The effects of the population mobility resulting from the unequal development of border regions can be perceived very differently by municipal councillors, urban planners or the local population. This article concentrates on the perceptions of the effects of population mobility and the property markets in a cross-border polycentric metropolitan region in Western Europe. A concomitant increase in property prices as well as severe housing shortages in Luxembourg has led to an expansion of the property market in the border regions. This research aims to analyse the different players' perceptions of the phenomenon by applying discourse analysis to it, thereby helping to generate increased awareness of the emerging transnational property market.
