War in The Middle east :Geopolitical Instability and the Greek Real Estate Market: Economic Implications of the Middle East Conflict

Executive Summary The escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, following the ongoing war in Ukraine, introduces a new layer of uncertainty to the global economic environment. For the Greek real estate market, which has demonstrated remarkable resilience over the past six years, the implications are complex and multidimensional. This policy brief analyzes the […]

manager No Comments March 16, 2026 11:49 am

UAE’s property sector faces reckoning after Iran strikes

By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Federico Maccioni, Rachna Uppal and Iain Withers March 5, 20267:02 AM GMT+2Updated 2 hours ago A general view of the Dubai Marina, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Raghed Waked Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab DUBAI, March 5 (Reuters) – The UAE’s years-long property boom faces its first real […]

manager No Comments March 9, 2026 3:07 pm

Asia’s ultra-rich having second thoughts on Dubai as war rages

Many of Asia’s richest families are reconsidering their exposure to Dubai as the Iran war rattles the city that has attracted billions from across the region in recent years. Several consultants told Bloomberg News they are getting calls from clients seeking to delay relocation plans while others are exploring ways to reduce their investments in […]

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Why short-term rental bans aren’t cooling housing prices: Lessons from Lisbon to Athens

Nikos Roussanoglou 18.02.2026 • 15:01 The bans that various cities in Europe have imposed on new short-term rental accommodation appear to be ineffective in containing housing prices. In fact, the case of the Portuguese capital illustrates that policy measures are beginning to change, as a different approach is required. At the end of […]

manager No Comments February 19, 2026 1:55 pm

House Price Inflation Cools After Record January Figures

taff Writer, Staff Editor Shutterstock Use our mortgage calculators to help you work out how repayments will affect your household finances, if you could save money by remortgaging, and the beneficial impact of overpaying. 16 February 2026: Rightmove Optimistic As Affordability Improves House price growth has flattened in February, according to Rightmove, although the property portal says January’s surge in asking […]

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Mortgage demand drops 8.5%, as interest rates swell to the highest level in 3 weeks

Last week the average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances increased to 6.24% from 6.16%. Applications to refinance a home loan dropped 16% for the week. Applications for a mortgage to purchase a home were essentially flat. Homes in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, US, on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Zak […]

manager No Comments January 30, 2026 5:13 pm

Where affordable housing falls short in Greece: IOBE proposes a cap on rent increases

The factors that exacerbate the housing problem in Greece, international practices and proposals for the Greek housing market NewsroomJanuary 1709:14 Demand from abroad, imbalances in financing with significantly fewer loans from banks, the existence of many empty houses, a change in the profile of many Greek households with more now single-person or single-parent households, construction and energy costs, taxation, and […]

manager No Comments January 20, 2026 2:51 pm

Dubai real estate sets new annual record as 2025 sales hit AED624.1 billion

November delivers another surge in transactions as off-plan demand drives market to fresh highs The highest value villa sale was an AED110 million property on Palm Jumeirah. Image: Shutterstock Dubai’s real estate market extended its record run in 2025, with November pushing both sales volumes and values beyond last year’s full-year peaks, according to new data […]

manager No Comments December 3, 2025 2:07 pm

UK house prices edge higher despite Budget uncertainty

Bigger than expected rise takes average property cost to £272,998 House prices were up 1.8% from November last year UK house prices withstood market nervousness in the run-up to the Budget and pressures from high interest rates, gaining 0.3 per cent in November on the previous month. The month-on-month rise took the average property cost […]

manager No Comments December 3, 2025 2:02 pm

Annual home sales fall in October as CREA expects lower rates to boost market in 2026

Housing activity still likely to be ‘tempered’ by economic uncertainty, Canadian Real Estate Association says The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of residential properties that changed hands in October was lower compared to a year ago, as prices also fell. There were 42,068 home sales across the country last month, down 4.3 […]

manager No Comments November 18, 2025 4:13 pm