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Saudi Arabia Launches New Housing Scheme To Ease Shortage

Eligible citizens who submit requests through the new programme, ESKAN, are expected to be allocated homes within seven months.

Qatar’s Barwa Real Estate Posts 27.3% 2013 Profit Rise

Barwa made 1.4 billion riyals ($384.5 million) in 2013, up from 1.1 billion riyals in the prior year, according to a bourse filing.

Dubai Design District Records High Investor Interest

The district will help Dubai earn around Dhs300 billion in tourism revenues per year by 2020, the developer says.

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Properties To Build 2,300 National Housing Units

The projects have a total developmental value of Dhs5.7 billion and are being fully funded by the Abu Dhabi government.

Bahrain’s GFH To Start $3bn Tunisia Project

The financial park and real estate project had been suspended for five years.

Al Hamra Unveils $164m Falcon Island Development In RAK

Falcon Island will cater to the luxury market outside Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Strong Demand Spurs Emaar To Launch Second Phase Of MBR City Project

The Dubai developer will launch for sale the second phase of luxury residences at Mulberry at Park Heights.

IFA Launches Dhs1bn Miami-Style Resort In Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah

The development will add around 300 units to Palm Jumeirah’s property inventory.

Dubai’s Deyaar Plans $245m Residential, Hotel Complex

The project will comprise one residential tower and one tower of serviced apartments.

Dubai’s Rising House Prices Pose Economic Risk- Expert

Rising house prices could affect Dubai’s regional competitiveness, an expert has said.

Arabtec Unit Wins Dhs1.03bn Emaar Contract In Dubai

Under the deal, Arabtec Construction will build over 1,500 townhouses in Emaar’s Reem community.

Dubai Developer Damac Says Profit Tripled In 2013

The developer said it booked sales worth $2.5 billion in 2013 compared with $661 million in the prior year.

DMC, DIC Land Prices Rose Around 30% In 2013 – TECOM CEO

Land prices in areas such as Studio City rose 15 to 20 per cent.

Nakheel To Auction More Plots In Jumeirah Park On Strong Demand

The developer said that it will auction off residential plots ranging from 7,750 to 8,700 square feet on March 4.

Dubai Developer Deyaar Plans To Expand Into Hospitality Sector

The developer said it has allotted up to one million square feet for hotel and serviced apartment projects in the city.

Nakheel Nets Dhs34m In Jumeirah Park Land Auction

The developer auctioned off eight plots, selling each for an average of Dhs4.3 million on Wednesday.

Nakheel To Auction Plots In Jumeirah Park

The plots, each measuring 8,820 square feet, will be auctioned off on February 26 in the Nakheel Sales office on Al Sufouh road.

Dubai’s Union Properties To Lift Foreign Ownership Cap To 25%

Foreigners currently own 4.35 per cent of the company, according to bourse data.

Emaar Launches New Luxury Apartment Complex At Dubai Hills Estate

Mulberry at Park Heights comprises of 330 apartments in close proximity to an 18-hole championship golf course.

Nakheel Confirms Repayment Of Dhs2.35bn Bank Debt

The Dubai developer announced earlier this year that it would repay Dhs4 billion of its bank debt in 2014, ahead of maturity in September 2015.

Tenants Become Investors As Abu Dhabi Engineers Property Rebound

Unlike Dubai, Abu Dhabi’s property market rebound appears to have been triggered by clever government intervention in the market.

Abu Dhabi Rents Shoot Up In Q4 2013

One-bedroom units in the emirate recorded the highest rise in rates as rents rose by 11 per cent in the last quarter.

Emaar, Abdul Latif Jameel Create JV To Develop Projects In Saudi

The new entity, called Emaar Jameel, will focus on developing integrated real estate projects in the Kingdom.

Dubai’s Property Market Sees Strong International Investor Interest

Along with domestic buyers, Dubai’s real estate market is recording a rise in institutional investors.

Nakheel Launches Luxury Residences At The Palm

Prices for the 504 units on sale at the Palm Tower Residences start from Dhs1.5 million.

Dubai’s Emaar Q4 Net Profit Up 48%, Beats Estimates

The developer, which launched several new projects last year, said its total value of sales in Dubai for 2013 was Dhs12 billion.

Nakheel Receives Six Construction Bids For New Mall On Palm Jumeirah

A construction contract for Nakheel Mall is expected to be awarded within three months.

Six New Tenants For Qatar’s London Shard

Restaurants Oblix, Aqua Shard and Hutong moved into the tower last summer.

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar To Refinance $2.2bn Debt This Year

The Abu Dhabi property firm is open to bank loans as well as bonds, according to the firm’s CFO.

RAK Properties Announces Dhs151m Profit In 2013

RAK Properties has said that the company is expecting a stronger performance in 2014.