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Proptech and the market’s international expan-
sion in Spain spice up the agenda
In line with the major trends in the sector, in 2017 the BMP pro-
gramming features a series of new events specifically created to
address the growing internationalisation and great technological
upheaval of the market, focusing strongly on the development
of social housing and rental; the debate on the digital culture
and Proptech, and how this will affect the sector; the first WIRES
(Women in Real Estate) meeting in Barcelona, as well as stepping
up international networking activities.
For the fourth consecutive year, the event will also host the Bar-
celona Funds Meeting, which brings together investment fund
managers from all over the world. BMP also features the Luxury
Real Estate cluster, bringing Spanish real estate firms into contact
with buyers and agents from more traditional European markets,
which are currently the largest buyers in Spain.
Held at the Montjuïc – Plaça d’Espanya da Fira de Barcelona venue,
Barcelona Meeting Point is the principal professional event for the
real estate sector in Spain, as well as one of the most important
events internationally. To organise the trade fair, this year CZFB
will once again receive support from some of the most important
national and international institutions in the property sector, among
which Asociación de Promotores y Constructores de España, Eu-
ropean Public Real Estate Association, ESADE, Global Real Estate
Institute, Iberian Property, IESE, Royal Institute of Chartered Sur-
veyors, Urban Land Institute and WIRES (Women in Real Estate).
Social housing and rental among this year’s hot
topics
«Social housing and rental will be in the spotlight in the Barcelona
Meeting Point Symposium, where an international think tank will
discuss foreign success stories as an example of what can be done
in Spain»
, revealed Jordi Cornet, special State delegate and CEO
of Consorci ZF International (CZFB), the entity that organises BMP.
Regarding signing the agreement with CaixaBank, through its
subsidiary Building Center, which, along with Servihabitat, offi-
cially made these the main sponsors of this year’s edition of BMP,
Cornet reiterated CZFB’s strategic commitment to promote the
social housing and rental market. This entity is
«one of the main
public operators with planned housing in the city and our idea is to
promote them with the collaboration of development and business
organisations such as CaixaBank group. We can do this because
we have reorganised El Consorci, we are receiving benefits again
and may serve a social purpose. The BMP exhibition is a platform
to find real estate partners and to explain this strategic objective to
citizens»
, Jordi Cornet concluded.
Juan Alcaraz, CEO of CaixaBank, said that
«if one analyses the
evolution of housing sales figures and price changes, we can see an
expansion cycle in the Spanish real estate sector, which will continue
over the next few months. CaixaBank and the financial sector are
prepared to support the economic recovery forecast by macroe-
conomic data. Therefore, the favourable outlook for the real estate
market is one of the factors behind last year’s economic growth»
.
Thus, according to the CEO of CaixaBank,
«This Barcelona Meeting
Point edition is one of the most interesting in recent years».
Regarding the evolution of the sector, Juan Carlos Álvarez, general
manager of Real Estate Business of Servihabitat, said that
«we are
optimistic about the housing market and the signs of recovery in
2017, according to the main indicators».
Furthermore, he states that
«Servihabitat remains committed to BMP as an essential meeting point
for real estate strategic players. We have renewed our confidence in
this world-renowned exhibition and reinforced our commitment to
this event, which is a must for the global industry leaders».
«This Barcelona Meeting
Point edition is one of the
most interesting in recent
years», Juan Alcaraz,
CEO of Caixa Bank