Real Estate

Bloomberg Toronto home sales posted their first increase in six months as the end-of-summer holidays finally brought buyers some new supply, though it still wasn’t enough to alleviate a historically tight market or keep prices from continuing their upward march. The number of Toronto homes changing hands climbed a seasonally ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has announced that the 2021 first-half report for real estate transactions in Abu Dhabi reached AED23.57 billion. The H1 recorded value was achieved through 7,046 transactions, including transactions and mortgages of land, buildings and real estate units of all ...

Bloomberg US household net worth surged to a fresh record in the second quarter as Americans enjoyed an ebullient stock market and largest-ever increase in value of their real estate holdings. Household net worth increased by $5.8 trillion, or 4.3%, to $141.7 trillion in the second quarter, a Federal Reserve ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Shuaa Capital psc, the leading asset management and investment banking platform in the region, on Monday announced its intention to complete and deliver ₤2 billion worth of property projects in London through its wholly-owned subsidiary Northacre. Northacre is currently focused on completing its two key projects: ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s real estate market is witnessing continuous growth and increased investment attractiveness on the cusp of the largest international event in the region, Expo 2020 Dubai. According to the 18th edition of Mo’asher, Dubai’s official sales price index, launched by Dubai Land Department (DLD) in cooperation with ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A consortium comprising Aldar Properties (Aldar) and ADQ has submitted for approval by the Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority (the FRA) an all-cash mandatory tender offer (MTO) for up to 90 percent and a minimum of 51 percent of the outstanding share capital of The Sixth of ...

Bloomberg House prices in the UK suburbs outpaced those in city centers during the pandemic as people traded shorter commutes for gardens and indoor space to work from home, figures show. In the areas surrounding major cities, property values grew an average 10.8% between March 2020 and June this year, ...

Bloomberg Sales of previously owned US homes rise in July for a second month, indicating firmer housing demand as inventory constraints showed signs of easing. Contract closings increased 2% from prior month to an annualised 5.99 million, a four-month high, according to National Association of Realtors. The median forecast in ...

Bloomberg London private housing rents fell in July compared with a year earlier as the ability to work from home meant that being close to city center offices was no longer a priority for workers. The 0.1% decline set the UK capital apart from other regions, where rental prices climbed ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department recorded 40,346 real estate transactions worth AED12.2 billion, marking a 40.5 percent increase till June 2021 against the same period last year, according to the department’s statistical report for the first half of 2021. Moreover, the total area covered in sales ...