 68 countries of origin among the visitors were, after Germany: the UK, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, France, Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic, the US and Luxembourg.
The organisers said that focus for all three days of the 16th International Trade Fair for Property and Investment 'was again firmly on networking and business'. The next Expo Real takes place from 6 to 8 October 2014 in Munich.
Commenting on the 2013 edition, Torsten Knapmeyer, managing director of Deka Immobilien and WestInvest: 'We use the trade fair to exchange news and views with our business partners about the current situation in the industry. The numerous events at the trade fair also afford the opportunity to get an idea of what other market participants think about how the property markets are developing. Traditionally, Expo Real has proved to be a good place to discuss transactions."
Jan-Willem Bastijn, head of EMEA Capital Markets at Cushman & Wakefield, commented: 'There was a positive atmosphere at Expo Real 2013 - we are on the brink of a turning point. The mood is continuing to improve and we are seeing an increased willingness to do business right across the board.'
Click here for a video interview conducted by PropertyEU with C&W’s Bastijn about the Growth in Winning Cities survey. In all, PropertyEU conducted over 40 video interviews as part of the 'Spotlight your deal' series.
PropertyEU produced the Expo Real Daily News publication for each of the three days and organised six special Investment Briefings. This was in addition to the October/Expo Real edition of PropertyEU Magazine; the special report, Top Investors.
Click on the links below for the online versions of the Daily News; a selection of news stories from Expo Real and videos of the special Expo Real Investment Briefings (coming soon).
Expo Real Daily News
Expo Real news on propertyeu.info
Spotlight Your Deal videos
Investment Briefing videos (coming shortly)
Premium Members
PropertyEU Magazine
Top Investors
