As 2009 came to a close, international and Italian real estate operators found their balance sheets telling of a difficult year of stasis. But the news has begun to change now, and the word "recovery" is starting to be heard as often as the word “crisis.” This year of changes saw radical transformations in the market and its dynamics, no doubt, and even in some of its main players, and the sector has taken new directions that will never again become as distorted as those seen in past years. Talk of recovery is in the air, even if the recovery is sure to be long and difficult.There already exist financial instruments and actors that are capable of making investments - their inactivity is dictated less by a shortage of opportunities than by the psychological aftershock of a year of immobility. From now on, prospective investments will be subjected to careful scrutiny, with every project and operation being meticulously evaluated in terms of quality and practicability - this is the new direction for every facet of the market. Businesses will still invest in marketing and events, of course, but final decisions will be weighed much more carefully and based on a tangible sense of utility.
The next edition of EIRE (Expo Italia Real Estate, from June 8th to 10th in Milan) is subject to the same trends, of course, and its organization and promotion has already begun. For our part, we are well aware that the fair itself and the commercial relationships that support it cannot be considered automatic, and that our task as organizers is to commun... [MORE]
EIRE has always provided a rich international atmosphere for firsthand networking among companies, investors and experts to help them cultivate development synergies and gain access to new markets. “EIRE, with its focus on the Mediterranean area, represents an ideal opportunity to present our investment climate to this business community. EIRE offers a great opportunity to meet different companies from Italy as well as other parts of the world. We had seve... 
The survey measures the evolution of the tourist flow in Italian hotels (arrivals and nights spent by residents and non residents); data are disseminated in percentage changes on the same period of the previous year and not in absolute values. The survey on occupancy in hotels is carried out three times a year: Christmas-Epiphany period, Easter period and mid-August week. 
Aldo Mazzocco has been CEO of Beni Stabili, the number one Italian property company, since 2001. Born in Zimbabwe 48 years ago and married with three children, he began his career as a manager in north-eastern Italy, after graduating in civil engineering and obtaining an MBA from the prestigious Bocconi University in Milan.
