"The outlook for the farmland market as at October 2010."

" House builders and investors found 2008 a difficult year, in the UK. House prices fell dramatically, transactions dried up, new build became a dirty word among lenders and development land values plummeted. Price falls shrank the net value of residential investment portfolios and the withdrawal of buy-to-let mortgage finance left few able to cash in on the bottom of the market. "

" The Republic of Montenegro is a Mediterranean country located in south eastern Europe. It shares borders with Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia and Albania, and lies across the Adriatic Sea from Italy. It has a small population (620,000 from the 2003 census), 27% of who live in the capital, Podgorica. Montenegro has been a sovereign state since independence from its union with Serbia in 2006. It has since joined Nato’s Partnership for Peace (PfP) programme (2006) and is currently a potential candidate for European Union (EU) membership. "

" “Demand from cash rich buyers remains strong but with more stock expected to be released in the next 6 months and economic uncertainty continuing, caution is still evident. Motivated sellers are therefore encouraged to work with auctioneers to close the gap between buyer/seller expectations. ”  "

" Tentative economic recovery will intensify competition for assets in prime markets. Following the softening in prime yields seen in some sectors last month, July was characterised by lack of activity with only one sector reporting any movement.    "

" “Healthy market indicators for Q2 2010, especially for the prime sector, confirm the constant need in Milan for high quality premises. Although a positive trend cannot be confirmed we expect occupier and developer activity to continue in this segment of the market”.       "

" Marginal expansion of development activity in July, but outlook turns negative for first time in twelve months. Overall growth was driven by higher levels of private sector activity, as public sector development continued to fall sharply. "

"One of the most significant investment deals lately, Paseo de Recoletos 3, has set a new record for the length of negotiation period and has exceeded previous records for yields. The number of buyers reflects demand for assets of this type and quality."

" Acquisitions from the local investment market, now peaking at 75%, have become the principal purchase group as global financing issues and eurozone fears hit cross-border investors. 2010 will be dictated by the activity of local domestic real estate funds which show no signs of reducing the exposure to Belgian real estate.  "

"“During the first half of 2010 the Amsterdam office market showed strong signs of recovery. Tenant demand increased by 36% to 132,000 sqm and investment volume almost doubled to €330million.”"