Real Estate

Swedish, Kiwi housing markets at risk of bust

Bloomberg The Swedish and New Zealand housing markets are the most at risk of a correction among the so-called G-10 economies, according to Goldman Sachs. In a report on house prices in G-10 nations — those with the 10 most-traded currencies in the world — Goldman finds they are most elevated in small, open economies such as Sweden and New ...

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DAMAC Properties launches Aknan Villas

Dubai / Emirates Business DAMAC Properties, a leading luxury real estate developer in the region, has launched Aknan, a collection of 3-bedroom luxurious villas that pays homage to the sentiment of home being such a central part of life. Aknan Villas will go on sale in Dubai on May 24 at Roda Al Murooj Hotel, Al Yasat Ballroom, Downtown Dubai ...

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London home sellers shrug off election, raise asking prices

Bloomberg London house prices rebounded in May, rising to a record as buyers and sellers defied the usual trend of holding off on property transactions before an election. The average asking price in the city rose 2.1 percent from April to 649,864 pounds ($846,000), property website Rightmove Plc said on Monday, even with the upcoming UK general election on June ...

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Emaar Square Mall throws open its doors in Turkey

Dubai / Emirates Business Emaar Turkey, the country-subsidiary of Emaar Properties PJSC, opened Emaar Square Mall, a world-class retail and leisure destination located in the heart of Emaar Square, an elegant master-planned development. With its architecture inspired by İstanbul, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Emaar Square Mall showcases some of the world’s leading retail, entertainment and ...

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DAMAC Properties set to launch Seaview luxury tower in Qatar

Doha / Emirates Business DAMAC Properties, a leading luxury real estate developer in the region, is set to launch Burj DAMAC Seaviews in Qatar next week. The 31-storey tower, featuring luxury furnished and serviced apartments and townhouses ideally located at the beachfront in Lusail City, is set to raise the standards of hospitality in the city and beyond. Burj DAMAC ...

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Australia needs housing slowdown for stability on AAA

Bloomberg Australia’s prized AAA rating will only rest on a firm footing once there’s a “meaningful moderation” in housing and credit, S&P Global Ratings said as it maintained a negative outlook on the country’s sovereign score. The country’s rating was affirmed by the credit assessor after the latest federal government budget projected a return to surplus by 2021, although S&P ...

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Singapore property comeback fueled by developers’ hunger

Bloomberg Developers’ hunger for Singapore land is adding to signs that the city’s housing market is making a comeback after three years of price declines. As new home sales surge after an easing of property restrictions in mid-March, developers are becoming more aggressive in bidding at land auctions. On average, they’ve paid a 29 percent premium, the highest level in ...

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DAMAC Properties reports net profit of AED880 million in Q1

Dubai / Emirates Business DAMAC Properties Dubai Co. PJSC, a leading property developer in the Middle East, on Monday announced the financial results for the first three months ending March 31. During the first three months of 2017, DAMAC recorded revenues of AED 1.95 billion, with gross profit margins at 54%. Net profit for the reporting period stood at AED ...

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Hong Kong curbs lending to developers as property risks soar

Bloomberg The Hong Kong Monetary Authority tightened limits on bank loans to property developers, as it seeks to contain risks in the city’s booming real-estate market. From June 1, the caps for construction finance will be cut to 40 percent of site value and 80 percent of construction cost, with the overall limit reduced to 50 percent of the expected ...

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SEC probes rental home values in PE bond deals

  Bloomberg US securities regulators are investigating whether bonds backed by single-family rental homes and sold by Wall Street’s biggest residential landlords used overvalued property assessments. Radian Group Inc.’s Green River Capital unit is one of the market participants that received a request for information from the Securities and Exchange Commission in March about broker price opinions, or BPOs, the ...

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