" UK development land values are beginning to show signs of stability. Following two years of successive quarterly falls in greenfield development land, longer still in the case of urban land, modest value rises have been recorded this quarter. These rises are 3.6% in the case of greenfield land, and 0.2% in the case of urban land, for Q309. "

" Commercial development rebound continued as total activity rose at sharpest pace since July 2007. Private sector activity, which saw a deeper fall than public sector activity during the downturn, continued to lead the rebound in October. Private sector office and retail development registered particularly marked rises over the month. "

"Supermarkets have emerged relatively untouched from the global recession. Adjusting for inflation, as of August year-on-year  sales value growth stood at 3.9% for food stores. For all retail sales have seen a growth of 0.1%."

" Prime CBD yields in the important European office markets, such as London and Paris, have begun to fall. Which could mean that yields on the Castellana in Madrid will follow suit. "

" “There are visible signs of recovery in the occupier and investment markets in the prime sectors but there appears to be an accelerating decline in both take-up and rents in the secondary assets and locations.”  "

" “Limited movements in the letting and investment market have profoundly affected the overall sentiment in Luxembourg. However, the underlying fundamentals remain strong despite the short term imbalances. We forecast some good ‘buy’ opportunities coming onto the market for 2010.”  "

" “Nerves appear to have continued to calm amongst landlords and retailers’” While consumer confidence has begun to improve, we think there will be quite a long wait before spending levels return to normality. On the up-side we expect Christmas 2009 to be reasonably healthy, however political risks abound in 2010, and too early actions on tax and spending may derail a fragile recovery.  "

" “Although some key deals this quarter should re-ignite confidence in the investment market, the lack of prime assets could see some keen players competing, which could even cause some yield compression in the top-tier market. However, overall market conditions will not improve much more until 2010.”     "

" “Are the next investors hoteliers?” As with all UK property sectors, the hotel sector has certainly not escaped the general economic downturn. With a strong tourist and corporate travel dependency, London is expected to feel the full force.    "

"“The retail market is facing challenging times with low sales and short term forecasts not being positive. These are the times where the good retailers will prove themselves. The same goes for the property market: transactions are low and interest is mainly focused on prime locations. For investors with capital this marketdoes offer interesting possibilities.”"