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Dubai Partners With Crypto.com to Tokenize Real Estate

by Phil Hall | Jul 7, 2025

Procedures will be developed to support digital real estate transactions that allow investors to buy and sell property with digital currencies. Continue Reading Dubai Partners With Crypto.com to Tokenize Real Estate

Dubai Launches Program to Encourage First-Time Homebuyers

by Phil Hall | Jul 4, 2025

The program is open to applicants aged 18 and above who are residents of the UAE and who do not currently own residential property in Dubai. Continue Reading Dubai Launches Program to Encourage First-Time Homebuyers

Chinese property brokers despair as homebuyers sit on sidelines

by Third Party | Feb 13, 2023

Source: Financial Times --- Since the end of China’s zero-Covid policy late last year, property broker Wu Hong is so busy chasing new leads that she no longer has time to sit around playing cards with her colleagues. “Now I spend so much time talking to clients that I...

Cost of living: My mortgage deal is ending – what are my options?

by Third Party | Feb 13, 2023

Source: BBC News --- Almost two million households will see fixed-rate mortgage deals end this year, with most facing the prospect of higher monthly payments. What options do borrowers have? What's happening to mortgage rates? About 20% of residential...

Mortgage advice that you should think twice about following

by Third Party | Feb 13, 2023

Source: Mortgage Introducer --- Social media has given a platform for a lot of people claiming or making it appear that they are ‘experts’ on certain subjects, including mortgages. People can watch them anytime and anywhere, so the potential to reach a lot of...

Why growth of reverse mortgages is surging despite rapid rise in interest rates

by Third Party | Feb 13, 2023

Source: The Globe and Mail --- Reverse mortgages have always been a controversial financial product, but that hasn’t stopped their expansion in Canada or from becoming a growing source of interest among advisors as a potential recommendation for certain clients. A...

Monetary policy in Central and Eastern Europe ahead of the curve?

by Third Party | Feb 12, 2023

Source: Allianz --- Monetary policy in Central and Eastern Europe ahead of the curve? Households’ pandemic savings are still large in both Europe and the US. These excess savings relative to consumption are largest in the UK and Spain at around 20-25%. In the US...

A Look Ahead at Housing, Infrastructure and Sustainability in Greater Toronto Area

by Leora Ruzin | Feb 11, 2023

The second half of this year will see a gradual uptick in home sales and an increase in competition between buyers with a renewed upward pressure on home prices in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) according to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board . The Toronto...

Leading New England Real Estate Brokerage LandVest Christie’s International Real Estate Expands Into Boston

by Third Party | Feb 11, 2023

Source: Yahoo! --- Boston, Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading New England real estate firm LandVest Christie’s International Real Estate is expanding its residential brokerage business into Boston with the opening of a new flagship office in the city’s iconic...

Okanagan real estate feeling the impact of higher interest rates

by Third Party | Feb 11, 2023

Source: Global News --- The Okanagan single-family home market appears to be feeling the impact of higher interest rates. The Association of Interior Realtors released data for January, showing that benchmark home prices were down in January throughout the region....

20 Most Valuable Real Estate Companies in the World

by Third Party | Feb 11, 2023

Source: Yahoo! --- In this article, we will discuss the 20 Most Valuable Real Estate Companies in the World. You can skip our industry overview and go directly to the 5 Most Valuable Real Estate Companies in the World. The global real estate industry involves the...

Chinese balloon prompts worries over foreign-owned farms in Utah, other states

by Third Party | Feb 9, 2023

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune --- Harlowton, Mont. • Near the banks of Montana’s Musselshell River, cattle rancher Michael Miller saw a large, white orb above the town of Harlowton last week, a day before U.S. officials revealed they were tracking a suspected Chinese...