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BYD 2025 revenue surges

The EV manufacturer reported net profit of $.3.3bn for 9M 2025.

Aramco net income $28bn

Capital investment during Q3 2025 $12.9bn on investments in energy projects.

e& revenue up 23%

Consolidated net profit reached $2.94 billion during 2025.

Al Rajhi profit up 26%

Operating income for 2025 increased 22% to SAR 39 bn.

Emirates NBD 2025 profit $8.5bn

Total income rises by 12 percent, operating profit up 13%.
  • Abu Dhabi records $2.88 billion in real estate transactions in January

    Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Abu Dhabi’s real estate market recorded AED10.6 billion in transactions in January, totaling 2,514 property deals.According to DARI real estate platform of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi, sales transactions totaled AED6.5 billion across 1,730 deals.Meanwhile, mortgage transactions from the beginning of the...
  • Dubai’s real estate sector records $207 billion in transactions in 2024

    Dubai, UAE -- Dubai’s real estate sector recorded a total of 2.78 million procedures in 2024, the highest in its history, with a combined value of AED 761 billion ($207.19 billion).The record number of procedures, which include both real estate transactions and rental agreements, represent a 17 percent increase compared...
  • Qatar’s real estate department records weeklong deals worth $71 million

    Doha, Qatar -- Real estate sales contracts worth 251.25 million qatari riyals were registered with the emirate's Real Estate Registration Department at the Ministry of Justice during the period from Dec. 29- Jan 2.During the same period, the total sales contracts for the real estate bulletin for residential units reached...
  • Dubai real estate sets all-time record in 2024

    Dubai’s real estate market has had a record-breaking year, with new milestones being set throughout 2024, culminated in an all-time peak of 180,900 transactions worth AED 522.1 billion (US$145 billion)
  • Dubai real estate market saw record transactions worth $142.1bn in 2024

    Dubai, UAE -- Dubai’s real estate market recorded 180,900 transactions worth AED 522.1 ($142.1 billion) in 2024, a market report said.The report by fäm Properties said 2024 saw big leaps of 36 percent and 27 percent respectively on the previous high of 133,100 sales worth AED 411.1 billion in 2023.In...
  • China unveils major bond plan to revive economy and property market

    The plan is part of a series of actions undertaken by Beijing to draw a line under a years-long property sector crisis and chronically low consumption that has plagued the world's second biggest economy.
  • OECD raises growth forecast, calls for higher property taxes

    Paris, France -- The OECD on Wednesday slightly raised its world economic growth forecast for 2024 but called for higher property and environmental taxes to combat soaring debt in many countries.In its twice-yearly economic outlook report titled "Turning the Corner", the Paris-based organization said global gross domestic product would expand by...
  • Rightmove rejects £5.6bn Murdoch bid

    The property website said the bid was undervalued.
  • Sales of Dubai $10m-plus homes surges by 19% to $1.7bn in Q1

    Dubai, UAE -- One hundred and five homes priced in excess of US$10 million were sold in Dubai during the first three months of the year, up 19 percent on Q1 2023, according to the latest analysis from global property consultant, Knight Frank.The total value of luxury homes sold during...
  • Abu Dhabi’s real estate transactions reach $4.32 billion in first quarter

    Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The value of real estate transactions in Abu Dhabi reached AED 15.9 billion ($4.32 billion) during the first quarter of 2024 (Q1 2024), recording 5,127 sales and mortgage transactions on various types of real estate units.According to data from the DARI platform of the Department of...
  • Real estate deals worth $23bn recorded in Abu Dhabi in 2023: ADREC

    Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Real estate deals worth AED 87.1 billion ($23.71 billion) were recorded in Abu Dhabi during 2023, according to the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC), a dedicated affiliate of the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT).The value of buying and selling activities surged by 159.5 percent...
  • Sharjah real estate transactions hit $844 million in February: Report

    Sharjah, UAE -- Sharjah witnessed real estate deals worth AED 3.1 billion ($844 million) in February 2023, according to the Real Estate Transactions and Mortgages Movement report issued by the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department.The report said the results indicate that the real estate sector in Sharjah continues to significantly...
  • Binghatti lists sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai

    The debut issue of the company is valued at US$300m.
  • UAE real estate sector transforms with cross-border payments revolution

    Dubai, UAE - Leading financial institutions are spearheading a transformative wave in the UAE real estate sector through the introduction of seamless cross-border payments. The initiative is poised to enhance accessibility and efficiency for global investors seeking to engage in property investment within the UAE. Traditionally, the process of investing in...
  • China cuts key mortgage rate to boost economy

    China last year recorded one of its worst annual growth rates since 1990, dampening hopes for a rapid economic recovery following the end of draconian Covid restrictions in late 2022. In January, consumer prices fell at their quickest rate in more than 14 years, piling pressure on the government to...
  • Abu Dhabi Judicial Department’s Auction App generated $925m in property sales

    Abu Dhabi, UAE - Since its launch in June 2022 through mid-February 2024, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department's (ADJD) Auction App has generated over AED3.4 billion ($925 million) in sales.In more detail, 333 properties worth AED3,401,835,871 ($926,361,975), have been sold in addition to 1013 vehicles valued at AED78,277,025 ($21,334,933), jewelry...
  • Dubai Land Department records $172bn in realty deals in 2023

    Dubai, UAE -- The Dubai Land Department (DLD) records an all-time high of 1.6 million transactions worth AED 634 billion ($172 billion) in 2023.The value of transactions increased by 20 percent and the number of transactions surged by 36 percent. Real estate investments' value grew by 55 percent during the...
  • Qatar records real estate deals worth $100 million in five days

    Doha, Qatar -- Qatar has recorded real estate transactions worth 378 million QR ($100 million) during the 21-25 Jan 2024 period, according to the emirate's Department of Real Estate Registration at the Ministry of Justice.Also, total sales contracts for residential units for the same period were QR 21.36 million, taking...
  • Dubai records weeklong real estate transactions worth $3.13 billion

    Dubai, UAE -- Dubai recorded real estate transactions valued at AED 11.5 billion ($3.13 billion) during the week ending 2 Feb 2024. The sum of transactions was 3,677.A total of 192 plots were sold for AED 2.61 billion, 2,699 apartments and villas were sold for AED 5.75 billion.The top three...
  • Dubai records weeklong real estate deals worth $3.86 billion

    Dubai, UAE -- The real estate and properties transactions valued at AED 14.2 billion ($3.86 billion) in total during the week ending 26 January 2024. The sum of transactions was 4,123.A total of 312 plots were sold for AED 2.95 billion, 2,696 apartments and villas were sold for AED 5.84...
  • Deals worth $26.66 billion signed at Real Estate Future Forum 2024

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Deals worth more than $26 billion were signed at the Real Estate Future Forum 2024, which ended Wednesday.Over 50 agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed during the event that focused on discussing new innovations, key challenges, emerging trends, and sustainable financing solutions in the...
  • Dubai real estate market records $925 million in daylong transactions

    Dubai, UAE -- Dubai's real estate market recorded 510 sales transactions worth AED1.36 billion on Tuesday, in addition to 210 mortgage deals totaling AED1.95 billion, and 30 gift deals amounting to AED165.56 million, data released by Dubai's Land Department (DLD) showed.The sales included 446 villas and apartments worth AED949.04 million,...
  • ACRES 2024 concludes, deals worth $381 million inked

    Sharjah, UAE -- Real estate deals worth more than AED 1.4 billion ($381 million) were inked at ACRES 2024, organized by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department (SRERD).The exhibition, which was held from Jan 17-20, was attended by citizens, residents, investors, and...
  • China’s economic recovery stalls as growth flags

    The country's national bureau of statistics said that GDP grew 5.2 percent to hit 126 trillion yuan ($17.6 trillion) as the country battled a crippling property crisis, sluggish consumption and global turmoil. Official GDP figures remain a key source of insight into the health of the world's second-largest economy.
  • Sales of $10m-plus homes in Dubai grow by record 92% in 2023

    Dubai, UAE -- The total number of US$10 million plus home sales in Dubai grew by 92.4 percent to 431 sales during 2023, according to analysis carried out by global property consultancy, Knight Frank.The total value of sales above this price point grew by 91 percent last year to US$7.6...
  • Dubai records $2.74 billion in weeklong real estate transactions

    Dubai, UAE -- The real estate and properties transactions valued at 10.1 billion ($2.74 billion) in total during the week ending 12 January 2024. The sum of transactions was 2,910.A total of 209 plots were sold for AED 2.19 billion, 2,100 apartments and villas were sold for AED 4.84 billion.The...
  • Qatar records $222m in realty deals: Registration department

    Doha, Qatar -- The volume of real estate trading in sales contracts at the Department of Real Estate Registration at the Ministry of Justice during the period from 31 December to 10 January 2024 reached 791 million QR.Total sales contracts for residential units in the Real Estate Bulletin for the...
  • Dubai records $1.57 billion in weeklong real estate transactions

    Dubai, UAE -- A total of 1,721 real estate and properties transactions valued at AED 5.8 billion ($1.57 billion) were conducted during the week ending 5th January, according to the Dubai Land Department (DLD).The DLD weekly report said that114 plots were sold for AED 1.36 billion, 1,183 apartments and villas...
  • ESG buys 60% stake in AFKAR

    Emirates Stallions Group is an IHC subsidiary.
  • $661m plot of land among weeklong real estate deals in Dubai

    The emirate recorded a total of 3,785 real estate transactions worth AED 16.6bn ($4.51 billion) during the week ending 22 December 2023. Palm Jabal Ali recorded the most transactions for this week with 35 sales transactions worth AED 850.21 million.
  • Qatar records real estate transactions worth $400 million in Nov

    Doha, Qatar -- Qatar reported a total of 321 real estate transactions worth QR 1.46 billion ($400 million) in November 2023, with the index of sold real estate increasing by 10 percent and the index of traded areas by 7 percent.Top-performing municipalities in financial value included Doha, Al Rayyan, and...
  • ROSHN, Retal sign $99m deal

    363 single-family villas will be constructed in Riyadh.
  • China begins probe into indebted asset management firm

    Zhongzhi Enterprise Group managed assets worth more than one trillion yuan ($141 billion), according to investment bank Nomura. But the group has been caught up in China's real estate crisis, leaving it now unable to repay investors.
  • Dubai Land Department calls for engaging accredited valuation offices

    DUBAI, UAE – The Dubai Land Department (DLD) is committed to providing property owners with easily accessible resources to reinforce transparency within the real estate market and promote adherence to relevant laws and regulations.The official list of accredited companies and valuation offices is available on DLD’s official website (dubailand.gov.ae) and...
  • Intrinsic values, futuristic strategies elevate Dubai

    Dubai's evolution from a simple fishing village to a premier global tourist hub is credited to its innate advantages, deliberate investments, and cohesive destination development.
  • Dubai records weeklong real estate deals worth $3.51 billion

    Dubai, UAE -- A total of 1,659 real estate transactions worth over AED 12.9 billion ($3.51 billion) were conducted during the week ending 13th October 2023, according to figures released by the Dubai Land Department (DLD).The DLD report showed that 297 plots were sold for AED 5.08 billion, while 1,362...
  • Germany’s housing sector slumps into crisis

    Scholz's government had promised to build 400,000 homes a year to alleviate an endemic housing shortage made worse by burgeoning demand from an inflow of refugees and foreign workers. But building permits have nose-dived 25 percent between January and June compared to a year ago.
  • Aldar Estates buys FAB Properties

    Aldar Estates will benefit from a stable growth pipeline.
  • Protection pact for Yemeni cultural assets extended with US support

    Dubai, UAE-- Yemen and the US have signed an agreement to renews and extend protections for Yemeni cultural property that were put in place in 2020 on an emergency basis.According to the US State Department, the deal was signed by US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs...
  • Egypt building collapse kills eight residents in capital

    According to state media and the public prosecution, eight people including seven members of one family were killed in Cairo when a residential building collapsed. Civil defense workers pulled out nine people, among them an injured woman, while the eight others were dead, adding that five people got out in...
  • Arada H1 sales $1.15bn

    The company witnessed a 186 percent increase in sales.
  • Dubai records weeklong real estate transactions worth $3.02 billion

    Dubai, UAE -- A total of 3,321 real estate transactions worth AED11.1 billion ($3.02 billion) were conducted in Dubai during the week ending 26th May 2023, according to figures released by the Dubai Land Department (DLD).The DLD report showed that 220 plots were sold for AED 2.54 billion, 2,398 apartments...
  • Abu Dhabi’s property market records sales worth US$7.62bn in Q1

    Abu Dhabi, UAE--The property market in Abu Dhabi has recorded 5,472 property sales and mortgages valued at US$7.62 billion in the first quarter of 2023 as against 3,304 transactions worth $ 3.07 billion during the same period in 2022, according to official data released by the Department of Municipalities and...
  • China’s property market buzzes with excitement after record slump

    Beijing, China--Pummelled by a housing crisis that caused a record-breaking slump last year, some Chinese property developers are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel, but analysts warn the sector is still on course to slow down in the long term.The real estate industry grew at lightning speed...
  • Evergrande signs restructuring agreement with international creditors

    Hong Kong, China--Chinese property developer Evergrande said it has entered into a restructuring agreement with a group of international creditors, in what could be a breakthrough deal toward easing the developer's massive debt.Once China's largest real estate company, Evergrande was found in 2021 to be drowning in more than $300 billion...
  • Alistithmar Capital, Safa Investment set up real estate funds worth US$293m

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--Alistithmar Capital has joined hands with Safa Investment Co. to set up several real estate funds worth around $292.9 million.   The two companies will combine their strength to enable Saudi Arabia's growth in the real estate sector through funds that target the residential space in main cities with particular...
  • China sets 5% growth target in 2023, one of the lowest in decades

    Beijing, China--China on Sunday set an economic growth target of "around 5 percent" for 2023, one of the lowest in decades, as its annual National People's Congress opened in Beijing.The target was announced in a work report delivered by outgoing Premier Li Keqiang as the rubber-stamp parliament opened at the capital's...
  • Dubai Holding acquires the iconic The Westin Paris – Vendome

    The hotel, with its ultra-prime location, is one of the most sought-after real estate assets in Paris, France.
  • Super-rich Russians lift UAE property market to record heights

    There might be a global slowdown in the property market, but thanks to Russian buyers, the UAE, in contrast, has seen a stunning growth in the sector.
  • Tourism, state spending spur real estate in KSA, UAE

    Property markets benefit as an increased demand for tourists and the rise in government spending on infrastructure projects drive the post-pandemic recovery in the region.
  • Realty growth in Saudi Arabia, UAE to build on strong private sector and robust spending via govt initiatives

    While 2022 saw record levels of demand for commercial office space as a result of ‘Programme HQ’, 2023 looks set to be dominated by the delivery of high quality residential-led mixed use schemes and a continued focus on tourism, leisure and entertainment projects, adds Burch, Partner and Head of Real...