Rotterdam can easily be regarded as the most dynamic city of the Netherlands. It is the only Dutch city with a true skyline. A skyline that will only get denser in the years to come as more and more high-rise buildings are delivered. It is a city where architecture is used to enhance the quality of life and to revive parts of the city which were lagging behind. It is a city where institutional, ...

The Belgian retail property market can be divided into 3 segments: high streets, shopping centres and retail warehousing. An overview of the volumes registered on both the occupier and investment markets is detailed further in this publication. The prime Belgian retail streets are the main shopping streets in the Big Six: Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, Li.ge and Hasselt. E-commerce is a growth ...

Beginning in the USA and, over the past 25 years, subsequently spreading in Europe as well, a new retail format has been established: the Factory Outlet Centre (FOC) or Designer Outlet Centre (DOC). In the meantime, such a high density of Outlet Centres already exists in some European countries (e.g. Great Britain), that one can certainly speak of market saturation here. Thus, in Great Britain, ...

Over the last 18 months, as demonstrated by the key economic indicators, Spain has witnessed a gradual improvement in its economy, a trend that is expected to continue over the next 2 years. Growing GDP, falling unemployment and rising real wages have resulted in growing consumer confidence, an upturn in household disposable income and increased consumer spending, the key pillars for the success ...

According to the MENESR (Ministry of Education) 2.47 million students entered higher education in September last year of which 63% applied for universities. This is 38,100 additional students compared to 2013, reflecting an increase of 1.5% compared to 1.8% and 1.5% in 2013 and 2012 respectively (Graph1). In spite of the slow recovery of the economy and most surprisingly in spite of the ageing ...

Over the last few years, as shopping centres have increasingly turned their backs on green, out-of-town locations and we have seen a trend towards integrated, inner-city locations, retail parks have been making the most of their positioning to bolster their share of the market. Consumers have been attracted by the retail experiences offered at the edges of their towns and in established suburbs. ...

SUMMARY The Eurozone recorded positive GDP growth for the ninth consecutive quarter in Q2, expanding by 0.4%. This was bolstered by 0.4% growth in Germany, but dragged down by a flat quarter for France. Unexpectedly, Greece grew by 0.9%, despite the recent intensification of its debt crisis.Greece’s immediate future in the single currency area appears to have been secured by a new ...

SUMMARY Although credit policies have again been tightened, we have seen another record in the volume of transactions. Supply is in balance with demand and prices are stable.