Price/Rent Ratio in Laos compared to Asia This price-to-rent ratio helps assess whether it is more cost-effective to buy or rent a home in a given market. A high price-to-rent ratio suggests that …
Inside Dubai’s Dhs431bn property boom: What’s on offer for investors?
A growing number of high-net-worth individuals and families are making Dubai their primary base, rather than investing remotely …
Syrian factions committed ‘widespread and systematic’ attacks on civilians in coastal violence, U.N. says
A U.N.-backed commission named several government-affiliated factions whose members allegedly took part in ‘extrajudicial killings and torture and ill-treatment’ of civilians in Alawite-majority areas …
Saudi Arabia Approves New Expropriation Law Ensuring Fair Compensation, Supporting Vision 2030
In a significant step toward enhancing transparency and governance in the real estate sector, Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet has approved a new law regulating the expropriation of property for public interest …
South Korea Buying Up Foreign Property
South Korea’s previous offshore investments were mostly corporate property ranging between $1 billion to $2 billion. The purchase of the HSBC tower in London for $1.2 billion and Aurora Place in …
Rent Agreement Rule Explained: Why Most Rental Contracts in India Are for 11 Months, Not 12
If you have ever rented a house in India, you might have noticed that most landlords prepare rental agreements for 11 months instead of a full year. While it may seem like a minor detail, this …
Sri Lanka’s real estate revival spotlighted on global stage
Capital Trust Properties Managing Director Minoli Wickramasinghe recently represented Sri Lanka at two major international real estate forums in Singapore, spotlighting the nation’s evolving …
North Korea cracks down on illegal housing sales as real estate market booms
Authorities have issued an internal directive targeting widespread illegal real estate transactions after discovering rampant home sales across the country.
Donald Trump aims to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un this year, tells South Korea’s new President Lee Jae Myung
US President Donald Trump said he hopes to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. Lee praised Trump’s diplomacy and urging him to …
Trump says he wants to meet with North Korea’s Kim as South Korean president visits US
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