Saudi Arabia will isolate the industrial area of Dammam from May 3, preventing entry and exit until further notice, to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, state news agency SPA reports.

Dubai registered a total of 10,243 real estate transactions in the first quarter of 2020

Dubai announced a two-week-long lockdown starting on April 3 to contain the spread of the coronavirus

Morocco's real estate sector, or the second-largest job provider sector in the North African country, is facing a slow down during the current year amid a notable economic downturn.

The UAE's central bank has confirmed that the country’s real estate sector continues to endure a downward trend in the 2018 prices of residential and commercial properties for four consecutive years, owing to the rising housing supply volume in Dubai and Abu Dhabi "partially in preparation for Expo 2020."

Egypt and the UAE hold the largest volume of under-development branded homes, accounting for around 21%, with the former country currently having two branded residence schemes and 14 projects in the pipeline.

Bahrain's Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) launched on October 21 a new real estate valuation system to ensure greater protection to investors and other sectors including that of banking

The Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities (DPM) issued on August 29 a legislation to regulate the construction of private villas in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Dubai Land Department (DLD), through its regulatory unit Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), has launched an electronic system, or "Mollak," which incorporates innovations to maintain justice and transparency.

Dubai Land Department (DLD) rolled out on July 22 Manzili (My Home) Calculator, an online tool that matches prospective buyers to new and off-plan properties that fit their solvency, based on their income and projected savings