Local Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
[Unicode] ပဲခူးမြစ်ကူး သန်လျင်တံတား အမှတ် (၃) စီမံကိန်းကို မေလတွင် ပြီးစီးရန်လျာထားကြောင်း ဆောက်လုပ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန၊ တံတားဦးစီးဌာန၊တည်ဆောက်ရေးအဖွဲ့ (၃) မှ သိရသည်။ လက်ရှိတွင် တံတားတစ်ခုလုံး၏ ပြီးစီးမှုသည် (၉၇) ရာခိုင်နှုန်း ပြီးစီးပြီဖြစ်ကြောင်း၊...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
A HOMEOWNER’S neighbors may have thought he had his head in the clouds as he began to build his new home made mostly out of air. (A Texas homeowner is building a three-story home out of foam blocks that are made of 98% air.Credit: KXAN) (The building technique was developed by Arizona-based company Strata International Group Inc.Credit: Strata International Group) (The foam blocks are held together by liquid foam.Credit: KXAN) (The company has said the technique is cost effective and has safety benefits.Credit: KXAN) Aaron Rowsell, of Jonestown, Texas roughly 30 miles outside of Austin, has been building a three-story home...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
Mercedes-Benz debuted a $1 billion residential luxury tower in Dubai, where apartments are expected to cost as much as $10 million each. Dubbed “Mercedes-Benz Places,” the upscale auto company announced its venture into the real-estate world on Instagram on Thursday, which it’s doing with the help of Emirati developer Binghatti. The 65-story building is expected to rise approximately 1,118 feet above downtown Dubai’s bustling metro when it’s complete in the fourth quarter of 2026, according to United Arab Emirates-based business news site ZAWYA. For reference, New York City’s Chrysler Building stands 1,048 tall. It’s home to 150 apartments,...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
If these walls could talk, they’d keep it bottled up. A one-of-a-kind Arizona property built from glass bottles — doubling as a work of art — has hit the market for $432,500. The Tucson home dates back to the 1960s, when a couple named Theodore and Meletis Bryson, inspired by the ruins of ancient human societies, decided to construct a carport built of refuse that would blend with its desert surrounds. That was just the beginning — the Brysons went on to build an entire custom house out of bottles and rock, collected over the course of years, Coldwell Banker Realty agent Holly Greenhalgh, who holds the listing, told The Post. “Ted Bryson feels a kinship...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
This is the Busan floating city, a metropolis that will house up to 100,000 people. Called Oceanix Busan, it’s about to be built off the coast of Busan in South Korea. (The city will consist of a network of islands that inhabitants can access using paddle boats) (With nowhere to expand, rapid urban population growth is pushing people closer to the water - and floating cities could be the answer) ((THE WORLD'S FIRST FLOATING CITY)) Prototype location: Busan, South Korea Energy source: Solar Capacity: 10,000 residents on 75 hectares Projected cost: $200 million (£150 million) Completion date: 2025 Developers have chosen...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
A huge new project to build the world's biggest airport is underway in a city British tourists love, costing a whopping £2.1billion. As Dubai International Airport (DXB) approaches its maximum capacity, the UAE is in the process of formulating plans for its successor, set to be constructed on the outskirts of the city and anticipated to commence operations in the 2030s. The planned new airport for Dubai essentially already exists in the form of Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), situated 23 miles southwest of the city, predominantly catering to freight planes. Currently, a few passenger airlines, predominantly of Russian origin, are utilizing the facility, and Aeroflot is...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
The King of Bhutan has announced plans for a new economic hub immersed in nature and designed by architecture firms Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), Arup, and Cistri. Referred to as the Mindfulness City, the masterplan for the future Gelephu Special Administration Region (SAR) is informed by Bhutanese culture and its strong spiritual heritage, as well as the country's Gross National Happiness (GNH)* index. The goal is for the SAR to lay the foundation for the country’s future growth and create economic opportunities for its citizens through investments in green technology, education and infrastructure. While presenting the vision during the country's 116th...
Local Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
[Unicode] ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး တောင်ဒဂုံမြို့နယ်ထဲမှာရှိတဲ့ သုခဒဂုံပြည်သူ့အငှားအိမ်ရာ တိုက်ခန်းတွေမှာ နေထိုင်ခွင့်ရရှိ သူတွေဟာ တစ်ဆင့်ပြန်လည်ငှားရမ်းမှုတွေရှိနေတယ်လို့ သုခဒဂုံပြည်သူ့အငှားအိမ်ရာမှာ နေထိုင်ခွင့်ရရှိဖို့...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
He’s building a Zuckerbunker. Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building a sprawling $100 million Hawaii compound — complete with an underground bunker and its own food and energy sources — in a secret project suggesting the social media mogul is trying to conceal his doomsday preparations. The Facebook founder’s complex called Koolau Ranch is already partially constructed and is shaping up to be one of the most expensive personal construction projects in modern history, according to a Wired investigation of property records and interviews with contractors. The compound on Kauai island will consist of more than a dozen buildings with two central mansions that will be...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
Most luxury watchmakers aim to have their exquisite timepieces worn by the rich and famous. Recent developments, however, reveal their ambition to become an integral part of Dubai’s landscape as well. London Gate, UAE’s premier real estate developer, is assisting Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Franck Muller in reaching this milestone by linking it to Dubai Marina. This connection is symbolized by the launch of a luxury watch-themed skyscraper, the tallest branded residential tower in Dubai, standing nearly 1,500 feet tall and marking Franck Muller’s stylish entry into the world of real estate. (Eman Taha) Eman Taha, CEO of London...