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2017 / iberian.propery // 13
ISSUE: TOP IBERIAN cities //events
European markets offer
«solid»
opportunities
Looking at the current reality in the Old Continent, Claudia Boymanns has
no doubts:
«the boom continues, and there are great opportunities now if
you are looking for investors».
And that is a topic that will be featured in
the EXPO REAL conference program.
Especially because, she states,
«the European Central Bank continues
to drive this development through low interest rates. And, although there
is growing uncertainty regarding how long this policy will last, the industry
expects that change will be quite moderate in an initial stage, which does
not imply an interruption, but rather the possibility for markets to adapt
gradually»
. In this sense,
«many markets in Europe offer solid investment
opportunities. Aside from Germany, countries like Spain, Holland, Sweden,
Finland, France and the United Kingdom are those that stand out the most»
.
At the same time, the director of EXPO REAL also notes that
«we are
living in turbulent political times. The European Union is struggling to define
its future direction. On the one hand, there are increasingly nationalistic
tendencies, while on the other, France has created a new stimulus to drive
cooperation. It is also uncertain how the USA’s protectionist tendencies will
impact real estate and investment markets in the long run».
However, EXPO REAL’s conference programwill not dwell on these topics
alone, also addressing urban development projects and asset classes
such as tourism, logistics, retail and health, within an international context.
Spain and Portugal are gaining ground
«The solid recovery of the Iberian market has also been felt at EXPO REAL»
,
affirms Claudia Boymanns. And one of the reflections of the positive
phase the region is experiencing
«is the fact that visitors from the Iberian
Peninsula are among the TOP 10 nationalities participating in the trade
fair»
, the director comments.
Mindful of this market’s trends, the organisation took the robust interest
for investment in Iberia into account when defining the conference pro-
gram, which will include different sessions dedicated to those markets,
Boymanns explains. Therefore, at the Investment Locations Forum (Hall
A1, stand 040), the morning of ThursdayOctober 5th will focus entirely
on southern Europe.
Beginning at 12h40, the conference
«Invest in the Fast Growth Europe –
Iberia»
is organized by Iberian Propertywith the main goal of portraying a
faithful scenery available today to real estate investors in Iberia, at the same
time it acknowledges the biggest investment opportunities in Spain and
Portugal. To that end, the organization brings to the stage Manuel Enrich
Izard, SAREB´s Investor Relations Director, the entity in charge of alienating
a portfolio of more than 50.000million euros in Spanish real estate assets;
together with Sérgio Saraiva, Lisbon South Bay administrator, this Portu-
guese society, besides managingmore than 600 ha in business locations,
is also actively promoting Lisbon Waterv City, one of the biggest urban
renewal projects going on at an European Capital. These two responsible
will be joined by Pedro Coelho, administrator at Portuguese SquareAsset
Management and Borja Ortega, Capital Markets Director at JLL Spain.
This
“iberian”
morning program starts at 10 am, with
“Viva España”
session,
or
«
How “real” is Madrid?», and will include the participation of guest
speakers Gunther Deutsch, Managing Director and Head of Investment
Transactions Europe at Barings Real Estate, andAlejandro Monge, Director
of Transactions, Spain at Invesco Real Estate. Immediately afterwards,
starting at 11am, the session dedicated to
«Portugal: a look at the land
of the European football Champions»
will include input from speakers
João Lélis, Fund Manager at Sonae Sierra and Ricardo Quaresma, from
the department of Capital Markets at Worx Real Estate Consultants.
«We are experiencing the fact that many cities and regions use EXPO REAL to
promote networking and partnerships, so that the challenges of urbanisation,
but also those of attracting investment, can be mastered better. At the same
time, events in the forums provide the advantage that you can present a site
comprehensively with its growth opportunities and advantages to draw the
attention of companies and investors to newplans and projects»
, she adds.
Regarding the Iberian presence in the exhibition, Claudia Boymanns also
underlines greater participation by the cities of Lisbon and Barcelona,
which this year expanded their exhibitive space, as well as the presence
of the Portuguese multinational Sonae Sierra.
Iberian.Property promotes
once again the best
investment opportunities
in Spain and Portugal,
organizing the conference
«Invest in the Fast Growth
Europe – Iberia» in the
morning of October 5th