Japan: The Japanese government is considering relaxing the requirements for property management businesses operating ‘minpaku’ vacation rentals [i.e. private lodgings on platforms such as Airbnb] in a …
Pakistan paid USD 1.2 billion for imported cars in 6 months despite a total collapse of its finances
Pakistan is facing one of its worst economic crises ever, but that hasn’t stopped the car enthusiasts in the country to import high-end vehicles from around the world. According to a report, Pakistan …
Pakistan suffers power outage across all major cities
Pakistan has suffered power cuts across all major cities due to a fault in the national grid. Blackouts are being reported in large swathes of the country including Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar and …
How has luxury property buying evolved in India post the Covid-19 pandemic?
To state that residential real estate has undergone a paradigm shift over the last year feels like an understatement. Led by the change in perception, luxury homeownership is now recognized through a …
Establish an efficient property tax system
A tax on wealth is often discussed, but has proven hard to implement the world over. Instead, India must focus on building a progressive and effective property tax system …
Capital Gains Tax (Effective) in Timor-Leste compared to Asia
Timor-Leste: Capital gains taxes (%). In arriving at effective capital gains tax rates, the Global Property Guide makes the following assumptions: These assumptions are critical. In many countries a …
Economic Freedom Rating in Timor-Leste compared to Asia
Free 80 – 100; Mostly Free 70 – 79.9; Moderately Free 60 – 69.9; Mostly Unfree 50 to 59.9; and Repressed 0 – 49.9. Get weekly informed analysis on world property markets and exclusive, early access to …
“Cop City” protesters damage property in Atlanta, police say
It comes in the wake of a shooting earlier this week, near a controversial future law enforcement training site, in which a Georgia state trooper was wounded and a man was killed.
Shaukat Khanum trust denies misuse of funds
“SKMT has already shared full details of its investment, and full recovery of its funds, numerous times, with the public,” says statement.
Figures reveal how many Syrian, Afghan and Ukrainian refugee families have been rehomes in Bedford since 2016
“One of the challenges we’ve experienced for both these groups is that it tends to be large families and sourcing larger properties in the private sector is very challenging,” said Bedford Borough Cou …