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X RINFOR - Real Estate & Investment Forum

31 October - 3 November 2006, Sheraton Sofia, Bulgaria

“Real Projects, Real Players, Real Opportunities”

 

 

RINFOR - topics and sub-topics:

 

Residential or commercial – which is the pillar of the regional property market?
The GDP in the region is one of the fastest growing in Europe. As an indicator of this we can use the boom in the investments in modern commercial space and the investment in modern residential properties. If we are developers, which segment we shall bid for? Which segment has long-term perspectives and is there a segment that could be over saturated?
Does the pace of increase of GDP correspond to the investments in commercial properties?
Where will the residential buyer live tomorrow?
Do developers’ criteria change in view of the increased buyers’ requirements?
Residential – the “new commercial” for institutional investors?
Point of over saturation in SEE – whether and when?
Investor of the year or how to plan profitable investments?  

 


Downtown or the suburbs - where is the best location for office developments?
The end of the “downtown” or how will the cities grow?
Which are the suitable office locations in the capital cities of the region?
Offices in proximity to university towns – when will this tendency come up?
Innovative strategies for office space investment – when will they come to our region?
Investors – are they tired from the segment?
Is the investment return worth?
Criteria for a modern office building – which are they and how they change?
What will the office of tomorrow look like?
Offices – still the golden hen in the investors’ portfolio?

 


Retail rush in the region – is the trend still a friend?
Danger of over saturation with commercial centers – is it already present and how shall we recognize it?
Hypermarkets or shopping malls – which one has better future?
Investors – how to recognize the possibilities when we face them?
Price war, broader assortment or added services – how to attract customers?
The shop of tomorrow – where is it located and how it looks like?

 


Logistics – more conversations or rather action?
The warehouses market – what does it dispose of and what does it need nowadays?
Investment in industrial and logistics – a form of adventure or a well-sustained strategy?
The yields – big “on paper” or really achievable?
Specific possibilities and obstacles

 


Risk vs. return – are the Balkan emerging markets still worth investing?
Increasing interest rates, or will a reflux of capital from the emerging markets follow?
Southeast Europe – the new “Central Europe”, or till when will yield levels remain acceptable to real estate investors in the region?
Market transparency – who and when benefits from it?

 


Leisure developments – the next boom in the local real estate market?
Restaurants, clubs and cafés – when will real estate investors turn a gaze to them?
Specific obstacles in front of investors in the segment
Leisure developments – what more can we expect in them?
Purchasing power increase and the leisure segment – a hot connection?

 


To go alone or join a chain - crucial decision for hotel developers
Hotels – rather a real estate business, or rather a hotel business?
Hotel chains – can we cope successfully without them?
From ownership to hotel management – is it a tendency and why?
Hotel owner – a matter of prestige or a profitable business model?

 


Contemporary developments in rural areas – vacation spots for wealthy outsiders?
Who claims “back to nature”, or the new chance for rural areas.
Who intends to invest in picturesque, but rural regions, and why?
Types of buyers and how we can attract them
Types of investments and profitability from them 

 


Internet and real estate – how is the technology changing the business?
The new technologies and the changes they bring to the real estate business
Internet – a generator of structural changes or simply the old business in a new environment?
The web-site – where are we located and what do we offer, or a little more?
The real estate business after 10 years – a forecast attempt

 

Skyscrapers in Sofia – are there real prospectives?

 

 

News
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Board Member Of The Austrian CA Immo To Speak At The RINFOR
RINFOR Business Match launched to enhance the networking opportunities during the event
Topics of the forthcoming X RINFOR
The X RINFOR to be held in early November 2006
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