Around 12,000 people visited the four-day Rehab Chattogram Fair 2021 that ended today, a number which was much higher than the expectation of the event’s organiser, the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (Rehab).

Leading real-estate company Building Technology and Ideas Ltd (bti) has launched a new strategic business unit called bti Property Management to provide people with property management services.

The local market has emerged as a saviour for ceramics makers as the recovery in construction activities pushed up demand, helping manufacturers make a turnaround from the pandemic-induced losses amid a consistent fall in exports.

The real estate and housing industry passed a relatively good year thanks to policy support for purchasing property with untaxed income as well as cheap bank loans.

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced sovereign wealth funds to think the previously unthinkable.

Bangladesh’s real estate sector will hopefully be able to cope with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as instalment collection on previous sales started to pick up after the economy reopened in June, according to various realtors and financiers.

The real estate sector and its subsectors are struggling to maintain their growth due to the economic slowdown induced by the coronavirus pandemic, exemplified by a slump in earnings by most of the listed companies connected to construction.

Real estate companies have urged the government to allow black money to be invested in the housing sector through the upcoming budget without prying into the sources as it would help the vulnerable industry survive the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

It’s never easy to buy or sell a home -- even in the best market conditions, said Peter Lane Taylor, a contributor to Forbes, in an article on Sunday. And in the current purgatory climate, it’s become nearly impossible.

Integrity, quality construction and timely delivery of projects can bring lasting success and reliability in the real estate business, said Tanvir Ahmed, managing director of Sheltech Group, one of the leading realtors in Bangladesh.

Major realtors have set their sight on the capital’s Mirpur to propel their growth and court middle and higher middle income groups as the largely under-developed area has turned lucrative since the start of construction of the metro rail that passes through it.

In 2011, with great hope, Monwara Shameem had handed over her 8.25 decimals of land in Mohakhali DOHS to a reputed developer to construct a six-storied apartment building.

Real estate developer Shanta Holdings yesterday started accepting bookings for “Shanta Pinnacle”, saying it was to be Dhaka’s first 40-

Prices of rod will come down by Tk 4,000 per tonne if the government withdraws the weight limit in carrying goods by trucks and eases congestion at the Chittagong port, said the industry association.

Realtors yesterday said a recent price hike of construction materials such as rods and cements will raise apartment prices, impacting sales.

Rod prices are spiralling with the soaring prices of melting scraps in the international market in the wake of US's announcement of 25 percent and 10 percent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports respectively from March 23.

The organiser of the real estate and housing fair has gone all out to woo buyers, bringing in developers, construction and building material companies and loan providers under one roof.

None will be allowed to run business in the housing sector if the company does not become a member of the Real Estate & Housing

Realtors are expecting the property market to flourish in 2018 as sales have finally started to pick up this year upon

Realtors yesterday once again urged the government to reduce registration fee, taxes and other charges to help low and middle-income families buy homes at reduced cost.