APRIL 2013 |
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05 EDITORIAL
06-07 NEWS MAP Top ten stories from around the globe
08 NEWS ANALYSIS What’s been happening in the property world
Wish you had been there? IHIF Berlin (14) IHIF - the International Hotel Investment Forum - came back to Berlin. Now in its 16th year, this event brings together everyone who matters in the world of hotel investment. Anyone designing, building or operating a resort development or wanting to invest in one could not help but fi nd IHIF the answer to their prayers. Find out what you missed at this ‘must attend’ event.
Build Green (15)
Why and how developers should be designing ‘green’ into their projects and then delivering on their promises. The key elements of developing a building sustainably – from the ground up. Everything from reusing rubble to generating and saving energy whilst, at the same time, making your projects more saleable and more profi table.
10 NEWS EXTRA The news behind the news.
18 PORTUGAL HAS A PLAN The government has teamed up with the industry
20-21 LEGAL ROUNDUP This month’s legal news from the industry
22 TRAINING The elevator. Getting your sales off the ground fl oor
23 TECHNOLOGY Mobile applications your business really needs
24-25 YOUR OFFICE ON AN IPAD - Part 2 After two months, what do our testers think?
26-27 THREE WISE (WO)MEN Getting the best out of exhibitions - the users’ view
28 LETTERS & BLOGS What the world thinks
The Round Table: Homes = Happiness (42-45)
Brazil’s Minha Casa, Mihna Vida social housing programme is now four years old and over 1 million low cost homes have already been delivered. Has it lived up to its promises? Have the developers and investors made money out of doing good? What does the future hold? OPP asked some experts for their views.
30-33 COUNTRY REPORT Australia: the important facts and fi gures
34-36 LETTERS FROM OUR EDITORS Catching up with the US and India
38-41 EVENTS Past & upcoming events
All Eyes on Africa (53) Chinese investors, hotel operators, developers and international real estate agents are all taking a close look at Africa and liking what they see. What appeals to them and why? Where are they looking and, more importantly, where are they actually doing business? Is this an opportunity for your business? If so, how do you take it further?
46-48 LETTERS FROM... Our global correspondents keep in touch 50 ITALY
Is it pain or pasta in the Italian market?
52 INDONESIA The next great opportunity in South East Asia?
54-55 MORTGAGES Portugal – who can get a mortgage and how?
The Last Word: Samih Sawiris (62-63) Samih Sawiris is a man who has – and does – it all. Builder, businessman, billionaire and philanthropist, the Egyptian born CEO of Orascom is clearly a very busy man. How does he fi t everything in? What is important in his life? How did he make his money? What is the key to his business success? We caught up with him to fi nd out.
56-57 FX REPORT The Brazilian Real – past, present and future
59-60 PROPERTY PORTALS How can property potals help your business?
64 COMING SOON A preview of the ‘new’ OPP Magazine - due in June
66 PROBLEM PAGE Dealing with a failing development
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