Tag: real estate

Construction & Real Estate

Saudi non-oil economy powers next phase of real estate growth

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia remains one of the world's most active real estate development markets, supported by robust non-oil economic growth, regulatory reforms and a multi-billion-dollar pipeline of infrastructure and property developments, said a leading property expert. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Wellness should become new baseline for new luxury homes, says Dubai developer

Dubai’s luxury real estate developers must treat wellness as the new baseline for how homes are designed and built, as global demand grows for healthier living environments. The next phase for the industry is collaboration rather than competition, said a leading UAE developer. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Numbers that tell why Dubai remains one of World’s strongest real estate markets

Dubai’s real estate market continued to consolidate its position among the strongest property markets worldwide in 2026, supported by a comprehensive range of economic and investment indicators reflecting strong demand, high liquidity, sustained capital inflows and an increasingly advanced regulatory and digital ecosystem, according to W Capital Real Estate Brokerage....

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Oman's real estate deal value in H1 soars to $3.7bn

Oman's real estate transaction value surged by 5.4% year-on-year to hit RO1.434 billion ($3.7 billion) for the first six months of 2026, mainly driven by higher sales activity, reported ONA, citing data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) showed....

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Saudi residential property transactions down 21pc in Q2

Saudi Arabia's real estate transaction volumes edged higher in the second quarter from the previous three months, although activity remained weak compared to Q1, said a report. The residential deal volumes fell 21% over last year led by declines in Riyadh, Jeddah and Madinah. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Alef sells out first phase of $1.1bn Sharjah waterfront development

UAE-based Alef Group has announced the successful sell-out of Phase One of Linar, a AED4 billion ($1.1 billion) waterfront residential development in Al Mamzar comprising Towers A, B and C. Following exceptionally strong demand, Alef has now released Towers D and E for sale. ...

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Dubai South signs mortgage partnership deal with Emirates NBD

Dubai South Properties has entered into a strategic partnership with leading regional bank Emirates NBD to offer tailored off-plan mortgage solutions to its customers looking to buy freehold real estate projects within the mega urban master development Dubai South....

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Sobha Realty set to deliver more than 6,800 units this year

Sobha Realty, a leading global luxury real estate developer in UAE, has announced plans to deliver more than 6,800 units across Dubai this year, representing a total sales value of AED21.6 billion ($5.8 billion). The handover pipeline represents its largest annual delivery to date. ...

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Abu Dhabi real estate deals in H1 more than doubles to $32bn

Abu Dhabi's real estate transactions more than doubled in value during the first half to hit AED117 billion ($32 billion) mainly driven by strong growth in property sales and foreign investment, said a report. The total number of property deals for the period surged by 61.7% to 25,714. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Residential construction embraces high-performance homes amid sustainability push

Residential developers are under mounting pressure to meet evolving buyer expectations and stricter sustainability standards while delivering long-term value. As the global construction industry is set to hit $16.1 trillion by 2030, high-performance homes are emerging as a key solution, said an industry expert....

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Saudi PIF, I Squared Capital sign $2bn infrastructure deal

Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF said it has signed an agreement with infrastructure investor I Squared Capital to explore the deployment of up to $2 billion in real estate and infrastructure assets owned by the sovereign wealth fund and its portfolio companies. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Oman's real estate transactions soar to $3bn in first five months

The value of real estate transactions in Oman rose 5.5% in the first five months of 2026 from a year earlier, driven by higher mortgage activity and a modest increase in property sales, said a report. The total value of real estate traded in the sultanate soared to hit RO1.18 billion ($3.05 billion) by the end of May. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Sharjah real estate transactions top $8bn in H1, up 9.3%

The total value of real estate sector transactions in Sharjah reached approximately AED29.5 billion ($8.03 billion) during the first half of 2026, marking a 9.3 percent increase compared to the same period in 2025....

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IRTH Group enters construction sector with new contracting unit

IRTH Group, a real estate investment platform, has announced the launch of IRTH Contracting, a dedicated construction arm for its expanding portfolio of developments, thus bringing its development and construction operations under one integrated business. ...

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Umm Al Qura signs deal to sell three prime Makkah residential plots for $118m

Leading Saudi developer Umm Al Qura has announced that it has signed reservation agreements with a real estate fund managed by Watheeq Capital for the sale of three land plots within its mega Masar Destination project in Makkah for a total value of SAR441.1 million ($118 million). ...

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Knowledge Economic City plans $400m hospitality project fund with Albilad

Saudi Arabia's Knowledge Economic City has announced that it had signed a non-binding term sheet with Albilad Capital for the establishment of a closed-ended private real estate investment fund worth SAR1.5 billion ($400 million), to finance the first phase of its Multaqa Hospitality project in Madinah. ...

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Asas Makeen sets up new fund for Riyadh land development

Saudi-based Asas Makeen Real Estate Development has signed a framework agreement with two key entities - Middle East Financial Investment and Binaa Altharwat Company - to set up a real estate investment fund for the development of prime land owned by the company in Riyadh. ...