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
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.
Bahrain property market update -20/10/2011
A leading real estate firm in Bahrain, Cluttons, in its latest report, has revealed the major trends in the current real estate market of Bahrain.
Phase one of Manara Development project work on track -5/10/2011
The Bahrain-based Manara Development has announced completion of nearly 20percent of Phase One of ‘Wahat Al Muharraq’ development project.
Bahrain Bay nominated for Cityscape Global Award -27/9/2011
Bahrain Bay has been nominated for an award in the Master Planning Award category at the Cityscape Global Awards, from 27th September 2011 in Dubai.
Tubli Gardens Phase I more than 50percent complete -19/8/2011
The phase one of Tubli Gardens project is more than 50percent complete, said Dr Hasan Al-Bastaki, the Managing Director at Manara Developments.
Commercial sector shows unstable performance in second quarter -9/8/2011
The Bahrain commercial real estate sector showed a rather unstable performance during the second quarter this year, largely due to over-supply of properties, coupled with weakening demand, revealed the latest real estate report from Cluttons.
60 percent correction in Bahrain property sector -26/7/2011
The real estate sector in Bahrain has undergone 60 percent correction during the last few months, said a senior official at Sakana Holistic Housing Solutions.
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