3 June 2022. WAZ Podcast. Die Wirtschaftsreporter.

In this new episode of “Die Wirtschaftsreporter”, real estate broker Eckhard Brockhoff is a guest. After 35 years in the business, few know the Ruhr region market for office buildings, production halls, retail units and restaurants as well as he does; he is one of Germany’s leading commercial property brokers.

Business editor Frank Meßing and Eckhard Brockhoff discuss the crisis facing city centres and retail after the coronavirus pandemic, the effects of rising construction costs and interest rates on the property business, and whether the boom will soon be over.

They also talk about the redevelopment of Rhein-Ruhr-Zentrum in Mülheim and shopping centres across the region. Brockhoff says: “The whole Ruhr region is overshopped.” What does that mean for the future of shopping centres?

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