Professional activities

• Real Estate Conference Madrid 2012

  Real estate sector proposals to contribute to economic recovery

  The start of the new legislature represents the chance to tackle reforms which, by their very magnitude, deserve to be classified as structural. In particular, though not solely, the necessary reforms to speed up the procedures for managing urban planning in Spain.

  The Real Estate Conference Madrid 2012 will once again serve as a driving force within the real estate sector to deliver new urban planning proposals to the public administrations, to discuss elements standing in the way of the sector’s recovery, and to put on the table the need to improve quality, transparency and information regarding prices, production and sales.

  Madrid 18 and 19 April 2012
  Organizers: Asprima and Planner Reed
  Taking place:
  Wednesday 18 April 2012. HOTEL PALACE - Salón Neptuno.
  Thursday 19 April 2012. IFEMA – South Convention Centre.

• Uruguay-Spain Business Forum

  The Uruguay-Spain Business Forum which will be held to celebrate the choice of Uruguay - Punta del Este as the special guest at the upcoming SIMA trade fair, is one of the fundamental elements to providing certain expectations with regard professional contacts. This event will doubtless be a practical tool serving as a corporate platform from which to present diverse investment opportunities in the country, encouraging contact between professionals from both nations in order to drum up business and the exchange of information.

  The core aim of this event is to present the numerous investment opportunities the country has to offer in the residential, office-space, commercial centre, hotel and infrastructure sectors. The Forum will boast the participation of speakers from Uruguayan public institutions, from some of the country’s most international enterprises, and from Spanish companies which already operate successfully in that market and which will analyse their experiences.

  Organizers: Punta del Este and Planner Reed
  Taking place: 19 and 20 April 2012. IFEMA – South Convention Centre.

• International Highlights 2012

  Within the framework of SIMA 2012 a practical activity will be taking place: International Highlights 2012. This will be bringing together prominent professionals and organisms from markets such as USA, Brazil and Russia, who will be presenting their impressions of the real estate situation in their respective markets, and their outlooks, challenges and current opportunities. It is hoped that this activity will mean a constructive boost to enabling professionals to find interesting alternatives in varying international markets.

• Energy rehabilitation of buildings

  Opportunity and regulatory framework. Business models.

   40% of the total energy consumption in the European Union corresponds to buildings. Reducing this consumption level and, by extension, emissions, and the use of renewable sources, are the main objectives of EU Directive 2010/31, which should start to be implemented in EU countries in 2013. The directive, which affects both old and new buildings, will have a substantial impact on corporate activity, on the types of materials to be used, and establishes a horizon of 2020 for all new builds to be buildings with “nearly-zero energy consumption”. During this session we will analyse the opportunities and regulatory framework for energy rehabilitation in Spain, and deal with subjects including materials, solutions and available systems on the market to tackle energy rehabilitation projects.

• Exporting property

  An option to reduce existing surplus property on sale in Spain

  The session objective is to tackle the subject of Exporting Property, as an option to reduce the existing surplus property on sale in Spain. The concept of Exportation is aimed at selling coastal property to foreigners, given that the arguments that have historically justified these sales are still valid (climate, food, culture on offer, tourist appeal, etc) and, furthermore, costs have come down significantly. On the other hand there are still obstacles that stand in the way of these sales: immigration laws for non-EU residents, legal uncertainties, etc. The session will approach this problem area from varying perspectives and focussing on different possible buyer markets.

  Organizers: Asociación Profesional de Gestión de Adjudicados (apGA)
  

  Taking place:
  Thursday 19 April 2012. 16:00-17:30 h. IFEMA – South Convention Centre. Room S22

• Industrialised housing

  A tool for innovation and competiveness in the real estate sector

  The market currently boasts new formulas or tools which enable promoters to undertake real estate promotions that largely mitigate financial risks. These tools may also help Financial Entities to liberate a large portion of their “surplus” building land.

  All of this could be achieved through industrialised housing, which with shorter housing completion times of around three months would allow said agents to build as the properties are sold.

  The industrialised construction of housing is a reality which is slowly gaining ground. Those attending this session will be offered a practical vision of this building option which brings numerous benefits with it.

  Organizers: A-Cero TECH and Planner Reed
  Taking place: 20 April 2012. IFEMA – South Convention Centre.

• ASPRIMA-SIMA 2011 Awards

  The International Asprima-SIMA Real Estate Awards are entering their 9th Year.

  Held each year, their aim is to give public recognition to real estate initiatives which stand out through the global vision of their projects, through the quality of their realization, their suitable use of technical elements and their integration into the environment or incorporation of innovative technical, commercial or marketing elements.

  The entry deadline for project candidates closes on March 30th, 2012.