REAL ESTATE

Aug 28, 2020

Emirates NBD’s sharia-compliant real estate fund, ENBD REIT, has announced that its net asset value (NAV) dropped from US$230 million to $215 million in the last quarter.

Aug 07, 2020

Swiss asset manager Mirabaud has invested in two office buildings in California on behalf of its Gulf-based investors.

Jul 30, 2020

Emirates NBD has extended its asset servicing agreement with Apex Dubai for its real estate investment trust (Reit).

Jun 26, 2020

Saudi-based sharia-compliant asset manager, Sedco Capital, has reaped a US$26 million profit from its sale of an office property in Germany.

May 21, 2020

Emirates NBD REIT, the sharia-compliant real estate investment trust run by Emirates NBD Asset Management, has announced a series of rent relief measures designed to help tenants overcome the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mar 13, 2020

US_real_estateDubai-based alternative investment manager Rasmala has spent $61 million to buy a research and development centre in the US as its steps up its plans to build a US property portfolio.

Feb 28, 2020

Real_estateThe sale of a Texas-based property for $29.95 million has capped a successful exit from its real estate investment for Saudi asset manager Sedco Capital.

Jan 31, 2020

Emirates NBD Asset Management has asked the shareholders in its sharia-compliant real estate investment trust, ENBD REIT, to back its bid to take the fund private.

Jan 17, 2020

Sustainable_investingAbu Dhabi Future Energy company (Masdar) has launched what it claims is the first ‘green’ real estate investment trust (REIT) in the UAE.

Jan 17, 2020

Indian_affordable_housingBahrain-based alternative investment firm Investcorp has raised $130 million for an affordable housing fund in India.

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