Which segments of the real estate market are currently the best-performing?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Omar Hussain Alfardan, President and CEO, Alfardan Group: Interview from The Report: Qatar 2015
Interviews & Viewpoints | Turki Mohamed Al Khater, Chairman and Managing Director, United Development Company: Interview from The Report: Qatar 2015
Given the ongoing growth in the expatriate labour force, to what extent have developers shifted from selling properties to leasing them?
Articles & Analysis | Qatar's retail space set to expand from The Report: Qatar 2015
With Qatari residents benefitting from one of the world’s highest levels of GDP per capita, and enjoying the resultant disposable income, demand for new retail space has reached historic highs. The retail segment is set to welcome more than 1m sq metres of net leasable area (NLA) before 2020, adding much-needed space to a fast-growing market,...
Articles & Analysis | Qatar's infrastructure projects aim to consolidate growth story from The Report: Qatar 2015
In 2014 Qatar’s real estate market officially surpassed its 2008 highs, with rapid expansion driven by a growing population, shrinking average household sizes and a shortage of available units in the residential sector. This expansion has not been painless, with rental and land price inflation putting the market, and wider economy, at risk of...
Economic update | Kuwait homes in on property market
29 Apr 2015
Last year saw a record high in real estate sales, which surged 18.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) to KD4.3bn ($14.3bn). Sales in the investment segment rose 30% to a value of KD1.8bn ($6.0bn), while residential sales increased 5% to KD1.9bn ($6.3bn).
Chapter | Real Estate from The Report: Qatar 2015
Property prices are on the up in Qatar, as are profits for listed real estate companies. Lending to the sector is also growing, with credit facilities worth $34.4bn at the end of 2014, the largest share of commercial banks’ loan book. The upward trajectory of residential rents is also gaining pace. After rising 7.9% y-o-y in August 2014, rents increased by 8.1% in September and 8.3% in October...