The great land theft
If there is a single place that can be thought of as the foremost cathedral to free-market capitalism, it is not the...
UAE real estate giant Emaar to raise $1.5b from IPO
DUBAI: Emaar Development, a unit of Dubai property firm Emaar Properties, has set an indicative price range for its initial public offering,...
Real estate sector legitimizes Rs290b black money under tax amnesty scheme
ISLAMABAD: The real estate sector tax amnesty scheme has seen people whiten Rs290b of their ill-gotten wealth in a span of three...
NAB directed to investigate how $8b were invested in Dubai’s real estate
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau’s help has been sought by National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance sub-committee to investigate and fetch information about...
ICCI calls for rationalization of taxes on real estate sector
Islamabad: President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Sheikh Amir Waheed said that real estate sector was playing a key role in...
Our real estate and the Chinese
To be able to do away with the hassle of shifting rented houses now and again, Nouman Younus is in search of...
Pakistani’s emerge as third biggest investor in Dubai’s real estate sector
Islamabad: Pakistan has emerged as the third largest real estate investor in Dubai, reveals Dubai Land Department (DLD).
According to a private news...
FPCCI urges FBR to mirror its property valuation rates with open market prices
Karachi: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Wednesday requested the government that property valuation rates should match market...
FBR defers plan to increase property valuation rates
Islamabad: In light of the political instability and volatility in the country, the Federal Board of Revenue has for the time being...
What is Malik Riaz up to now?
On the surface, it is a transaction that makes absolutely no sense: why on earth is Bahria Town, Pakistan’s largest private sector...
Lahore goes vertical : 5 upcoming apartment projects
Walking out from under his father’s shadow, Dascon Construction, Shahnawaz Ayaz Durrani set up his own, DCC Developers, launching ‘Address 73’. His...
Stay horizontal or go vertical?
Despite the population of Lahore doubling  over the past decade or so, the ever increasing sprawl and spread of it--which now extends...
New provision in Companies bill applicable only to SECP registered real estate companies
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has clarified that a new provision proposed in the Companies Bill, 2017, presently in...
Chinese companies invited to tap real estate sector in Pakistan
Pakistan's Ambassador to China, Masood Khalid briefed Chinese companies on Friday about the attractive investment climate in Pakistan and invited them to tap...
Real estate projects to require SECP approval
In the wake of the real estate sector in Pakistan suffering from challenges such as weak investor confidence, unfair business practices, lack...