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Triplerr’s realty check for estate agents
B2B start-up reckons it can triple the effectiveness of leads for estate agents
Latest Property News
Tips when investing in rental property
Take precautions to avoid disputes and ensure good ROI
Generation rent: homeowners-in-waiting
Home-buying trends of millennials
Nakheel reports 3.83% fall in first-half profit
Property developer hands over 451 units to customers
Designing hotels for millennials
Authenticity should be the cornerstone of next-generation hotels
One-off income drives Union Properties profit
UPP far away from achieving promising results-Menacorp
New Zealand passes anti-foreign homebuyer law
Foreign buyers will now need to convince regulators that whatever they do will have wider benefits to the country
Risky mortgages on the rise in north England
With the risk of a no-deal Brexit increasing, a subsequent squeeze on incomes could turn region’s housing market from a slowdown into a slump
In Dubai, ‘Dh3.5b is a reasonable target’
PNC Menon shares Sobha’s half-decade goals and mid-market housing plans
Luxury-home sales boom in Hawaii
US state, in recent years, has seen a particular influx of buyers from Silicon Valley
Airbnb targets 14 more complexes by 2020
The latest project for the Silicon Valley home-rental behemoth is a branded apartment complex in Nashville, Tennessee
From budget to luxury, Dubai firms up hospitality mix
Impressive hotel pipeline eyes growth in tourism arrivals and spend
3 common landlord-tenant disputes
Take time to go over your tenancy contract
Union Properties posts Dh207m half-year profit
Revenues reach Dh591.6m for the first half
Revenue gains take Damac to Dh3.7b in H1-18
Profit takes a hit dropping to Dh862m as developer bides time for market upturn
Saudi mortgage growth to aid Al Rajhi rebound
Saudi Arabia’s new housing project announced in February includes an 18 billion riyal loan-guarantee programme
Emaar revenue rises by 46% to Dh11.47b
Property developer’s net profit increases by 18% to Dh3.34 billion
Eshraq reports best half-year since 2014
Board recommends share buyback as net profit rises to Dh14.8m
Turkey woes fail to rattle Dubai investors
With money tied up largely in real estate, investors say that aren’t moving yet
Construction News
Drake & Scull reports H1 loss of Dh183m
Firm appoints new group CEO, continues to develop new restructuring plan
Higher revenues drive Arabtec profits
Arabtec records Dh49.4m in profits in second quarter
Shurooq, Besix sign water treatment plant deal
Capacity of the plant to be doubled
Investment News
Saudi PIF in talks to invest in Lucid
PIF and US-based Lucid Motors have drawn up a term sheet under which PIF could invest over $1b in Lucid Motors and gain majority ownership
AlixPartners to help divorce AGHF from Abraaj
Fund is seeking to replace AIML as its permanent investment manager
Singapore says it has 1MDB-linked jet
But no request has been made by Malaysia for its return
Top in tourism
Kerala suffers $2.8b damage in floods
The natural disaster could mean a loss of tourism income for an entire season
Dubai ready to set sail on new tourism voyage
Emirate’s government is increasingly focused on cruise tourism
Hotels in Ajman see growth in visitors
The tourism authority said hotel occupancies were up five per cent
Money News and Guides
Listen: Eid holidays and the sanctions bill
US sanctions on Russian private and public entities come in to effect
Things to consider on your first mortgage
Check your lender’s record in terms of how smoothly the process could go
UAE expats lack savings despite better chances
The better lifestyles in the UAE also mean that residents often forego the chance to put away money
