Zara (25%), H&M (25%) and Redtag (20%) are the three most prominent anchor store brands in the Saudi capital, while Arabian Centers Company (23%) and Hamat Property Company (12%) are the two largest …
The secret life of Afghans under the Taliban
S ince the Taliban seized back control of Afghanistan over a year ago, even those Afghans who tried in vain to flee on the last American flights out of Kabul have settled, somehow, into a new kind of …
Everything stolen from Danish man’s 3 homes on Koh Samui
A Danish expat living in Koh Samui returned home from a five-month holiday to find his three homes ransacked with nearly everything stolen.
Iran’s CB: Tehran Housing Sales Soar
A total of 8,005 homes were sold in the city of Tehran during the eighth month of the current Iranian year (Oct. 23-Nov. 21), registering a 47.8% rise compared to the previous month and a 9.6% …
Japan, Australian Cities Most Resilient to Environmental Risks Impacting Property Investors
According to CBRE’s latest ‘Asia Pacific Sustainable City Ranking’ report, cities in Japan and Australia are the most resilient to environmental risks and Ho Chi Minh City is the most resilient …
The blessing and curse of Japan’s crazy low mortgage rates
As negative rates have pushed Japanese borrowers to take out variable-rate mortgages, even a modest increase in rates could come as a shock to them However, with languishing residential property …
Youngest Property Tycoon to Build Country’s Most Expensive House in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The real estate market in Pakistan is quite profitable, says Samama Randhawa, Pakistan’s youngest real estate developer and property magnate, who is building the country’s priciest and most …
Unutilised property bars real estate sector from progress
LAHORE: The Hold on for Dear Life (HODL) mindset in the real-estate sector means that retail and institutional investors own more than one unutilised residential property. On purp …
Property Sale: NRIs Can Repatriate Funds
NRIs can repatriate the proceeds from the sale of a residential property in India, provided they meet a few conditions. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) who rent or …
What will shape Dubai property market trends in 2023?
Recent Dubai Land Department changes to building classifications and linking it to rental rises will allow for rents to dampen in certain areas. (Curiously, this is being witnesse …