The real estate mortgage industry in the Middle East is poised for long-term sustainability as it shifts from a developer market to a mortgage provider market, said the Chief Executive Officer of Tamweel, the UAE’s leading provider of home finance.

Apartment Market in Metropolitan Washington, D.C., to Sizzle in 2007 
The Washington, D.C. region continues to hold its own as one of the leading apartment markets in the country, ranking number 14 in the U.S. according to Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Co., and is still at the very top in the Mid-Atlantic.

Many believe that the Federal Reserve will keep its funds rate unchanged at 5.25% when it meets next week. But the streak of 17 consecutive rate hikes that ended last year already have had an effect on the method with which homeowners tap their home equity.
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Dubai Real Estate Institute was launched today as the Middle East’s first academic institute for real estate professionals.

Province to auction real estate properties 
MORE than 500 parcels of private lands in Negros Oriental with unpaid real property taxes are set to be auctioned by the Provincial Treasurer’s office.

Strong Economy Propels Real Estate Giant 
There are two kinds of real estate. There’s the kind that’s been down in the dumps; that would be on the residential side. And there’s the…