With fresh investments from Permira and Blackstone, Property Finder CEO sees strong growth potential in expanding beyond property listings toward online transactions, though widespread adoption will take time and start with rentals. He highlights opportunities across Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, and Turkey, but stresses that Dubai and the wider UAE remain the company’s most vibrant growth markets.
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A sharp drop in mortgage interest rates finally got some homebuyers off the fence. It also helped more current homeowners save on their monthly payments
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A once-laid-back beach town, now a booming coastal hotspot, has just had a shock wake-up call after a penthouse mortgagee sale shattered its home price records.
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is taking over the planned downtown arts incubator after Arts Council Wood Buffalo (ACWB) argued it is unlikely they can tackle its funding shortfall.
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Land in downtown Fort McMurray that was set aside for a medical complex has been repurchased by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB).
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A once-laid-back beach town, now a booming coastal hotspot, has just had a shock wake-up call after a penthouse mortgagee sale shattered its home price records.
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ANZ is set to slash thousands of jobs over the next year as newly-appointed chief executive officer Nuno Matos begins to make his mark at the helm of the major bank.
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Cochrane Town Council has approved an updated off-site levy (OSL) bylaw following a non-statutory public hearing at the Sept. 8 regular meeting, despite residents’ concerns about timing and council turnover.
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Full disclosure: While I follow infill housing developments and policies in cities across Canada, I live in Calgary and so I’m more familiar with its infill housing developments than other cities. I know Edmonton is considered a leader in Canadian infill housing by many urbanists, as its city council was an early adopter of removing minimum parking requirements for new residential developments citywide in 2020 and several progressive zoning bylaws since then to increase housing densities and streamline approvals. I also understand infill housing is VERY controversial in both Edmonton and Calgary. I have lived in an infill house for more than 30 years in a community with a very active infill market.
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More than 100 first home buyer suburbs could slip out of reach by the summer if property values continue to rise at the current rate, new modelling shows.
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