Dubai reaffirms 4.5% GDP target
Dubai is expected to achieve a 4.5 per cent growth in gross domestic product, or GDP, in 2012, it was...
Real Estate
Qatari real estate sector appears set for steady growth
While the overall direction of the real estate sector appears set for steady growth through the next 12 months, demand...
Improvement in Lebanese property market year-to-date
The property market is still subjected to a relatively slow performance during the first six months of 2012 characterized by...
Dubai’s residential market shows positive growth
The residential market in Dubai continues to outperform the commercial office sector with average lease rates for apartments and villas...
US Firm Wins $60m Affordable Housing Project in Thi Qar
The Thi Qar Investment Commission has approved an Investment License for a $60 million (USD) affordable housing project being developed...
New luxury property development in Muscat
Badr Muscat Hills, Muscat's latest luxury property development, has marked a new first for Oman's property market. Each of the...
New law to boost confidence in Dubai's real estate market
Dubai's real estate sector, currently ranked as the most transparent market in the Middle East North Africa region, is on...
Apartment building sale flourishes in Kuwait
In view of the soaring cost of houses in Kuwait coupled with harsh legislations that have driven many construction companies...
Saudi mortgage law to diversify banking sector
The introduction of a mortgage law in Saudi Arabia will improve the housing supply as well as provide diversification of...
Bahrain’s real estate sector close to a turning point
The Kingdom’s real estate sector continues to experience difficulties, with the residential, office and commercial segments all seeing little activity...
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