Real Estate

Jakarta’s property market is in the midst of a boom driving growth across both the sector’s residential and commercial segments. A combination of strong domestic demand, low interest rates and increased foreign investor confidence is thought to be behind the trend which is expected to continue during 2012, forming a key component of Indonesia’s economic growth.

The minarets of Istanbul’s Hagia Sofia, an iconic part of the city’s skyline, will soon be joined by a tower to become one of the tallest buildings in Europe. The Scottish-designed tower, part of “Metropol Istanbul”, will be located in the new financial district in Ataşehir, which is now beginning to take shape.

Malgré l’interruption inévitable des projets de construction et des ventes immobilières au plus fort des manifestations du Printemps arabe début 2011, le marché tunisien de l’immobilier montre des signes de reprise à moyen terme. Le secteur demeure l’un des plus attractifs d’Afrique du Nord et les récents bouleversements politiques ne l’ont pas empêché d’attirer des capitaux étrangers.

Comme le prouve la demande croissante de matériaux de construction, avec notamment une hausse spectaculaire de 25% des ventes de ciment, le secteur marocain de l’immobilier continue d’afficher une croissance stable, due en grande partie à la priorité accordée à l’habitat social- un secteur où l’offre est constamment déficitaire et qui promet alors un développement continu ces prochaines années.

The real estate market in Mongolia is expected to expand significantly in the coming years, thanks in part to increasing incomes and rapid urbanisation created by the country’s mineral wealth. With the capital city expected to be home to more than half of the population by 2030, Ulaanbaatar will be the focus of this surge in real estate growth.

For Qatar’s real estate sector, 2012 is expected to be much the same as the preceding 12 months, with most forecasts projecting a year of steady progress, though there are concerns that oversupply in some segments could keep prices down in the short term as the flow of new developments more than matches current demand.