The deckchairs and pouffes in the courtyards between the halls were in great demand, as were the currywurst and weiss bier that were laid on. It was also the day after the final day of the Oktoberfest, but for sure all of the delegates were much too professional to have partied and danced the night away in lederhosen that much the night before. I think. Inside the halls it was apparent that the real estate trade fair was as popular as ever. A total of 37,857 participants were in attendance from 74 countries – 2.6 pct more than last year. Of these there were 18, 985 trade visitors (up from 18,716 last year) and chief among them were visitors from Poland (the fifth largest contingent), with the Czech Republic not far behind in seventh place in terms of participants. The Warsaw stand was one of the busiest, hosting the great and the good from the Polish real estate scene – naturally including Eurobuild Central & Eastern Europe. Kraków also had a stand, showcasing the num