EXPO Real: 40,000 expected in Munich for real estate trade fair

EXPO Real opens its doors at Germany’s Messe Munchen this morning (Monday 6 Oct) and over 40,000 participants from 75 countries are expected at Europe’s biggest international trade fair for real estate and investment.

Hosting the entire real estate industry from all over the world, the three-day trade fair has been taking place in Munich every October since 1998. This year there will be 1,780 exhibitors in EXPO Real’s seven halls.

Participants can expect a programme of over 200 events with an anticipated 650 speakers at EXPO Real this year. Nine forums will highlight different industry focuses, from the Tech Talk Stage with topics relating to AI solutions, digitalization, ESG and PropTech to the Decarb Arena, which is entirely dedicated to the climate-neutral transformation of real estate.

Real Asset Media is contributing to the busy conference and event programme at EXPO Real. Our packed schedule of Investment Briefing panel discussions can be experienced at the International Investors Lounge in hall A1 at stand 132.

This programme will include investment briefings on the senior living sector, in conjunction with the Senior Housing & Healthcare Association (SHHA). There will be sessions on real estate trends, on European living investment, on logistics, on Debt & Finance strategies, on student housing and on the state of the US commercial real estate lending market, among many other sector-focused discussions.

The teams from Real Asset Insight, Real Asset Impact and Real FDI will also be on the ground at EXPO to report key aspects of the event and together we will again be producing the show’s principal English-language daily publication, EXPO Day which will be printed for distribution at the event in Munich as well as being available online as downloadable pdf files.

In the run up to the fair, the latest EXPO Real trend index, which surveys exhibitors and visitors, shows that the outlook for the real estate market is improving. The survey reveals that 44% of respondents are “optimistic” about the international real estate market, 35% remain “neutral” and just 22% are “cautious”.

“The current trend index shows that we have reached the bottom and confidence is gradually returning”, said Stefan Rummel, CEO, Messe München. “While the weakening economy, interest rates, political factors and bureaucracy remain key challenges, the overall balanced sentiment indicates a market slowly returning to normal.”