Construction & Real Estate

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. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Markaz's real estate fund ends 2025 in style; nets 9.7% in returns

Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) has announced that its real estate fund closed 2025 on a successful note delivering a return of 9.7%, supported by strong operating performance across its property portfolio. At the end of the 12-month period, its assets under management hit KD81.1 million ($263.3 million). ...

Construction & Real Estate

Abu Dhabi property market closes 2025 on a high note

The Abu Dhabi property market concluded 2025 on a strong footing, building on sustained year-on-year growth. The ready property segment in the UAE capital continued to gain traction, due to strong buyer activity across established and developing communities. ...

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

Kuwait seeks advisory firms for 23 state-owned property projects

Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) has invited bids from leading advisory firms for 23 state-owned property projects including the Fahaheel and Al Kout waterfront developments as well as Phase V of the Marina Mall project. The deadline for submitting the bids has been set at March 5. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Dubai real estate market growth ‘strongest on record’

Dubai’s property market performance in 2025 is the strongest on record and this reflects the emirate’s transition into a more mature and sustainable phase, driven by real and balanced demand across all property asset classes, said Badar Rashid AlBlooshi, Chairman of Arabian Gulf Properties....

Construction & Real Estate

Thakher Development seals prime Makkah property land deal

Leading Saudi real estate group Thakher Development has announced that a deal has been signed by leading Saudi asset management company Nama Capital in collaboration with Alazm Holding to acquire a prime plot of land within its key development Thakher Makkah. ...

Construction & Real Estate

LeadSquared, PIXL Global to deliver developer-ready solutions

LeadSquared, an AI-ready CRM platform, has collaborated with PIXL Global, a Dubai-based full-service agency specialising in off-plan branding, to deliver developer-ready solutions that unify property listings, automation workflows and revenue pipelines. ...

Construction & Real Estate

New platform launched for Saudi expats' real estate ownership deals

Saudi Real Estate General Authority (REGA) has announced the launch of a new national platform - Saudi Properties - that will handle all real estate ownership deals of expats. This comes ahead of the Non-Saudi Property Ownership Law being implemented in mid-January 2026. ...

Construction & Real Estate

UAE investment group MAIR seals Al Reem Island property deal

MAIR Group, a strategic investment company focused on grocery retail and commercial real estate in the UAE, has signed a sale and purchase agreement for a land plot located in Abu Dhabi's Al Reem Island, with a transaction value of AED85 million ($26 million). ...

Construction & Real Estate

Kuwait opens real estate sector to listed firms, investment portfolios

In a major move, Kuwait has allowed listed shareholding companies, property funds and investment portfolios with foreign ownership to buy real estate in the country. However, these firms won't be able to purchase land used for private housing. ...