Dubai smartest city in Gulf region: Study
DUBAI (INDIA): Chinese ICT giant Huawei on Sunday said Dubai is the smartest city in the Gulf region in relation to strategy and execution. The emirate of Dubai has emerged… Read more »
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Singapore private home sales jump in September, but no recovery seen
By Jongwoo Cheon SINGAPORE: Sales of private home by developers in Singapore jumped nearly 50 percent in September from a year earlier, aided by low interest rates and price slips,… Read more »
India, Russia ink MoU for cooperation in smart cities scheme
NEW DELHI (INDIA): India has signed an agreement with Russia for cooperation in the implementation of ‘smart cities’ programme and use of IT solutions of the Russian companies. The agreement was… Read more »
Dubai property market recovery in early 2017: Report
The Dubai residential market is showing early signs of improvement with the sales market expected to recover ahead of the rental segment in 2017, according to CBRE. The real estate… Read more »
Manhattan office market booming as asking rents set record: Report
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK: The cost of renting office space in Manhattan set new records in the third quarter amid strong leasing activity that was driven by a job… Read more »
China will crack down on misconduct by real estate developers: Xinhua
By Yawen Chen, Nicholas Heath BEIJING: China’s housing ministry said it will crack down on nine types of misconduct by real estate developers, the official Xinhua news agency reported on… Read more »
Swedish apartment prices up 7% year-on-year in September: Svensk Maklarstatistik
STOCKHOLM: Apartment prices in Sweden rose 7 percent year-on-year in September, figures from an association of Swedish real estate agents, Svensk Maklarstatistik, showed on Friday. Prices of single-family homes rose… Read more »
Ceramic cos for heavier anti-dumping duty on Chinese tiles
MEHSANA (INDIA): Ceramics associations along with other players of tile industry are expected to make a representation to the Centre for re-introduction of the anti-dumping duty on import of tiles… Read more »
UK house prices rise for second month in September, London weak: RICS
By William Schomberg LONDON: British house prices rose for a second month in September and enquiries from buyers picked up for the first time since February, suggesting the housing market… Read more »
New Zealand house prices rise in September: REINZ
By Charlotte Greenfield WELLINGTON: New Zealand house prices rose in September, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) said on Thursday. Seasonally adjusted median house prices rose 3 percent… Read more »