Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Properties, a leading Dubai-based real estate master developer and asset manager, has announced the commencement of work on the new Marasi Business Bay marina. The installation of the pontoons, which marked the occasion, took place in the presence of Abdulla Lahej, Group CEO of Dubai Properties at the Marasi Business Bay Promenade. Launched by Dubai ...
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UK house prices climb to record even as sales slow in London
Bloomberg UK house prices climbed to a record last month as a slowdown in London sales was offset by a stronger market in the north of the country, according to a report by Acadata and LSL Property Services Plc. Prices in England and Wales rose 0.3 percent from April to an average of 303,200 pounds ($386,000), despite the uncertainties of ...
Read More »Dubai Properties announces sale of Casa Viva townhouses
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Properties, a leading Dubai-based real estate master developer and asset manager, announced the launch of sales of Casa Viva, marking phase 3 of its family-friendly Serena community at Dubailand from Monday at the newly opened Dubai Properties Sales Gallery on the 9th floor in Vision Tower, Business Bay. The launch of the well-appointed and affordable ...
Read More »London property market faces more headwinds after polls
Bloomberg The UK election result will create more uncertainty for the London property market, affecting values and sales volumes, real estate brokers say. London homebuilders that develop high-end homes dropped after the hung parliament. Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc fell 6.7 percent, the most in 11 months, and was down 5 percent at 580 pence at 1:16 p.m., making it the ...
Read More »Emaar plans to IPO 30% of realty development business
Dubai / WAM Emaar Properties PJSC, the global real estate company, announced plans to list its UAE Real Estate development business in order to create significant value for its shareholders. The IPO will be the largest since the Emaar Malls IPO in 2014. Subject to market conditions, Emaar will offer up to 30 per cent of Emaar’s UAE Real Estate ...
Read More »Dubai Properties partners with EMGAS for safer LPG cylinders
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Properties, a leading Dubai-based real estate master developer and asset manager known for renowned destinations across the emirate, has partnered with Emirates Gas (EMGAS) to provide residents in its communities access to safer cooking-gas by deploying state-of-the-art LPG composite cylinders. Al Khail Gate will be the first community to benefit from this initiative, which is ...
Read More »â€˜Aussie house prices very elevated’
Bloomberg The chief executive of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. has joined the chorus of voices warning of risks in Australia’s surging housing market, though he said the probability of an outright crash is “really low.†Home prices are “very inflated,†ANZ’s Chief Executive Officer Shayne Elliott said in an interview on Tuesday with Bloomberg Television’s Stephen Engle ...
Read More »Record London skyscraper values mask ‘property wobbles’
Bloomberg Two miles southeast of London’s Cheesegrater tower, which sold last month for a record price, there’s proof that all is not calm in the city’s property market. At Canada Water, developer British Land Co., which also owned half of the skyscraper, has seen the value of land slashed by almost 11 percent as investors lose their appetite for riskier ...
Read More »DREI spreads real estate knowledge in Arab world
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Real Estate Institute (DREI), the educational arm of Dubai Land Department (DLD), has cemented its position both locally and regionally due to its extensive training programme, which includes comprehensive courses and workshops that are designed to educate real estate employees and professionals. DREI is implementing its training plan in line with its vision to become ...
Read More »UK mortgage approvals fall to 7-month low
Bloomberg UK mortgage approvals fell to a seven-month low in a sign the housing market is slowing, though Britons are continuing to take advantage of low interest rates to take on unsecured debt. Lenders approved 64,645 home loans in April, the fewest since September and below the median forecast in a Bloomberg survey. Mortgage lending grew 2.7 billion pounds, the ...
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