Business Bureau, Gulf Today

Cityscape, the region’s pre-eminent real estate brand, has launched a new online portal developed to be a central hub of information for real estate. This move meets the need for a curated real estate news aggregation and market insight and, with a legacy of connecting international property with investment over the past two decades, Cityscape is perfectly positioned to bring this to the market.

The Cityscape Intelligence platform covers all news impacting the real estate sector and provides exclusive global insights and commentary from a pool of international and local experts. The portal will offer a broad range of information, from market drivers in the residential, commercial and hotel segments to the latest architectural trends and technology shaping the industry, and up-to-date information and news on projects and government initiatives and announcements. High level contributors from market shapers including JLL, Knight Frank, Colliers, RICS, RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects), and CBRE have been involved in initial editorial, with dedicated economist reports from established market research brand, Peninsula, also featuring.

Chris Speller, Group Director of Cityscape, Informa Markets, said: “The Cityscape portfolio of events has always acted as facilitator for real-time, in-person interactions between key decision makers for the real estate market. The Cityscape Intelligence platform is the next logical step in our role as a mediator and will provide a 365-day, 24/7 online access to impactful information and discussions.”

The platform launch coincides with Cityscape’s fresh new rebrand, designed to reflect the new era of the real estate industry as it focuses on a future of mobility, sustainability and opportunity.

“By giving access to insights and information digitally, we aim to emulate the experience visitors have at Cityscape events, whether they are investors, brokers, developers or government representatives,” explained Speller. “Alongside facilitating new connections, professionals visit the Cityscape events to discover new emerging real estate projects and build their market insight and we aim to cater for these year-round through the Intelligence platform.”

Cityscape, owned by Informa Markets, first took place in 2002 in Dubai and has since grown to be one of the largest real estate event brands globally. With the success of Cityscape in Dubai, the brand has constructed a portfolio of events across a spectrum of bullish markets, in countries like Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Informa Markets creates platforms for industries and specialist markets to trade, innovate and grow. Our portfolio is comprised of more than 550 international B2B events and brands in markets including Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate, Fashion & Apparel, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, and Health & Nutrition, among others. We provide customers and partners around the globe with opportunities to engage, experience and do business through face-to-face exhibitions, specialist digital content and actionable data solutions. As the world’s leading exhibitions organiser, we bring a diverse range of specialist markets to life, unlocking opportunities and helping them to thrive 365 days of the year.

Also, the Cityscape Global, to be held from November 10 to 12, 2020 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, will bring together investors, developers, government officials, and real estate professionals. There is no better place to find investment opportunities and new business partners in the building construction industrial sector. It is the largest and most influential real estate investment and development event for emerging markets globally. This event facilitates real estate starters to gain access to the global market and interact with the industry giants.

It is expected that the Cityscape Global will attract more than 42,000 visitors and 248 exhibitors from across the world.

Cityscape Global is a 3 day event that showcases products like Real Estate Developers, Cities & Regional Authorities, Real Estate Investors, Financial Consultant Banks, Fund Management, Financial Institutions, Investment Companies, Pension Funds, REITs, Venture Capitalists, Insurance Companies, Hedge Funds, Fund Management Companies, Private Equity Investors, Asset Management Companies, Architects, Designers, Urban Planners etc. in the Building Construction industry.

For almost two decades, Cityscape Global has played a key part in shaping the region’s real estate market by bringing together local and international investors, homebuyers and industry professionals with a prime selection of developers and real estate service providers to buy, sell and bid trusted business relationships.