Placemaking is emerging as an innovative concept in real estate capturing the attention of players across the real estate spectrum. Its power to transform forgotten spaces into vibrant experiences holds immense potential. Over the last 15 years, I have had the pleasure to work and research the...
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Confessions of a valuer, chapter 6: evolution and a variety of red books
In this very special series of exclusive articles for the Property Chronicle, Australian property legend Norman Harker reflects on his extraordinary 50-year life in real estate....
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Confessions of a valuer, chapter 5: My job in ladies’ underwear
In this very special series of exclusive articles for the Property Chronicle, Australian property legend Norman Harker reflects on his extraordinary 50-year life in real estate....
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Citizenship-investors turn from Cyprus to the Caribbean
Along with air miles and an agenda, a passport was probably the least useful accessory of 2020. For those of us as familiar with business lounges as we were with sun loungers,...
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Confessions of a valuer, chapter 4: Luncheon vouchers and love
In this very special series of exclusive articles for the Property Chronicle, Australian property legend Norman Harker reflects on his extraordinary 50-year life in real estate....
Investor's Notebook
Working from boat
Why be stuck at home when you can Zoom aboard with a far better backdrop, go for a dip at lunchtime – and be just as productive? So, how has working from home been for you?...
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A postcard from Amsterdam
Holland’s much earlier exit from lockdown makes it somewhere the UK can look to for a hint of our own future. I have done it many times before, but this time flying across the...
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Perhaps we’re better off apart
Thinking, behaving and succeeding as a team when we can’t spend time together doesn’t have to be a problem. The coming of autumn normally heralds a period of change: we see...
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The new office
There is no denying that the last six months have been extraordinary. Businesses of all sizes across the globe have been navigating their way through uncharted territory, while...
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Heard on the (virtual) road: getting defensive but with an eye for opportunity
What do investors want right now? Which are their preferred opportunities, and what do you need to know about them? This series sums up what one European investment adviser has...