Overseas Property Investment

The most recent bahrain property investment news from a variety of international property news sources.

LONDON: Malaysia’s Hong Leong Group property arm, GuocoLand (China) Ltd (GLC), was voted the Best International Mixed-Use Development at the International Property Awards here over the weekend for its US$2 billion flagship project Guoson Centre. The achievement sets an important milestone for China as it is the first time that one of its mixed-use projects [...]

Investor activity in Bahrain’s property market is stagnant, suffering from lending shortages and supply excess. However, while the real estate decline has eroded high-end rents, demand for affordable apartments in a down-sized market is crowding out cash-strapped renters. See the following article from…

Investor activity in Bahrain’s property market is stagnant, suffering from lending shortages and supply excess. However, while the real estate decline has eroded high-end rents, demand for affordable apartments in a down-sized market is crowding out cash-strapped renters. See the following article from…

Bahrain is being noticed as one of the best property markets in the Middle East for foreign investment. The Middle East is a surprisingly popular property investment and relocation destination because of the wealth and job opportunities. Dubai was the number one spot for this before the crash, but now people are being put off [...]

The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) is optimistic that the country’s construction industry will achieve world-class status by 2015. Its chief executive officer Datuk Hamzah Hasan said based on the Construction Industry Master Plan 2006-2015, the sector is on track to reach its target. The growing number of Malaysian companies embarking on projects overseas over [...]

DUBAI: Malaysian contractors are currently working on 51 projects worth US$10bil in the Middle East and are eyeing for more amid a projected upswing in construction demand. The majority of projects are in United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Syria, Iran, Jordan and Yemen, the Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) said in [...]

Health tourism is known to be one of the fastest growing segments in international tourism. This is where people from developed countries travel to other countries to seek medical care. Most commonly this is people travelling to a country where cosmetic surgery is cheaper and therefore more affordable for them, but there are also growing [...]

PETALING JAYA: The arbitration claim by Bahrain Asphalt Establishment BSC (BAE) amounting to 109.27 milion Qatari riyal (RM101.06mil) against the Gamuda Bhd-WCT Bhd joint venture (JV) in Qatar may have an impact on both the Malaysian companies’ earnings, according to analysts. OSK Research in its report yesterday said the claim by BAE was “not good [...]

Most Non-Resident Indians think a lot before investing in property in India and most of the time put off the plan due to the effort, the research and the planning involved. In some instances, it is put off as they do not have enough funds. For such individuals there is always the NRI home loan. [...]

JV Partner Dubai World unit not expected to pull out of project PETALING JAYA: The financial crisis that has hit Dubai is unlikely to have an impact on the property development being jointly undertaken by UEM Land Holdings Bhd and Dubai World, the investment arm of the Dubai government, analysts said. Recent news that Dubai, [...]