Reconstruction of old buildings in KSA could increase housing by 40%

[caption id="attachment_14333" align="aligncenter" width="449"] Saudi Arabian building owners are stepping up demolition and reconstruction of old buildings.[/caption] RELATED ARTICLES: KSA to build...

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KSA to build 200,000 affordable housing units

The Ministry of Housing in Saudi Arabia plans to implement a program that will result in the construction of 200,000 new housing...

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Abu Dhabi creates housing body to develop mass housing

Abu Dhabi has set up an authority to develop mass housing as it pushes ahead with social welfare initiatives, in a move...

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Ezdan to build 50,000 housing units by 2014

Qatari real estate developer Ezdan has signed an agreement with the government to build 50,000 residential units by 2014, as part of...

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Bahrain’s Investcorp buys 1,900 US residential units

Bahrain-based alternative asset manager Investcorp has acquired five real estate assets in the US for around $100m, according to a report by...

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‘Clever’ Phase II for Dubai

A partner with Turkish firm Tabanlioglu – the architects behind Crystal Towers at Dubai’s JBR – has said that ‘Dubai phase II’...

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Contractor appointed to Falconcity

[caption id="attachment_11567" align="aligncenter" width="370"] Falconcity has appointed Modern Building Contracting to construct 100 villas on site.[/caption] RELATED ARTICLES: Dubai to build Taj Mahal...

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Sobha City sparks return of mega-projects

Sobha City, the 743,224m2 mixed use development in Meydan City, signals the return of mega-projects to the Dubai property market, the vice-chairman...

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$346bn Saudi investment for 2.4m homes

Saudi Arabia needs to investment approximately $346bn to construct 2.4 million new houses between 2011 and 2020, a study by the National...

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Algeria floats $6bn global tender

[caption id="attachment_11101" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Algeria's government will float an international tender for a new city project worth $6bn.[/caption] An international tender is...