Will the Upturn Continue and Who will Profit from it?

The German real estate market has been one of the most dynamic in Europe over the past two years, and there is every sign that the trend is continuing in 2007. A combination of rapidly shrinking property yields across Europe, the firmness of the German economy and a structural shift of large-scale international capital holders into Euro-denominated property and infrastructure assets has driven heavy foreign and domestic demand. After the highly depressed conditions of the past decade, the German real estate revival has taken place across a wide range of asset categories, including both residential and commercial property and encompassing areas such as business parks, logistics facilities and hotels. German corporate and public sector owners are re-examining their fundamental approach to real estate as the Anglo-Saxon trend towards outsourcing of property assets takes hold in Germany.

The conference organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany and German-British Forum examines the changes in the market-place from the perspective of property owners, investors and intermediaries. It analyses the impact of developments such as the heavy competition for sales of public sector and corporate assets, the introduction of REITs into Germany and the upsurge of stock market floatations of property companies. Expert speakers from several different vantage points not only provide their views on market trends and perspectives for the but also put forward practical advice on how to profit from current and future developments.