Data from DXBinteract shows that villa sales totalling $5.1bn climbed by 99.7% to 3,679 compared with February last year, while plot sales worth $2.6bn also soared in volume by 74.7% to 608 …
Sri Lanka passes landmark law to recover stolen assets
COLOMBO] Sri Lanka’s government introduced sweeping legislation on Tuesday (Apr 8) to recover stolen assets and pave the way for the prosecution of high-profile politicians from previous …
Far from being cowed by US airstrikes, Yemen’s Houthis may be relishing them
For weeks, US airstrikes have pounded Houthi targets in Yemen, hitting oil refineries, airports and missile sites, with President Trump vowing to use “overwhelming force” until the US achieves …
Housing ministry mulls new law to tackle property management problems
There are only 594 licensed firms serving 2.91 million strata property units in Malaysia, or an average of around 4,900 units for each licensed firm.
‘Ensuring their story is remembered’: Report highlights forgotten exodus of Iraqi Jews
It outlines the 2,500-year-old Jewish presence in Iraq, which ended abruptly due to violence and persecution that began in the 1940s. JJAC’s research estimates that assets and property seized …
Co-living gains ground in South Korea’s rental market
After landing a job in Seoul last year, a woman in her 30s surnamed Lee, who had previously lived in Daejeon, relocated to the city’s Dongdaemun District. However, the position was a six-month …
PH property market recovery taking shape in first quarter
The Philippine residential property market showed signs of recovery in the first quarter of 2025, with condominium demand rising 14 percent, according to …
What does the future hold for Japan’s hotel property sector?
Analysts say the market is on an encouraging growth trajectory. Hotels have performed extremely well over the past half year, and rounds off a year of rapid and sustained growth for the overall …
China’s property crisis still a key signal to appetite for junk bonds, Pimco says
China’s crisis reinforces what Pimco has known for a long time, which is that property bubbles are dangerous, whether they are in China or elsewhere China’s real estate sector will need to return to …
“Take the people and move them”: Trump suggests US control of Gaza’s “oceanfront property” again
President Donald Trump once again suggested that the United States should control Gaza after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. Gaza is home to over 2.1 million people.