Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Bloom Properties, a Bloom Holding subsidiary dedicated to developing sustainable and integrated urban communities, announced the leasing of 225 exclusive upscale residential apartments in Bloom Marina, the premium waterfront destination located in Abu Dhabi’s Marina Al Bateen area. Bloom Residences consists two residential buildings adjacent to future EDITION Hotel, with expansive marina and city ...
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DAMAC Properties awards AED58.4mn contract for villas
Dubai / Emirates Business DAMAC Properties, a leading luxury real estate developer in the region, recently awarded a contract worth AED 58.4 million for the main structure works of villas at Mulberry cluster in AKOYA Oxygen, a 55-million-square-foot lush green development in Dubailand. The main structure works contract has been awarded to Towers Technology Contracting Co LLC – Dubai. ...
Read More »Aussie millennials have second lowest home ownership level
Bloomberg Australian millennials have the second-lowest level of home ownership for their peer group, an HSBC Holdings Plc survey found, just ahead of an oil-rich absolute monarchy. Only 28 percent of Australians aged between 19 and 36 own a home, the survey of more than 9,000 people in nine countries showed. That was well below France on 41 percent ...
Read More »Australia regulators may increase lending curbs amid home boom
Bloomberg Australian regulators may take further steps to rein in mortgage lending amid growing concern booming home prices pose a risk to the financial system. Restrictions on interest-only loans announced last week were a “tactical response†to growth in lending to property investors, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Chairman Wayne Byres said in a speech in Sydney on Wednesday. The ...
Read More »Toronto home prices jump 33% in March as market tightens
Bloomberg Toronto’s residential housing market showed no signs of cooling last month, with the average sale price soaring a record 33 percent from a year ago, pushing the cost of a detached home in the heart of the city to almost C$1.6 million ($1.2 million). In Toronto and surrounding suburbs prices climbed by a third in every major housing ...
Read More »Manhattan home resales rebound first time in a year
Bloomberg Manhattan home resales climbed for the first time in a year and a half as sellers agreed to lower prices in order to seal deals before inventory and interest rates rise further. Completed purchases of previously owned homes rose 7.7 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, reversing a stretch of five consecutive periods in which ...
Read More »DP launches second building at Mudon Views
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Properties (DP), a leading Dubai-based real estate master developer and asset manager, has garnered exceptional interest from both domestic and international investors keen to purchase units in its second building at Mudon Views in the Dubailand district. DP marked an impactful participation in the International Property Show 2017 that ran from April 2-4, at ...
Read More »Aldar awards AED0.5bn contract for Yas project
ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Aldar Properties PJSC (‘Aldar’), Abu Dhabi’s leading listed property development, investment and management company, awarded its main contract for Mayan, a luxury residential development located on Yas Island, to Ghantoot General Construction, one of the leading construction companies in the region. The AED 500 million (AED 0.5 billion) contract will deliver the construction of ...
Read More »Home buyers shrug off Brexit as UK market remains buoyant
Bloomberg Steve Victor pulled out of buying his first home the day after Britain voted to leave the European Union. Just a month later, the IT contractor dived back into the market to become the owner of a penthouse apartment in London. “I bailed on the initial shock, but after it sank in I came to the conclusion I ...
Read More »Lego Fund eyes London real estate market
Bloomberg The $12 billion fund that manages the wealth of the billionaire family behind Lego A/S wants to add more UK real estate to its portfolio, reflecting a bet that Britain’s departure from the European Union might make the London property market more accessible. “We need to keep finding targets for investments and we feel that Brexit can give ...
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