"The impact on the property market."

"With many developers and funders hard hit by the downturn, we are likely to see a change in the approach to development in the future."

"With a coalition Government in place for the first time since 1974, the consequences for the property market remain uncertain."

" Occupier demand improves for quality premises in good locations, despite generally fragile confidence. Signs of operational resilience, with some operators reporting positive like-for-like sales growth in 2009, although at the expense of margins in some cases.    "

" Investors are still taking a cautious approach to Spain, even when they have clear investment objectives. The problem is that every investor is looking for the same product, which is very difficult to find. Therefore, there will only be a few high quality shopping centre deals closed in 2010 and yields will compress as pressure from demand and reduced supply take effect. "

" Retail Parks stir up strong interest amongst international investors. They seek well anchored parks in the principal Spanish cities at market rental levels with good lease lengths and minimal vacancy. What many investors are not aware of is how scarce this product is and of the lack of projects under construction. "

"“The Utrecht property market is typical of the national trend. The occupier demand in Utrecht fell slightly behind that of last year, while the investment market has shown a significant increase.”"

" The French commercial investment market doubled turnover during Q110, totalling nearly €1.8 billion compared to €0.9 billion in Q109. This is according to international real estate advisor Savills. French investors and German Funds continue to dominate the market, with the exception of the sale of the 35,000 sq m HSBC headquarters located at 103 avenue Champs Elysées to a Qatar investor for €425 million. Savills research also notes a marked increase in domestic private investor spend was seen in 2009 up 12%, a trend it expects to continue into 2010. "

" “Previous structural reforms in the banking system after the 2001 crisis had put Turkey in a stronger position than other emerging economies. Based on economical recovery, we expect office demand to get stronger in the course of 2010 and rents will benefit from this situation and continue to rise”      "

" The investment market is currently on tenterhooks. Pressure to invest in both national and international prime office buildings (in the CBD or consolidated periphery) continues to increase, but there is no corresponding yield shift to fulfil potential sellers’ price expectations. The key question is: who will be first to give in and start doing deals? It seems that demand will force investors’ hands.     "