• Bentall Kennedy advanced to #1 overall in Canada across all property types and 2nd globally in the Diversified category

• MEPT/Edgemoor Fund advised by Bentall Kennedy continues to be ranked top 3 in the world in the Diversified Category

For the eighth consecutive year, the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has ranked Bentall Kennedy among"...

Barwa Real Estate Group has joined the Year of Culture Qatar-Russia 2018 with Group CEO Salman bin Mohamed al-Mohannadi participating in a seminar titled ‘Qatar: No Limits of Architecture’.
He was joined by Arab Engineering Bureau CEO Ibrahim Mohamed al-Jaidah, Barwa Group advisor Abdelwahed Elwakil, and Ministry of Municipality and Environment’s head of R&D – Urban Planning Department Dr Ali Abdelrouf Ali Abouelsaad.
In his opening speech, Qatar’s ambassador to Russia Fahad bin"...

Arzan Wealth (DIFC) Limited (‘Arzan Wealth’), a Dubai-based advisory firm regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, is pleased to announce that it has successfully advised its clients on the sale of two properties (“ the Properties”) from the Single Tenant Portfolio in USA.

The Single Tenant Portfolio consists of 6 single-tenant net-leased buildings with a total of 760,533 sq ft, located in 6 states in the US and"...

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) and the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs yesterday conducted awareness workshop about the new amendments in the law regulating entry, exit and residency of the expatriates.

It also highlighted many other issues like medical examination procedures and signing of work contracts for expatriates. The event was held at Qatar Chamber headquarters in the presence of a number of representatives"...

Qatar has emerged as the weakest housing market amidst a sharp economic slowdown and the adverse impact of the blockade it is suffering from other Gulf countries, said a report by Global Property Guide.

This is not surprising given the region's ailing economy due to low oil prices and the ongoing political and diplomatic crisis. The Middle East's economy grew"...

The real estate sector of Qatar has shown strong performance in July. The value of sold properties has jumped by about 224 percent in July this year compared previous month. Rising transactions in summer shows the robustness of Qatar’s real estate sector.

The total value of sold properties reached around QR4.3bn in July, showing a whopping rise of around QR3bn compared to June. The value of sold properties stood at around QR1.33bn in June"...

A total of 493 building permits were issued in August by all municipalities, registering a decrease of 39% in comparison to July, according to buildings permits and building completion certificates data.
The decrease was clearly noted in most municipalities: Umm Slal (56%), Al Sheehaniya (55%), Rayyan (47%), Doha (40%), Al Khor (27%), Al Wakrah (20%), Da’ayen (16%). The fall is due to seasonal factor related to official holidays. However, the Al Shamal municipality saw an increase of 60%.
Al Wakrah Municipality"...

A new exhibition and conference dedicated to Saudi Arabia’s contracting sector is launching in Riyadh next week, where government authorities, regulators, and key industry players will join forces to develop the Kingdom’s US$1.4 trillion construction market.

The 1st International Contracting Conference and Exhibition (ICCE), will take place from 16-17 September 2018 at the Riyadh International and Convention and Exhibition Centre, as"...

Cases of encroachments on state property, especially at the farmhouses in the desert areas and the expansion of some farms have increased over the past few months, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported yesterday.
Some of these encroachments include converting vacant land plots into parking lots, or their unauthorised use as private gardens, it has been explained.
Some Qatari legal experts and businessmen stressed that more actions should be taken by the municipalities concerned to strictly enforce the set penalties"...