Als vastgoedprofessional spel ik natuurlijk de Vastgoedmarkt, hèt medium voor de Nederlandse vastgoedsector. Deze maand werd mijn aandacht in het bijzonder … More
Category: commercial real estate
Fund managers face shakeout
The worst is yet to come for the European real estate fund management industry, according to Andrew Thornton, CEO of … More
Meltdown
After the Oscar-winning documentary “Inside Job” there is now another must-see documentary on the 2008 financial collapse: Meltdown. Meltdown is … More
Trump takes gold over cash in property deal
Donald Trump’s newest tenant on 40 Wall Street, his 70-storey luxury skyscraper in New York will be giving him gold … More
New retail concept using QR codes boosts Tesco’s sales online
Tesco’s mission in South Korea has been to become the number one retailer without increasing the number of stores. In order … More
On Chinese Ghost Towns and Property Bubbles
A lot has been written about the economic wonder that China is said to be. Said to be, indeed. Because … More
When in Germany, do as the Germans do…
Just a quick update, after returning from the Expo Real 2010 (the international trade fair for commercial property and investment, … More
Dog days are over
Back to were we started off with this blog: March 2009. We’ve set off while the economy was based on quicksand: … More
‘Nederland mooier door bouwstop’
Nederlandstalige lezers van dit blog maak ik graag attent op de werkgroep ‘Laten We Nederland Mooier Maken’ (LWNMM). Deze werkgroep, … More
Hoe eet je een olifant? (translated)
Het is nu anderhalf jaar geleden dat de pleuris uitbrak. Tenminste, als je het omvallen van Lehman als het kantelpunt … More
How to eat an elephant?
It’s been 18 months now, since hell broke loose. That is, if you’re referring to the Lehman collapse as the … More
Nice animation of new Market hall building – Rotterdam
In Rotterdam, the Netherlands, this new building is currently under development. The ‘Markthal’ building, designed as a huge arch, will comprise 228 … More
On A Peppercorn 