Bahrain to spend $8bn on homes projectsBahrain will spend around BD3 billion ($7.91 billion) on government homes and projects by 2017, according to Housing Minister Basem Al Hamer. Despite reoccurring challenges in the sector, 100,000 houses had been built and loans wo More… |
Hundreds flee homes as California wildfire ragesA wind-driven wildfire raging along the California coast north of Los Angeles prompted the evacuation of hundreds of homes and a university campus on Thursday as flames engulfed several farm buildings and recreational vehicles near threatened ne More… |
Bahrain's residential market supply to riseBahrain's residential lettings market is expected to experience a surge in supply during the second and third quarters this year, according to a report by Cluttons, a leading real estate specialist. The research sees several m More… |
Emaar unveils ‘Sky Collection’ homesDubai-based developer Emaar Properties has launched its exclusive collection of luxury serviced homes at 'The Address Residence Fountain Views,' the first exclusive serviced apartments project in Downtown Dubai. Located ne More… |
Hundreds believed injured in Texas plant blastA fiery explosion ripped through a fertiliser plant near Waco, Texas, on Wednesday night and damaged or destroyed numerous buildings including a school and nursing home, and hundreds of people were likely injured in the blast, authorities said. More… |
40,000 homes to enter Dubai property marketAnother 40,000 new homes will enter Dubai's property market over the next two years as developers revive projects stalled after the collapse of the emirate's real estate market, a report said on Sunday. &nb More… |
Bahrain to allocate land for key housing projectA proposal has been passed to allocate land for hundreds of housing units in a Bahrain village. The Northern Municipal Council has agreed to allow the appropriation of land in Shahrakan for the project, said a report in the Gulf D More… |
7,000 homes to be built in BahrainSeven thousand housing units are to be built on wasteland in southern Muharraq’s Halat Abu Maher area, according to Muharraq Municipal Council’s financial and legal committee chairman Ghazi Al Murbati said. More than 8 More… |
Bahrain ‘may miss housing deadline’Bahrain is unlikely to meet its five-year deadline to clear its waiting list for government homes, said a senior government official. The unrealistic expectation of his predecessor to build 50,000 homes across the country could no More… |
Bahrain building 30,000 homes for citizensBahrains to build and hand over more than 30,000 government homes to citizens over the next five years, a senior government official said. A total of 51,000 applicants were still on waiting lists, Housing Minister Bassem Al Hamer More… |








