Willingness to buy falls strongest among low incomes and young people

Consumers’ willingness to buy has fallen strongly since the beginning of this year. In the first quarter the decrease was small and about the same for all income groups. The sharper drop in the ...

Equity Office sees signs of recovery in the office industry

Equity Office announces common share repurchase programEquity Office Properties Trust reported results today for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002. Funds from operations (FFO) for the second quar ...

Hines acquires leasehold interest in London's Cannon Centre

Joint venture formed with Railtrack to modernize train station and develop new office buildingHines, the international real estate firm, announced today that it has acquired from the Marylebone Warwic ...

ING Real Estate in renovation Helmond city centre

The Mayor and Aldermen of Helmond wish to enter into a long-term cooperation with the combination ING Real Estate and Amstelland Development for the development of the town plan. The municipality has ...

Amstelland shareholders support takeover of MDC

At an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held today in The Hague, the shareholders of Amstelland NV (property development) lent their approval to an issue of shares and warrants to finance ...

ARCADIS project wins in the U.S. buildings market

ARCADIS announced today that it has been awarded over $8 million in new contracts for its Buildings Division located in Detroit, Michigan. This new work is in two contracts: one for Hyundai Motor Com ...

Amstelland reiterates outlook for 2002

In anticipation of the publication of the half year results on August 29, 2002, Amstelland NV (“Amstelland”) today reiterates its outlook for 2002. As earlier announced, Amstelland expects ...

Fortis gives warning for 2002 profit

The ongoing deterioration in the financial markets has led Fortis to decide to clarify its solvency position and guidance for 2002 profit.Anton van Rossum comments: ‘The good news is that Fortis ...