Bahrain Real Estate & Property Market
Bahrain property, apartments, villas, office space
The economic growth of Bahrain has been spectacular and quite belies the small land area and relatively limited population of the country. The infrastructure all over the country in terms of the road network, the airport, telecommunication, public services, educational institutions, and medical services have all been ranked among the top-most in the world.
The government is eagerly and aggressively pushing for more growth by offering many incentives to foreign investors. This has been brought about by the healthy proportion of global expatriates that mix with the general population. This has resulted in a boom in Bahrain property in terms of apartments, villas, and office space and more and more are coming to either work there or as tourists.
Bahrain property has also become a good investment among corporate investors due to Bahrain's unique position related to the trade and industry and the 100-million people market that is open and available to anyone who decides to start a business in Bahrain. Bahrain property is expected to become even more valuable in the near future due to the high demand and the limited land area of the country of islands.
Expatriates are also causing a real estate boom in Bahrain property, as many of these who work in Saudi Arabia prefer to reside in Bahrain. Commuting is easy via the King Fahad Causeway between the two countries.
Since English is widely spoken and understood throughout Bahrain along with the traditional Arabian there is an added benefit for expatriates to live there.
Bahrain Real Estate News
Major residential project delayed due to lack of funds -16/5/2012
The developers of a major residential project in Bahrain, which is currently 75 percent complete, have blamed the reluctance of banks to finance the development, and defaulting buyer payments, as the primary cause for delay in completion of the project.
Proposed Expat Property Bill withheld -10/5/2012
A new proposed bill that permits expatriates to purchase residential plots in Bahrain is said to have been blocked by parliament, fearing that the bill would considerably boost the prices of real estate in the country.
Visitors flock to view mock villas at Diyar Al Muharraq -10/5/2012
Diyar Homes has witnessed tremendous increase in visitor numbers, who gathered to view the mock villas, and collect more information about the homes and available designs, the General Manager of the Company revealed.
Bahrain Diyar Home Villas, now on sale -2/5/2012
Diyar Homes villas, which offer five different interior themes, namely, El Daneh, El Nakhlah, El Bahar, El Sedrah and Al Looz, will be put up on sale next week, it has been announced.
Influx of expats brings Bahrain realty market back to life -12/4/2012
With new expatriates moving into Bahrain over the past few months, the real estate market in Bahrain has been showing signs of recovery, leading international real estate specialist, Cluttons reported.
REEF joins BaPDA to strengthen real estate ecosystem -29/2/2012
The Bahrain Property Development Association (BaPDA), welcomed its newest member REEF (Real Estate Finance Co.
Challenging time ahead for Bahrain property sector -11/1/2012
The property sector in Bahrain is currently facing twin challenges – oversupply, coupled with weak demand.
GCC developers, consultants, urged to focus on affordable housing -1/12/2011
The 15th GCC Engineering Forum was unveiled in Bahrain on 27th November at the Gulf Hotel Convention Centre, under the patronage of HH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.
Riffa Views development delivers 555 new villas -16/11/2011
Leading golf residential development, Riffa Views, has announced delivery of 555 villas, which forms 72percent of its sales.
Diyar Al-Muharraq plans new residential, commercial projects for Bahrain -9/11/2011
Diyar Al Muharraq, the subsidiary of KFH-Bahrain, will announce several new projects towards the end of this year, including four residential and commercial projects, said Aref Hagras, CEO of Diyar Al Muharraq.
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