Tag: Real estate

Construction & Real Estate

Qatar's residential sales up 43pc in 2025 as prices soften

The total value of residential sales in Qatar surged by 43.5% year-on-year to QR26.6 billion ($7.2 billion) in 2025 against a backdrop of expanding supply and softening prices, said a report. The average villa and apartment prices were down, but key communities outperformed during the period. ...

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Mena tops Europe as No2 fastest growing wellness real estate market

The Middle East and North Africa is outpacing Europe as the second fastest-growing wellness real estate market as global buyers make quality of life their main investment goal. The Mena market is expanding at just over 22% annually just behind Latin America–Caribbean (24%), said a report. ...

Construction & Real Estate

ShaikhTech launches new real estate investment platform for global investors

ShaikhTech, a Middle East-based technology company involved in proptech, has announced the beta launch of AmanaVest, its global investment access platform designed to enable global investors to explore curated real estate and other investment opportunities in Saudi Arabia. ...

Construction & Real Estate

BCD Global starts work on first freehold residential project in Dubai

International developer BCD Global has broken ground on its first project in the Warsan district of Dubai, thus marking the start of construction on a freehold housing development aimed at mid-market and long-term investors, with one- and two-bedroom apartments. ...

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Saudi Arabia officially opens real estate market to foreign buyers

Saudi Arabia’s Real Estate General Authority has announced that the new laws allowing foreign companies as well as expats to own a wider range of local real estate assets have officially come into effect. With this, all provisions are now enforceable under the national real estate framework. ...

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SoF breaks ground on $707m RAK waterfront project

Source of Fate (SoF), a high-end luxury real estate developer, has started work on its AED2.6 billion ($707 million) luxury waterfront project - Miraggio - located on Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah, featuring 810 residential units with a mix of studios and one- to three-bedroom apartments as well as premium amenities. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Ithmaar Development Company appoints Nayef Nasser Alnasser as MD

Ithmaar Development Company (IDC), a specialised company in the development and management of major development, real estate and other infrastructure projects, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ithmaar Group, has appointed Nayef Nasser Alnasser as a Managing Director of IDC, succeeding Mohammed Khalil Alsayed. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Emirates Developments in deal to launch Jumeirah Residences in Abu Dhabi

Emirates Developments has announced the signing of a landmark agreement with Jumeirah, a member of Dubai Holding, to develop Jumeirah Residences Al Maryah Island – a new expression of elevated living featuring 253 apartments in the range of one-to-five-bedroom units and other amenities....

Construction & Real Estate

Mashriq Elite set to deliver over 1,200 residential units in two years

Dubai-based Mashriq Elite Real Estate Developments is set to release over 1,200 units in Dubai’s surging residential property market in the next two years, with anticipated handover of 380 apartments in the Q4 alone this year across its projects in Arjan and Discovery Gardens. ...

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Vennre announces key Saudi expansion with strategic Makkah deal

Vennre, the private markets investment platform headquartered in Riyadh and London, has announced its first Saudi real estate deal through a regulated development fund within the Masar project in Makkah, thus marking a milestone in the firm’s expansion within the kingdom. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Dar Global, Trump expand Saudi portfolio with $1bn Jeddah luxury project

Dar Global, a major real estate developer, has announced the official launch of Trump Plaza Jeddah, thus marking its third collaboration with The Trump Organisation in Saudi Arabia. Valued at over $1 billion, this landmark development is set to redefine luxury urban living in the Saudi city. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Top Sharjah real estate expo opens this month with 200+ projects

Acres, a leading real estate exhibition, kicks off this month drawing some of the top property developers and investment companies to Sharjah. The four-day event will be featuring more than 200 projects covering residential, commercial, industrial and other key sectors. ...

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Indian real estate group BCD Global enters Middle East market

BCD Global, a leading Indian multinational group with interests in real estate development, construction and finance, has announced its foray into the Middle East, naming Dubai as its regional headquarters as it accelerates its next phase of global growth. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Dubai's property sector rounds off 2025 with record sales

Dubai's property sector capped a historic year in 2025 with both primary and resale markets posting strong gains, while rising property values and accelerated construction activity signalled continued market strength heading into 2026, said a report. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Flowciti starts operations in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and UAE

Flowciti has officially announced its launch in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and UAE as a holding company specialising in smart cities solutions, bringing together technology, operational execution, and user experience within a fully integrated ecosystem. The group seeks to create sustainable value for the real estate sector, businesses and institutions. ...

Construction & Real Estate

GCC economic growth lifts cross-border real estate ownership in 2024

Economic, investment and services activity within GCC expanded by 2024-end with the intra-GCC trade surging to $146 billion in 2024, according to a report. The real estate ownership cases by GCC citizens in other member states reached 17,900 in 2024. ...

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Dubai to host PropTech Connect Middle East in February

The Dubai Land Department is set to host PropTech Connect Middle East 2026, the first regional edition of the real estate technology event, in February. It is expected to attract more than 3,000 participants from across the globe and over 1,500 companies across the real estate ecosystem. ...