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Barwa Real Estate To Sell Project To Qatari Diar For $2bn

The deal is part of an agreement by Barwa to sell assets worth a $7.1 billion to Qatari Diar.

Abu Dhabi Firm Signs Deal To Develop $9.7bn Project In Greece

The project includes the redevelopment of the former international airport in Hellenikon, Athens.

IMF Says Dubai May Need To Do More To Avert Property Bubble

IMF official asks Dubai officials to look at stricter measures such as those used in Singapore and Hong Kong to cool property market.

Damac Launches Second Hotel Apartments Operator

Naia will manage 3,000 serviced apartments

Dubai Developer Deyaar’s Q1 Net Profit Soars

Deyaar made a quarterly consolidated net profit of Dhs52.1 million ($14.2 million) compared to Dhs19.4 million in the same period in 2013.

Qatar’s Barwa Real Estate Q1 Net Profit Jumps 67%

The developer said its profit for the three months to March 31 was 265.1 million riyals ($72.8 million), up from 158.5 million riyals in the same period of 2013.

RAK Properties Records Dhs42 million Q1 Profit

Ras Al Khaimah’s biggest property developer gained revenues of Dhs86 million for the first three months of the year.

Emaar May List Malls Unit On Dubai Financial Market -Sources

Company officials previously said there might be a dual listing on Nasdaq Dubai, the smaller of the emirate’s two exchanges, and London.

Emaar Launches ‘Skip The Line’ Scheme For Long Term Investors

The scheme allows long term investors and end users to purchase properties without pre-registration even on the launch day.

Abu Dhabi’s Bloom Properties To Begin Work On Iraq’s Karbala Project

UAE developer says it is awaiting approval for the master plan of the project, which is expected to house 200,000 to 250,000 people upon completion.

Aldar’s Growth Will Be ‘Market-Focused’- Senior Official

The state-owned developer is focusing on developing mid-tier real estate projects in Abu Dhabi.

Dubai’s Emaar Properties Says Profits To Quadruple By 2018

Much of Emaar’s growth is expected to come from projects worth billions of dollars within Dubai.

Emaar Q1 Net Profit Rises 55%

The Dubai property developer’s profit increase fell slightly below analyst expectations.

Saudi Arabia’s Home Finance Company In Final Stages -Sponsor

Finance ministry and ICD venture Bidaya will submit an application for a licence as soon as regulations under the kingdom’s mortgage laws are finalised.

UK Seeks Gulf Investors For Dhs600bn Of Projects

Calls for investors in projects consisting of 27 million square metres of new prime floor space and 220,000 homes.

Bloom Begins Abu Dhabi Marina Construction

The waterfront development includes 225 residential apartments and a 200 room five star hotel.

Aldar Launches New Abu Dhabi Developments Worth $1.4bn

The developer has launched three new projects in Abu Dhabi worth $1.4 billion, it said in a bourse statement.

Deyaar Launches Hotel Tower In Dubai’s Business Bay

The launch continues Deyaar’s move into the hospitality sector.

Dubai Real Estate Investment Up 57% In Q1 2014

Emiratis invested around Dhs7 billion in Dubai property while Indians continued to be the top foreign investors with transactions worth Dhs5.8 billion.

Nakheel Awards Dhs47m Contracts For Deira Islands Project

The developer has appointed AE7 for design, supervision, architectural and engineering services.

Expert Warns Dubai To Regulate Off-Plan Property Market

Rising volumes of cash transactions and off–plan sales could inflate prices to 2008 levels, an expert has said.

Saudi’s Dar Al Arkan Q1 Net Profit Rises 4.3%

The property developer said the net profit hike was mainly due to increased sales of developed properties at higher gross margins.

Dubai Rental Growth To Continue In 2014

Residential rental growth is expected to continue until there is adequate supply in the market.

Emaar Launches 480 New Townhomes In Reem Community

The new collection of Mira Oasis townhomes follows strong investor interest, said the Dubai developer.

Dubai Real Estate Deal Values Up 38% In Q1 2014

The emirate recorded sales activities worth Dhs31.5 billion and mortgage transactions worth Dhs28 billion in Q1 2014, the land department says.

Damac Launches New Tower – Vantage, In Jumeirah Village

The project will include 388 serviced living units, with prices starting at Dhs625,100.

Dubai’s Residential Rent Pricing Unsustainable – Expert

Apartment and villa rents in the emirate grew by five and three per cent respectively in Q1 2014, a new report says.

Mohamed Alabbar to acquire stake in YNAP from Richemont

Alabbar-Chaired Firm Launches $1.2bn Project In Langkawi, Malaysia

Perdana Quay, launched by Tradewinds Corporation, is an integrated leisure, retail, residential and commercial development.

Nakheel’s Q1 Profit Up 28% To Dhs629m

The Dubai developer said it handed over 400 units during the first quarter of the year.

Abu Dhabi Residential Rents Up 20% In Q1 2014

The UAE capital recently removed its five per cent rent cap, which is already impacting rates, says CBRE report.