Iraq has experienced a massive wave of displacement over the last four years that has caused an intricate housing, land and property situation. During the recent conflict, many Iraqi citizens have had their property rights violated, such as having lost possession of their property or have had their property damaged or destroyed by different actors. […]
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Conflict erupts over Properties at Samarra Shrine
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Conflict erupts over properties surrounding Samarra shrine Property owners around the Holy Shrine of Askarian Imams in Samarra, Iraq, are being pressured to sell their land below market value, according to Salahuddin Provincial Council Chairman Ahmad […]
Rent and Property Prices Increasing in Kurdistan
By John Lee. Housing prices in Iraqi Kurdistan have reportedly increased by 20 percent in 2018, while rents has gone up by 15 percent. Citing research from real estate company Baghi Khoshnawati, Rudaw says that demand for rental accommodation in the second half of 2018 has increased by 45 percent compared to the first half […]
Tags: Accommodation, Baghi Khoshnawati, Erbil News, featured, Housing, Italian Village, Kurdistan News, property, Property Market, real estate
64,000 New Homes Planned for Al-Rashid City
By John Lee. Zawya reports that the Iraqi cabinet has asked the National Investment Commission (NIC) to go ahead with the huge Al-Rashid City project planned for Baghdad. The $10-billion development is to be carried out by Dubai’s Emaar Properties and Abu Dhabi’s Eagle Hills, and will include the building of "up to" (sic) 64,000 […]
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Al-Rashid City project, dubai, Eagle Hills, Emaar, featured, Housing, National Investment Commission (NIC), property, real estate, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Legal Assistance for Vulnerable Households in Mosul
UN-Habitat provided legal assistance to 1,015 vulnerable households in Mosul to address their housing, land and property rights claims UN-Habitat in collaboration with its implementing partner, the local NGO Mercy Hands for Humanitarian Aid, concluded the activities funded by the 2017 Iraq Humanitarian Pooled Fund to address housing, land and property rights (HLP) of vulnerable […]
Tags: featured, Iraq Humanitarian Pooled Fund, law, Mercy Hands for Humanitarian Aid, Mosul, property, UN-HABITAT, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Families Sell Homes at Half Price, Fuelling Real Estate Boom
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Anbar Families Seeking Safety Sell Homes At Half Price, Fuelling Real Estate Boom If there is one winner in the province of Anbar right now, it may well be those […]
Iraqis Offer Turkish Firms $200m Project in Baghdad
By Editor on 22nd January 2017 in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Investment, Iraq Industry & Trade News
By John Lee. Following a visit by the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım (pictured) to Iraq last week, an Iraqi business delegation has come to Turkey and proposed a $200-million construction project in Baghdad to Turkish businessmen. Tevfik Öz, a member of the board of the Turkish-Iraqi Business Council, told Daily Sabah that the Iraqi […]
How Iraqi Real Estate became Subject of Corrupt Dealings
By Wassim Bassem for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. When the Iraqi Commission of Integrity Court entered a default judgment Oct. 16 against the head of the Karbala Real Estate Registration Directorate, ordering her imprisonment for tampering with […]
Tags: Baghdad, Commission of Integrity, Corruption, featured, Karbala, Kerbala, property, real estate, Real Estate Registration Directorate
Christians in Kurdistan Complain about Land Seizure
By Omar al-Jaffal, for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.v Christian citizens in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq issued complaints in court June 15 that Kurdish residents are attacking and seizing their villages in the provinces of Dahuk and Erbil. They also accused the […]
Kurds Agree Arabs Can Own Real Estate, Sparking Controversy
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Kurdish Agree Arabs Can Own Real Estate, Sparking Controversy Last week, the governor of Sulaymaniyah ruled that Arabs could own houses and land in the area. The new rule sparked […]
IS Sells Properties Left by Kurds in Mosul
By John Lee. BasNews reports that the Islamic State group (IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) is allegedly attempting to put residential buildings taken from civilians in Mosul on sale. A source told the news agency that IS confiscated "more than 126" (sic) houses left by Kurds and Christians in Mosul, and is now selling the houses […]
Tags: caliphate, Christians, Daesh, featured, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, KDP, Kurds, Libya, Mosul, property, real estate, terrorism
UN Report Addresses Yazidi Property Rights
Following the ISIL offensive on Mosul, over 275,000 people from Mount Sinjar area - including a vast majority of Yazidis - were driven out of their homes. Abandoned Yazidi settlements were either systematically demolished or seized by ISIL fighters. Some 6,000 homes are thought to have been destroyed or burned down in the district of […]