With leasehold ownership regulations for foreign nationals in place and property more competitively priced than in Dubai, Sharjah is set to succeed in attracting significant international investors to its real estate sector. Until the recent global financial crisis, Sharjah’s rules prevented anyone who was not an UAE national from owning real...
It is difficult to overstate the importance of real estate to Sharjah – along with business services, real estate accounts for 21% of the emirate’s economic activity, with residential real estate forming a large chunk of that. While prices have fluctuated over recent years, and dropped in 2016, occupancy rates have remained at almost 100%,...
Sharjah is attempting to step out of the shadow of its larger neighbour, Dubai, with the development of a number of major signature projects that could significantly reshape its construction landscape. Many of these projects are mixed use, with master plans involving residential properties, commercial spaces, large-scale shopping malls and, in...
As the third-largest of the seven emirates that make up the UAE, Sharjah has a large population and a strategic location for regional connectivity, as well as significant real estate activity, all of which contribute towards an expanding construction sector. The emirate has several major real estate developments under construction, many of...
With demand for housing in Côte d’Ivoire continuing to outpace supply, the government has more than doubled its social housing target and unveiled a number of reforms to the sector’s regulatory framework. While a lack of available affordable units is the most immediate concern, policymakers are hoping to pave the way for a sustained increase...
As is the case throughout the region, real estate demand in Côte d’Ivoire is generally high, surpassing existing offerings in most, if not all, segments, from housing to industrial, office space and retail. The situation is particularly acute in the housing sector, with a national housing deficit of 400,000-600,000 units. The government has...
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