Following the data exchange platforms already existing in Warsaw, Prague, Bucharest, Budapest and Zagreb, three international consulting companies operating in Serbia, dealing with real estate development, founded Belgrade Research Forum.

The forum was launched in the end of 2012, with the aim to collect, analyze and publish key data on the real estate market. The market transparency and accuracy of the key indicators are the basis for making important investment decisions in real estate branch. Up to this moment, the Serbian market, which is still being developed, has not shown a sufficient degree of transparency, due to the fact that leading consulting companies analyzed and published the data individually.

Three companies, "CBS International", "Colliers" and "Jones Lang LaSalle" will now jointly collect, analyze and publish quarterly the main market indicators, such as the number of office take up in square meters, lease rents and the return rates of Class A office space in best locations. The companies are convinced that such market data, published by leading and eminent experts will help investors, banks, investment funds, leaseholders and appraisers to achieve professional goals and even better results.

Here is what Luke Dawson, Colliers Serbia thinks about that:

Serbia present at EIRE in Milan this year as well

Stefano Intiglietta, the Vice-President of GEFI - Gestione Fiere, the organizer of EIRE-Expo Italia Real Estate, was proud to announce this year's participation of SIEPA-Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency, at EIRE 2013, which will be held from 4th to 6th June in Milan.

This B2B event covers and promotes markets of the Mediterranean, Adriatic and Balkan region. This year, the first-class news is that the presence of 150 investment companies from USA, London, Germany and Asia, has been confirmed. Having in mind the quality of the event, this is the indicator of new business opportunities being offered and existing chances for the exhibitors to quickly and easily get in touch with the competent investors, particularly those interested in the Balkan region.


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How can Serbia take further advantage of Croatia's EU accession?

Stefano Intiglietta, the Vice-President of GEFI - Gestione Fiere, the organizer of EIRE-Expo Italia Real Estate, was proud to announce this year's participation of SIEPA-Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency, at EIRE 2013, which will be held from 4th to 6th June in Milan.

This B2B event covers and promotes markets of the Mediterranean, Adriatic and Balkan region. Mr. Intiglietta highlighted the additional possibilities available for Serbia, starting from 1st July, when Croatia will have acquired the status of an EU member.


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What are the expectations in the Serbian market in the next two years

Mr. Craig Smith, the publisher of Europe Property.com, a specialized magazine and portal related to presentation and publishing of specialized topics in the field of real estate development in Europe, stated his forecasts regarding the real estate market in Serbia. In accordance to the current events, among other things, as well as the undeniable positive efforts of the administration of the Republic of Serbia, which further regulate and modernize the legislation, Mr. Smith believes that all this is an additional recommendation for the improvement of the interest of potential investors.


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The announcement of SEE Real Estate Forum 2013

The annual SEE Real Estate Forum 2013 will be held in Bucharest, on 16th May, when the prizes will be awarded for the achievements in the field of real estate operations for the region of South East Europe. In the Athens Palace Hilton Hotel, in front of a great number of guests, all processes in all areas of real estate development business, will be introduced. As Mr. Craig Smith said, numerous participants from Serbia are expected, with the introduction of the development of real estate projects.


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Serbia is an attractive market for investments

The Chief Editor of the specialized magazine Europe Propetry.com, Mr. Gary Morell, gave a statement for the REMIX production company. He confirmed that the Serbian real estate market has become very attractive for investments. The situation has stabilized and this year, Serbia is expected to enter the positive level of development. With the confirmed growth of GDP, the Serbian market is particularly attractive for the development of retail sector, and in particular for the development of logistics and distribution. Mr. Morell expects that Serbia will become a logistics hub in the Balkans region. What makes him even more assured that such a thing will happen, are the accelerated activities in the field of further infrastructure development and finally, connecting of Serbia via traffic and transport, in a modern way, with the surrounding countries and Europe.

The efforts that Serbia must make to become more attractive for investments

It is evident that the associations about Serbia and the state of its market development, especially regarding the investment attractiveness, remain poor, predominately due to the events of the nineties of the 20th century. Serbia needs to make additional efforts to convince potential investors about its, still evident, stability and attractiveness.

As stated by Mr. Gary Morell, Chief Editor of the specialized magazine Europe Propetry.com more details ..., Serbia is a relatively small market in terms of population and its economic potential of consumption, but in the region, particularly when it comes to the republics of former Yugoslavia, the largest and with the biggest potential. Therefore, each organized participation at relevant events where investors are invited and brought together, is more than welcome. This is one more belief on why such efforts are needed and necessary, in the light of positive changes that will alter the up to now formed opinion on Serbia.

The presence of the Subotica Municipality representatives at MIPIM 2013

After a yearlong break, owing to the SIEPA-Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency efforts, an introduction of the investment potential of Serbia was organized at this year's MIPIM - Le marché international des professionnels de l'immobilier. Among others, the city of Subotica took part in the event. According to the statement of Mr. Guslov, the primary reason for their participation in the joint stand, is establishing the greatest possible number of contacts. Each contact is important regardless of its implementation, and it has its own importance and value in the context of further positive improvement of the investment potential of the Serbian market.

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