$136bn bank debt lent to UAE and Saudi real estate sectors in 2017
Bank debt worth $136bn was lent to the real estate sectors in the UAE and Saudi Arabia last year, it…
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First Bahrain announces appointment of new acting CEO
First Bahrain, the developer which owns or holds rights to over 1,000,000 square feet of land in the Gulf kingdom,…
Israel bond financing of US commercial real estate – an overview
Introduction Israel has seen a growing trend in debt initial public offerings by US and Canadian real estate companies…
Time to buy: The basics of financing your property
Dubai is one of the most exciting cities in the world, and although house prices are down since the peak…
Cost of living in UAE drops as rents fall
The cost of living in the UAE continued to drop in the first-half of 2018, thanks to fall in rents,…
Changes to the taxation of UK property for Middle Eastern investors
The UK Government on 6 July published its draft Finance Bill provisions confirming that a significant change to the property…
Institutional investors set their sights on Dubai property
Institutional interest has been steadily rising in Dubai real estate. These players typically include banks, real estate investment trusts (Reits),…
Is private debt set to shake-up MENA’s real estate?
Private debt is starting to emerge as a contender to traditional commercial bank lending in the Middle East’s real estate…
Qatari cash expands wealth firm tied to Hong Kong real estate
London-based wealth manager LJ Partnership is eyeing a global expansion. Dilmun — a family office in New York that…
Qatari Venture Wins Approval for Almost 1,000 London Homes
A Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Co. venture won approval to build almost 1,000 homes in the U.K. capital’s Elephant…
Qatar to buy New York's Plaza Hotel for $812m
The tiny but ultrarich Gulf state of Qatar has agreed to buy one of New York's most iconic buildings, the…
Properties' Prices Keep Falling in Dubai
The cost of renting and buying property in Dubai has decreased since H2 2017, but most price falls remain modest,…