Georgia’s special session ended last week. But the battle to define what happened is just beginning. The five-day special session was dominated by a heated debate over property taxes, an extension of …
Oman says foreign property ownership rules remain unchanged
Muscat: Oman’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning has clarified that recent amendments to the executive regulations of the Foreigners’ Residence Law do not expand property ownership rights for …
Oman clarifies existing rules on foreign property ownership
Oman’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning has clarified that recent residency law changes do not grant foreigners expanded property ownership rights. Non-Omanis can still only purchase real estate …
UAE property market picks up in UAE after a slowdown. What new report says
The UAE property market is showing a positive outlook as the gap between what homebuyers expect to pay and sellers’ asking prices has significantly narrowed …
UAE buyer-seller price gap narrows as house-hunters opt to rent for now
Price drop expectations among buyers eased to 63% in May, while more residents choose new rental contracts as both sides edge closer on value, reveals Property Finder data …
New World, Ares cut Hong Kong office tower unit prices up to 57% — Bloomberg
A commercial complex in an industrial neighbourhood of Hong Kong has become the latest flashpoint in a commercial property market struggling with pockets of weakness.
North Korea’s unlikely economic revival reshapes life in Pyongyang as Russia and China deepen support
By Ben Aris in Berlin Pariah no longer, since the war in Ukraine started, Russian and Chinese money has poured into Pyongyang, fuelling a rapid economic development and unexpected real estate boom in …
Letter accuses Alibaba of attempts to harvest Anthropic AI technology, triggering U.S.-China showdown
A confidential letter to Washington put a familiar Chinese tech giant at the center of a fight that has nothing to do with tariffs …
Russia’s timber exports to China slump as property crisis deepens
Russia’s timber exports to China, its largest overseas market, fell sharply in the first four months of 2026 as Beijing’s prolonged property downturn weighed on demand, adding to mounting pressure on …
China’s growth engine has a weird new spark: buying ‘feelings’ to cope with a property crash
Toy elves and robot police are exposing the bizarre true state of China’s fractured economy.