In 2008 the world of real estate suffered the beginning of the worldwide economic crisis. As a result, this year's edition had fewer visitors - the atmosphere among those present on the other was better.
The Vienna Region and "Aspern Vienna's Urban Lakeside" presented themselves at the Real Estate Fair in Munich: Discussions, simposia and a highly attended event during the first evening.
Given the worldwide crisis, hitting the Central and Eastern European countries in particular, especially developers from Austria were concerned about the CEE-Region. At the EXPO REAL the countries tried to draw interest from new investors.