Real Estate Business Issue 10/2007

ImmoWorld

• Metropol in ZurichA historic commercial building in new splendour
• Velden Castle: Luxury residences on Lake Wörthersee
• Museum Rietberg: Getting to the bottom of the extension construction
• Bangkok Airport: International hub with luxurious spa area
• LondonA "cheese wafer" for 715 million francs
• Big AppleJohn Cleese bought apartment at bargain price
• Superstructures in Morgen: Exclusive "SeeRenades"

Markets & Players

• Robert Heuberger: On the road to real estate success for over SO years
• SchaffhausenAn attractive region on the rise
• Bulgaria: Risky investment alternative on the Black Sea
• Investments: Demand for real estate remains strong
• Asking rentsContinuous inflation - from Zurich to Berne

Investment & Financing

• In the sightsForeign investors covet and buy Swiss real estate
• Real estate valuationDifferent assessment of the capitalisation rate
• Swiss funds: Investments with stable value defy the US crisis
• Financial marketsSwitzerland, Europe, North America and Asia

Projects & Objects

• Dorniei MuseumA temple to aviation is being built in Friedrichshafen
• Alpenrhein VillageA shopping mecca is growing on a greenfield site in Landquart
• Ras al-Khaimah: Futuristic congress centre in the desert sand

Know-how & Service

• ManagementPeter Gallmann (MIBAG) about Property and FM
• facilities managementEnormous potential in the Arab Emirates
• AgendaFairs, meetings, conferences

De Luxe

• Loft in Biel: Radical concept for new living spaces
• Big ApplePhilippe Starck's fascinating residential projects in Soho

Final point

• Marco Solar! to EXPO 2020: "Bring ideas and make something of them!"

Rubrics

• EditorialBillions flow into Switzerland
• Imprint
• Job market
• ColumnUrs Ledermann on authorities and stonewalling officials
• Housing promotions