Real Estate Business Issue 12/1997

Front page

• Buyers are available
• c become prime real estate

Editorial

• Editor-in-Chief Heinz Ernst Daester on railroad stations and their economic prospects

Business

• Demand is much greater than claimed
• From eyesore to successful superstructure
• Fund Manager Survey: Set to Wait and See
• Locations sought in the best locations
• Gleanings
• Alpine Leisure Property: Optimization of management
• Jumbo markets: Rapid further growth

Special stations

• Part 1: Renaissance of the stations
• Part 2: Connected cities are more competitive with foreign countries
• Part 3: High-speed rail brings traction to the real estate industry

Investments

• Spread risk ensures good return
• Lots of shine, little oomph

Barometer

• Cautious optimism

People

• Thomas Guggenheim, Werner Hegnauer, Peter Epting, Erika Siegenthaler, Peter Steiner, Heinrich Baumann-Steiner, Hans Rölli, Walter Suter

Interview

• Felix P. Wehrli on the Swiss real estate market, which has become more attractive for foreign investors

Politics

• Abolition of inheritance tax for direct descendants demanded
• Gleanings

Forum

• Column: The Banks as Active Preventers of Recovery?
• Imprint

Reader Service

• Inform companies

Law & Taxes

• Real estate investments in Germany: What you need to watch out for