Real Estate

  Dubai / WAM Master developer Nakheel is kicking off the new year with the launch of Tilal Al Furjan, a new collection of 220 luxury four-and five- bedroom villas overlooking the Al Furjan master community. With spacious interiors, high quality finishing, floor to ceiling windows and an emphasis on environmental sustainability, the homes occupy an elevated position above Al ...

  Bloomberg New York City is factoring in an 8.2% increase in property values for next fiscal year, bolstered by demand for single-family homes, co-ops and condos. The city set a value of about $1.4 trillion for its more than one million properties for the fiscal year beginning in July, according to a tentative assessment roll released by the Department ...

  Bloomberg US home sales in December had their biggest plunge since the early months of the Covid-19 lockdowns as listings sank to record lows. Transactions fall 11% from a year earlier, the biggest annual decline since June 2020, according to a report by Redfin Corp. Demand is still fierce, but what’s holding back deals is a lack of inventory: ...

  Bloomberg Toronto, a city of more than 6.5 million people, has just 3,200 homes left for sale to start the year after a real-estate frenzy fuelled by low interest rates drove the market to record levels. More than 121,000 homes were sold in Canada’s biggest city in 2021, up 28% from the previous year and smashing the previous high ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Dubai saw the completion of 1,392 real estate transactions valued at AED5.6 billion during the week ending December 30, according to the Dubai Land Department (DLD). The DLD weekly report said 98 plots were sold for AED685.36 million, along with 994 apartments and villas for AED1.93 billion. The top three transactions were for a land ...

  Bloomberg British homeowners have enjoyed a $4 trillion untaxed wealth windfall from rising property values over the last 20 years that is unlikely to be repeated, with the bulk of riches going to the well-off, the over 60s and those living in London. In a report calling for gains to be taxed, the Resolution Foundation said the surge in ...

Bloomberg Toronto home prices rise to a record as a sharp decline in the number of properties coming up for sale stoked competition among buyers, leaving little prospect market will cool soon. The average price of a home sold in the Toronto region in November was was about $904,000, up 22% from last year. The number of new listings fall ...

Bloomberg The UK’s booming property market is headed for a slowdown as a squeeze on living standards and rising interest rates sap demand, according to Nationwide Building Society. The average price of a home rises 0.7% in October, the mortgage lender said, even after the ending of a temporary tax cut imposed by the government last year. Economists had expected ...

Bloomberg Real estate investors acquired a record 18% of US homes sold in the third quarter of 2021, wagering $64 billion that home prices and rents will continue to surge. Investors bought more than 90,000 homes in three months through September, up 10% from the prior quarter and 80% from a year earlier, according to a report by Redfin Corp. ...

DUBAI / WAM Emaar Development PJSC, the leading build-to-sell property development business, majority-owned by Emaar Properties, achieved strong performance during the first nine months (January to September) of 2021, with a strong contribution by exceptional inventory sales, and reinforced by recent successful launches creating value for the future. The developer reported its highest ever property sales of AED20.943 billion in ...