10 Years of EXPO REAL – Europe´s biggest trade fair for commercial property

1,823 companies from 43 countries exhibited at EXPO REAL 2007 – this was a rise of eleven percent as compared to last year. In addition to the 23,800 visitors, some 15,000 representatives from the exhibiting companies were also present at the fair. This brings the total number of participants to over 39,000. For the first time the event took up six exhibition halls, covering 63,000 square metres of space. Companies from outside Germany accounted for over one third of this total. In comparison to 2006, EXPO REAL this year took up over 40 percent more space. “The rise in demand at EXPO REAL 2007 comes from the international spectrum – from Europe, Russia, the Middle East and the United States of America. We very much appreciate the global reach of the fair, which increases year by year,�? said Frank Lamby, Board Member of Hypo Real Estate Holding AG, Germany.

Also commenting on the importance of EXPO REAL, James A. Fetgatter, Chief Executive of the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) from the USA, added: “EXPO REAL is the gold standard of real estate trade fairs. The concentration of real estate business being conducted in one place at the same time would be difficult to duplicate: This is a must-attend conference for serious real estate investors.�?

Record of success Exhibitors EXPO REAL 2007

Record of success Visitors EXPO REAL 2007

More visitors, more exhibitors from growth markets and more exhibition space – EXPO REAL, which took place in Munich from 8 to 10 October 2007, attracted 23,800 trade visitors from 77 countries. When compared to last year, this 10th International Commercial Property Exposition recorded a 13-percent increase in visitor numbers. The rise in the number of visitors coming from abroad was even more marked – at 24 percent. “EXPO REAL is the biggest European real estate meeting point,�? said Jos Franck, Member of the Executive Board of Bouwfounds Property Development of the Netherlands. Speaking about the ten years of EXPO REAL, Eugen Egetenmeir, a member of the Management Board of Messe München, said: “We have managed in this time to gain the respect and trust of the sector and as a result to grow EXPO REAL into an exceptional success story.�?

The top ten countries of origin among the visitors – after Germany – were (in this order): Great Britain, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Russian Federation, France, Poland, the US and Italy.