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UN-HABITAT, the United Nation’s agency for human settlement, has created a development competition in association with the Iraq government to help rebuild the country. Winners of the international competition are London-based architectural firm Assemblage, with their design concept that focuses on the creation of a community for 3,000 people, include residential buildings, infrastructure, schools, markets, […]
Construction has started on a $34 million (40 billion Iraqi dinar) residential project in the province of Nineveh, reports AKnews. The 560 homes will be built on an 82-acre site close to the famed waterfall cascades in northern Mosul, in a joint-effort by Iraqiya and Andalusia Construction Companies. Nineveh's Governor, Athil Nujaifi, said the project […]
The Duhok Investment Commission has licensed two housing projects comprising over 8,000 residential units in the distrit of Zakho (pictured), on the Turkish border, according to AKnews. The agency reports that Kurdistan has a shortage of 100,000 housing units, but this project is expected to meet all the requirements of Zakho. The two projects will […]
The Iraqi housing and rehabilitation minister, Mr Mohammad Darraji, has urged Jordanian construction firms and contractors to enter Iraq, reports Steel Guru. Jordanians have a real opportunity to contribute to Iraq's huge rebuilding projects, for which the government has allocated $40 billion in 2012, he said. Mr Darraji made the remarks during a meeting with […]
A delegation from the Iranian Farast Group visited the Basra Investment Commission (BIC) and met its chairman, Khalaf Al-Badran. They discussed the possibility of obtaining investment opportunities in various sectors, including housing and electricity. The representative of the group, Ridha Mudhahari, said that his group includes 78 foreign and local specialized companies and that they […]
Two local governments started construction on more than 500 housing units to the west of the city of Diwaniya. Total investment in the scheme is said to be $84 million, according to Aswat al-Iraq. Ahmed Hashim, acting head of the Investment Commission, told the agency that the sites of the projects were handed over to […]
The Ministry of Construction and Housing announced on Thursday that it has begun an affordable housing project which has an allocation of $2 billion (2,300 billion IQD) from the 2012 budget. Istabrak al-Shawq [Istabraq Al-Shouk] (pictured), the Under Secretary of the Ministry, told AKnews that the project will be completed within four years and three […]
The National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced the investment opportunity to construct a complete residential complex for the employees of the Shiite Endowments Directorate in Baghdad - Karrada district within a total area of (60) acres in accordance with the Investment law No. 13 of 2006 as amended and according to the requirements set out […]
AKnews reports that officials in Kirkuk have laid the cornerstone of a 600-unit housing complex worth 16.5 billion Iraqi Dinars (about US$13 million). The project, undertaken by a local Iraqi company, is funded by the province’s petrodollar money. Kirkuk is one of the richest provinces in the country after Basra, which exports the majority of […]
The plan is that every Iraqi will get a home, but, unfortunately, the vast amounts of money needed might be hard to find. Iraq Directory reports that prime minister Nouri al-Maliki has promised a "home for every citizen" in five years, with those who have no homes getting them at cost price. However, with the […]
In Iraqi Kurdistan, locals are enjoying a property boom. As demand outstrips supply, buying off-the-plan is more popular. But if this housing bubble bursts, the region could face severe economic and political consequences, according to this article from Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of […]
Basra Council has signed the contract for the construction of 12,000 housing units in the Shatt al-Arab district. The local government allocated 1,600 acres to the project, which is expected to be started within the month and completed within two years. It is to be carried out by a UAE-based company named Kika (?). The […]
