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Our blueprint for successful real estate investment.

The first Edition of this brochure describes the sustainable side of property management.

An assessment based on the Prime Property Award 2007- 2012.

Searching for stability: The uncertain market environment is forcing
investors to adjust their strategies
Safety first: Real estate investors favour domestic markets
Back to the office: Use of space is under scrutiny
Green deal: Real estate industry embraces ESG

Big in Europe: Europe's appeal on Investors continues to be high and keeps raising the stakes
Retail properties: Good deals with structurally strong retail properties
Hospitality: Crowd-puller in mixed-use developments
Digital ecosystems: Platform with potential for inventory management

Investing smartly: Short supply, falling yields and high pressure on capital – how real estate investors meet the challenges and take advantage of new opportunities - Logistics properties: High capacity utilization drives rental growth - Data protection: Security concepts for digital Networking - Risk Management: Benchmark Approach includes market liquidity

Top-class assets:Core properties remain in short supply – late-cycle strategies used by smart investors - Retail properties: Sustainable strategies for the future - Hotel industry: Ambitious markets - Digital twin: Data management for properties

Value-add:Attractive opportunity-Retail parks:Profitable retail segment-Coworking:Flexible operator concepts-The return of the Netherlands:Economic upswing, quality of life and creative work environments are putting the Netherlands back on the map for real estate investors

Many deals to close: Germany’s real estate markets are attracting investors from all over the world. Which regions and asset classes are particularly appealing? - Britain: London and Brexit - Risk management: Safely navigating in real estate - Artificial intelligence: Prospects for the real estate industry

France's growing real estate markets: The economic figures make Paris and many regional cities appealing for international investors - Logistics properties: Investment opportunities along the supply chain - Blockchain: Technologies with tremendous potential for change - Micro Living: Temporary living is becoming an asset class

Hotels: the new asset stars.They are popular all over the world since tourism and properties are booming. The hotel concepts that hold the greatest promise - Secondary Cities: Where investors see opportunities in the US office market - Digitalisation: How PropTechs and the real estate industry are getting together - Portfolio strategy: What property professionals expect from the Extended market cycle

Risk management: Real estate funds respond to the glut of liquidity Office worlds: New spaces for creative thinkers Mexico: An attractive place for investors Dynamic Structures: Digitalisation is changing how spaces are used Investors view innovative retail as a good opportunity

Urban Universe: Investors are also fascinated by buildings that combine many urban uses under one roof - Observe Why real estate experts aren’t expecting a market downturn yet - Evaluate Why investors in Poland are interested in more than just Warsaw - Meet: How hotels surprise their guests with new worlds of experience

Show of strength Berlin’s office market is picking up – and is benefiting from the German capital’s increasing economic power - The Emerald Isle is recovering Ireland has overcome the crisis that sent its property markets plummeting - Bustling office districts A look at successful office districts with an urban feel - The euro falters The impact of exchange-rate fluctuations on investors

Early bird:Why it is worthwhile to invest in hotel projects - Premier league: What unites the office cities of London, New York and Tokyo - Constant flow: How data management fits into the real estate business - Bridging the gap: The strategies property investors follow to balance security and risk

Growth markets:Which Asian countries are attracting investors’ interest - Customer magnets:How owners make their shopping centres future-proof - Forecasts:How researchers detect dangerous price bubbles in the property market

Topics: Investors’ favourite - Logistics properties are turning into an asset class of their own. Hopes for a recovery - How Spain, Italy and Ireland are tackling the effects of the crisis

Topics: Constant change:What real estate companies can learn from industry - Worthwhile investment: How budget hotels win over guests and investors - History with a future:Why it pays to invest in older buildings,and how to make them fit for new purposes

Topics: Credit remains tight: Europe’s real estate investors are seeking new financing partners - Lucrative storage facilities: Logistics properties win over professional investors with attractive yields - American prospects:The property markets in the USA and Canada have bottomed out, and South America is catching up

Topics: New arrival - Poland’s investment markets are establishing themselves; Making the switch - More and more companies are opting for green electricity; Scope for - Property developers and investors find new ways of collaborating projects

Topics: Reliable:Germany offers security for real estate investors - Exemplary: Hotel operators and investors forge an environmental alliance The core of a market: Everyone is talking about core but every investor defines the term differently

Topics: Demography - How population trends impact on property markets - Tenant loyalty - How landlords seek to convince their clients- At the heart of Europe - Paris is Europe’s number one office location, making it twice as hard for other french regions to compete with the capital

Topics: Confidence -US market at a turning point - Ray of hope - Sustainable energy concepts - Building bridges - Investors and property managers pull together in the crisis

Topics: Sustainability - Economically advantaged- Property valuation- The method debate is a mock battle- Modern marketplaces - Shopping centres need to offer shopper experiences if they are to attract customers and investors

Financial crisis - Property industry facing the consequences - Raising the curtain - Transparency has become an advantage in competition - Slowdown - The financial and economic crisis puts a brake on growth in Central and Eastern European property markets

Financial Crisis - New strategies are needed - Airport Cities - When airports become places to live and work - In Flux - The Japanese property market holds both opportunities and risks

MEGA-SECTOR-LOGISTCS - How property investors are profiting from worldwide growth - SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS - Why certification systems are setting new standards- NORDIC COOL - Why Scandinavia is attracting attention,from international property investors

SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS- Why the real estate sector needs to set new benchmarks DEMOGRAPHICS ANDOUTSOURCING- How the demand for office space in Germany is set to change FINANCIAL ENGINEERING- How open-ended real estate fundscan optimise their returns

FLOURISHING MARKETS - Why Asian metropolises are attracting international investors - BUILDING SKYWARDS - Why the high-rise boom is still far from over - GLOBALISATION - Why capital and property markets are growing closer together

BREAKTHROUGH IN THE CITY- Why London's skyline is about to radically change- IN TRANSITION- Why quality of life is essential for urban districts- NEW CONFIDENCE- Why open-ended real estate funds are back in demand

SHOPPING AS AN EVENT- How the retail trade catersto changing consumer behaviour - MAPLE LEAF COUNTRY - Why Canada is of interest toforeign investors - DIFA ROUNDTABLE - More and more real estate investors are thinking globally

Sonderausgabe zum Thema Investmentkultur- Europäische Vielfalt - DIFA veröffentlicht Studie zur Investmentkultur in Europa - Boomende Märkte - Immobilieninvestments in Europa brechen alle Rekorde - Im Interview - RICS-Präsident Steve Williams über Mentalitätsunterschiede