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...
Opposition blocks treasury’s move to lower property valuations terming it “unconstituional”
Opposition members namely Syed Naveed Qamar of Pakistan Peoples Party and Asad Umar of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have blocked a treasury move to...
Betting on Gwadar
Imtiaz Rafi Butt compares Gwadar to Karachi of the 40’s, considered a city of “little import and a relative backwater”at that time....
Out with the old, in with the new
It was New Year’s Eve of 1999 when the first ever high-end mall of the country – Park Towers – opened its...
PEW lauds govt’s move to regulate real estate market
The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) Sunday praised Finance Minister Ishaq Dar for taking steps to regulate the real estate market which will...
Up and coming North Nazimabad
Karachi
“I bet these are the best wontons you will ever have in Karachi,’’ Ali Abbas, a resident of North Nazimabad, said while...