The government has decided to immediately abolish the 3% federal excise duty (FED) being charged on the first sale of all properties in Pakistan after July. This reverses a contentious tax measure, …
Centara Grand Lagoon Maldives officially opens
Officially opened on April 1, Centara Grand Lagoon Maldives is Centara’s fourth property in the Maldives and forms one-half of The Atollia by Centara Hotels & Resorts.
Here’s when you will get your Georgia surplus tax rebates in your wallet
File a Georgia income tax return for both 2023 and 2024. Not be listed as a dependent on someone else’s 2023 return. Be a full-time Georgia resident for tax purposes. Rebates will be reduced or offset …
Israel controls 50% of Gaza after razing land to expand buffer zone
Israel’s bombardment and ground offensives throughout the war have left vast swaths of Gaza’s cities and towns destroyed. But the razing of property inside the buffer zone has been more methodical and …
Trump Tariffs Put Dubai Property Rally Under Threat
As US President Donald Trump’s tariffs roil markets, the property boom in Dubai is under threat and analysts say the risks of a bigger real estate slowdown in the emirate are piling up. The outlook …
UAE’s record rains: Property rates shoot up at flood-resistant communities
Indian expat Sumayya Khan and her husband were shopping for their forever home in Sharjah. Having lived in the UAE all their lives, they wanted to make a real estate investment in which they hoped to …
UAE record rains: Flood resilience now among top demands by property buyers
Real estate experts in the country say that more people are now enquiring about the ability of communities to resist floods before they make purchases.
Malaysian property tycoon Ong Beng Seng exits HPL as managing director amid cancer battle
Prominent property magnate Ong Beng Seng will step down as managing director of Hotel Properties Limited (HPL) following the company’s annual general meeting on April 29. In a filing with the …
Alvarez & Marsal Sees Thai Real Estate Distress on Trade Risks
US advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal Inc. sees the real estate sector the most at risk in Southeast Asia this year due to headwinds such as global trade frictions and a glut of residences.
Ahead of Trump admin-Iran talks, new report says Iran nuclear threat rises to ‘extreme danger’
JERUSALEM — A leading U.S. research institute devoted to monitoring Iran’s illicit nuclear weapons program published an alarming report ahead of this weekend’s U.S.-Iran talks, declaring …