Land cost has absolutely nothing to do with the price at which you're able to sell your apartment, anybody with any formal training in economics or finance, would know that. In fact, it's the other way around. Housing prices are what determine lan
الجمعة، 31 مارس 2017
Why a pair of jeans costs triple in Lebanon
Price Transparency, Monopolies,
and why a pair of jeans costs triple in Lebanon.
What is the one key factor that
allows property developers to keep shafting the Lebanese consumer (other than
his willingness to allow it)? It is the lack of price ...
الخميس، 30 مارس 2017
Large Apartments vs Small Apartments (Part II)
Large Apartments vs Small Apartments (Part II)
You've read our post a few days ago in which we shredded the silly claim that large apartments have dropped in price, but smaller ones haven't. Today's post will pretend that this myth is true and ...
The Myth of Resilient Land Prices
The Myth of Resilient Land Prices
After a long period of denial that prices have dropped for ANY apartments, most people have now recognized that there has been a significant drop in prices. However, many of those same people who had been claiming ...
الأربعاء، 29 مارس 2017
Remember, if you believe it, it's not a lie
It is not enough that the
developers and other owners of properties lie to the masses and fool them into
buying.
It is not enough that Iskan, BDL,
and banks provide easy facilities and subprime loans to make it easy for the
masses to buy ...
الثلاثاء، 28 مارس 2017
Real Estate's Titanic
Some of our readers from the real estate sector, as you can see from their 'loaded' comments, don't seem to understand how Capitalism works, and believe that they should make a guaranteed 30% annual return on their capital, year, after year, after ...
Multiple Personality Price Disorder and the Schizophrenia of the Real Estate Sector
Multiple Personality Price Disorder and the Schizophrenia of the Real Estate Sector:
Let's say that you bought an apartment for $180,000 (the agreed price between you and the seller). You don't have ANY of the money, so he tells you that he'll ...
ما هو الفرق بين ركوب سيارة أجرة وشراء شقة؟
ما هو الفرق بين ركوب سيارة أجرة وشراء شقة؟
حين تستدعي سيارة أجرة في هذا البلد، يتوقف السائق ويسألك: "إلى أين تذهب؟".
عندما تخبره عن العنوان الذي تنوي الذهاب اليه، ينظراليك من أعلى إلى أسفل. ثم يقرر:
"50،000 ليرة لبنانية"، إذا كنت تبدو وكأنك ...
الاثنين، 27 مارس 2017
Effect of Iskan interest rate's reduction
A lot of people have asked us about the effect of the interest rate reduction to 3%. Let's assume you're buying an apartment for $200,000. How many Lebanese have 20% or $40,000 down payment saved? So clearly, they have to borrow that as well. The ...
Real Estate Bubble in Lebanon
Graph and Explanation of the major stages of an asset bubble, any bubble. Real estate in Lebanon is at the end of the denial stage, right before the bull trap.
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الأحد، 26 مارس 2017
Why Lebanese expats are absent from the Lebanese real estate market?
If people are wondering why Lebanese expats are now conspicuously absent from the Lebanese real estate market, which is causing its collapse to accelerate, here's some data:
Job cuts in Abu Dhabi are as follows:
-ADNOC: Over 5,000, up to 10,000
...
السبت، 25 مارس 2017
Why Real Estate Developers can't wait?
This post is useful for everyone but is mainly dedicated to real estate professionals. Many people in the market say that almost all developers are flush with cash (not true, by the way) and can wait 10 or 20 years without selling until they get ...
الجمعة، 24 مارس 2017
ما هي اسباب الإنهيار المتوقع للقطاع العقاري؟ - الجزء الأول
لماذا سيستمر التخفيض في أسعار العقارات؟
نسمع خلال هذه الأيام الكثير من الأقاويل الغير
منطقية التي تتناول موضوع القطاع العقاري في لبنان. هذا المقال مخصص لدحض مقولة أن أكثرية المطورين العقاريين يملكون
الكثير من المال (ليس صحيحا) ويمكن أن ...
The Myth of Large Apartments versus Small Apartments
The Myth of Large Apartments versus Small Apartments:
After a long period of denial that prices have dropped for any apartments, most people have now recognized that there has been a significant drop in prices. However, many of those same ...
What's the difference between hailing a taxi and buying an apartment?
What's the difference between hailing a taxi and buying an apartment?
So in this country, you call a cab. He stops.
"Where are you going?" He says.
"Dekwaneh"
He now eyes you from the top down.
"50,000 LL," he says, if you look like a ...
"Where are you going?" He says.
"Dekwaneh"
He now eyes you from the top down.
"50,000 LL," he says, if you look like a ...
الخميس، 23 مارس 2017
أسطورة الشقق الكبيرة مقابل الشقق الصغيرة
أسطورة الشقق الكبيرة مقابل الشقق الصغيرة:
وبعد فترة طويلة من إنكار ونفي الأنخفاض في اسعار الشقق، أقر معظم الناس الآن بأن هناك انخفاضا كبيرا في الأسعار. ومع ذلك، فإن العديد من هؤلاء الأشخاص الذين كانوا يدعون أن "الأسعار في لبنان لا ...
وبعد فترة طويلة من إنكار ونفي الأنخفاض في اسعار الشقق، أقر معظم الناس الآن بأن هناك انخفاضا كبيرا في الأسعار. ومع ذلك، فإن العديد من هؤلاء الأشخاص الذين كانوا يدعون أن "الأسعار في لبنان لا ...
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