Agents of change

Over 2,000 bankers in Poland could soon be losing their jobs. Banks such as Nordea, BNP Paribas, City Handlowy, BPH and DnB Nord have all announced lay-offs since the beginning of the year. Will some of the redundant bankers find new jobs on the property market? Home Broker is planning to employ as many as 500 people in the near future and is specifically targeting people who have lost jobs in the banking sector. Real estate agencies are no longer exclusively dealing with the secondary property market and are increasingly often teaming up with development companies for the sale of apartments on the primary market.Developers looking to cooperate"We have been observing what is for us the positive trend of developers entrusting us with the sale of primary market apartments. We are cooperating in this respect with 53 developers across the country. The sale of apartments of this type has increased by app. 15 pct compared to the same period last year," claims Joanna Dobroś, development dire