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Apartments along the Belgian coast are becoming popular with buyers again, pushing property prices higher during the first half of this year after a decline during the same period last year.
According to figures released by Belgian notaries, the median price of a coastal apartment reached €272,000 in the first half of the year, representing a 6.7% increase compared with a year earlier. Apartments located on the sea fronting promenade also recorded a price increase, with the median price rising 4.7% to €335,000.
The recovery in prices has been accompanied by stronger sales activity. The number of property transactions along the Belgian coast increased by 8.1% during the first six months of the year compared with the same period last year, indicating that buyer interest is returning to the market.
The coastal property market has faced considerable challenges in recent years following an extraordinary surge in demand during the Covid 19 pandemic. Property purchases increased sharply in 2020 and 2021, a period described by experts as a “property tsunami”, before the market entered a period of slowdown and price pressure.
Bart van Opstal, spokesperson for the Belgian Federation of Notaries, said the coast is once again particularly attractive to property buyers. He highlighted the region’s accessibility and proximity, as well as its relatively lower exposure to extreme heat compared with more distant holiday destinations.
The renewed demand is also strongly concentrated among domestic buyers. Around 85% of purchasers of coastal apartments are Flemish, while slightly more than half of the buyers are aged 50 or above.
The latest figures suggest that Belgium’s coastal property market is gradually regaining momentum, with rising sales and prices pointing to renewed confidence among buyers after several years of weaker activity.

Hong Kong’s luxury residential market recorded higher prices and a sharp increase in ultra-luxury transactions in the first nine months of 2026, with mainland Chinese buyers continuing to support demand, according to property consultancy CBRE.

Luxury home prices rose 5.3% year to date and stood 11.3% above the market trough recorded in March 2025. CBRE said the market remained resilient despite greater volatility and uncertainty over interest rates. Activity in the top end of the market accelerated. There were 197 transactions involving properties priced above HK$100 million between January and September, a 109.6% increase from the same period last year. The value of those deals rose 54.9% year on year to HK$28.2 billion.

Mainland Chinese buyers remained a major presence in Q3, accounting for 72% of luxury residential transactions in the primary market and 68% in the secondary market. CBRE said sustained mainland demand and the limited supply of prime residential properties continued to support prices.

Eddie Kwok, the firm’s executive director of valuation and advisory services in Hong Kong, said the luxury market had held up despite interest-rate uncertainty and tighter capital controls. Kwok added that high-net-worth buyers, particularly those from mainland China, continued to drive activity in the ultra-luxury segment, while restricted new supply helped underpin values in prime locations.

Saudi Arabia’s real estate market is drawing investment amid global geopolitical and economic uncertainty, supported by strong domestic demand and efforts to increase housing supply. The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing said more than 15,000 residential plots were made available through the Sakani platform between January and the end of October 2026, alongside projects launched by private developers.

Developer Arada has entered the Saudi market through a partnership with local company XTOPIA, backed by a SAR 50 billion ($13.3 billion) portfolio of land and development opportunities. Their first project is a SAR 14 billion residential development in Riyadh’s Al Rimal district. Separately, Riyadh Region Municipality, the ministry and the National Center for Privatization & PPP have opened the expression-of-interest, prequalification and proposal stages for a joint investment project involving municipal land in northern Riyadh. The 50-year private-sector partnership is the municipality’s first under this model.

More land could help ease price pressures over the medium term if plot locations and sizes match demand. It may also generate work for developers, contractors, engineering firms and building-material suppliers, while supporting homeownership and urban growth beyond major cities.

Real estate developer Ahmed Omar Basoudan told that increasing supply alone would not resolve the market’s challenges. Housing must also be affordable, appropriately located and well serviced, with infrastructure and construction costs kept under control. He said the latest land releases and private projects reflected continued efforts to balance supply and demand as the Kingdom’s population and cities grew.