Chinese architect plans “garden city” in new economic zone
BEIJING: The chief architect of China’s latest special economic zone said he expects to submit to the government by the end of this month a detailed proposal including plans for… Read more »
Daily Archives: June 9, 2017
Irish house prices up 10.5% year-on-year in April
By: Conor Humphries DUBLIN: Irish residential property prices climbed 10.5 percent in the year to the end of April, posting their highest annual growth rate since June 2015, data showed… Read more »
India ‘bright spot’ for global steel output growth: Report
NEW DELHI (INDIA): India is seen as a “bright spot” for the global steel production growth on account of the government’s push to augment capacity and demand from the construction,… Read more »
Emaar to launch IPO of real estate development business by November: Al Arabiya TV
By: Reem Shamseddine | Saeed Azhar DUBAI: Dubai-based Emaar Properties plans to launch the initial public offering (IPO) of its real estate development business by November, Emaar’s chairman Mohamed Alabbar… Read more »
UK house prices show weakest growth in nine months: RICS
By: David Milliken LONDON: British house prices rose at their slowest rate since August 2016 last month and fewer houses were put up for sale, as jitters about Thursday’s election… Read more »
IT-ITeS sector leases 17 million sq ft office space in 2016, 10% rise over 2015
NEW DELHI (INDIA): Office space leasing by IT and ITeS companies rose by 10 per cent last year at 16.81 million sq ft with Bengaluru and Hyderabad absorbing more than… Read more »
Canadian housing starts slip in hot markets of Toronto, Vancouver
By: David Ljunggren OTTAWA: Canadian housing starts dipped in May as construction intentions fell in Toronto, another sign that one of the country’s hottest real estate markets might be cooling… Read more »
Bombay High Court vacates stay on raising FSI under cluster redevelopment project in Maharashtra
MUMBAI (INDIA): In a reprieve for the Maharashtra government, the Bombay High Court today vacated a stay granted on allowing increase in floor space index (FSI) for new buildings proposed… Read more »
As residents protest, steelmakers eye sales from new Moscow homes
By: Jack Stubbs MOSCOW: A plan to resettle almost a million Muscovites in newly-built homes has sparked some of the Russian capital’s largest protests in years. But for the country’s… Read more »
Philips lighting launches Philips Hue White Ambiance in India
NEW DELHI (INDIA): Philips Lighting, a global leader in lighting, today launched its PhilipsHue White Ambiance connected LED home lighting system in India, expanding its Philips Hue range. The new… Read more »