The 2007 Guide to Real Estate

• European real estate

  European real estate

• A Reit map

  The regional idiosyncrasies of real estate investment trusts

• Real estate CDOs

  Real estate CDOs

• Following in US footsteps

  Europe is likely to adopt the sophisticated US approach to CRE CDOs

• Austria

  Austria

• Into its own

  Austrian real estate has emerged as a thriving business area in its own right. By Peter Vcelouch and Roland Ebenhoch of Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati

• Brazil

  Brazil

• Receivables take off

  José Eduardo Carneiro Queiroz and Marina Anselmo Schneider of Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados explain how real estate receivables certificates work

• Germany

  Germany

• The Big Bang

  The introduction of Reits to Germany marks a new phase in the evolution of the real estate market, says Thomas Busching of Squire Sanders & Dempsey

• India

  India

• Stricter regulations, smarter strategies

  India's legislators must find a way to balance regulatory strength and commercial reality. By Shivi Agarwal and Deepak Dahiya of Dhir & Dhir Associates

• Japan

  Japan

• New regulatory terrain

  Eriko Ozawa and Masumi Nishi of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto outline how Japan's new financial instruments law will impact real estate investment funds

• Korea

  Korea

• Real estate funds

  Yon-Kyun Oh, Hyoung-Soo Kwon and Joon B Kim of Kim & Chang explain why the real estate fund is the indirect investment structure of choice for many investors

• Luxembourg

  Luxembourg

• Funds get special treatment

  Patrick Goebel and Jean-Luc Fisch of Allen & Overy outline Luxembourg's response to real estate fund promoters: the specialized investment fund

• Mexico

  Mexico

• Onwards and upwards

  Growth in the real estate sector, as in the rest of Mexico's economy, is improving. By Guillermo Pérez Santiago and Ricardo Gómez-Palacio of Ritch Mueller

• The Netherlands

  The Netherlands

• On the fast track

  Jan Broekhuizen, Pieter van Delden and Angelique Thiele of Boekel De Nerée outline how the Netherlands maintains an investor-friendly environment

• Romania

  Romania

• Coming of age

  Ovidiu Valeanu of Gilescu & Partenerii CHSH (Romania) and Mark Krenn of CHSH (Austria) present issues to consider in Romania's increasingly sophisticated real estate market

• Slovak Republic

  Slovak Republic

• A real contender

  Investors are setting their sights on Slovakia. By Ladislav Poloma of Siska & Partners Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati (Slovakia) and Thomas Hamerl of CHSH (Austria)

• UAE

  UAE

• Real estate finance in Dubai

  Robin Abraham, Shani Long and Steven Henderson of Clifford Chance assess the different financing options available for commercial property and other real estate in Dubai