27 February 2010 JEDDAH – Although the mortgage industry in Saudi Arabia is nascent and a mortgage law has yet to be enacted, the Kingdom has historically maintained successful financial industry regulation and economic policies, according to a report by Capitas Group International, or CGI, a specialist in Shariah-compliant mortgage finance. See more here: Saudi Mortgage Finance Law to be Enacted...

THE creation of the country’s, if not the world’s, biggest property owner got the go-ahead from the European Commission yesterday, but with some changes that will possibly see the banks getting less for their loans than originally agreed. See original here: Banks may get less for their loans (Irish Examiner)

TAIPEI, Taiwan –The state-run Land Bank of Taiwan, the nation’s leading lender of housing and land loans, won’t extend any loans to finance construction of lots bearing an exorbitant price of NT$6-7 million per ping (one ping = 36 square feet), which is beyond the bank’s risk-control scope, a top bank executive said yesterday. Read more from the original source: No loans on...

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—-Entertainment Properties Trust announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer David M. Brain, will make a presentation regarding the Company at the Citi 2010 Global Property CEO Conference in Palm Beach, FL on Monday, March 1, 2010 at 1:55 PM Eastern time. More: Entertainment Properties Trust to Present at the Citi 2010 Global Property CEO Conference (Business...

With easy credit and more time to repay loans, farmers can continue to reap a financial harvest that first came as a windfall loan waiver of Rs 60,000 crore in 2008. Read the original: FM offers soft loans for stressed farmhands (Hindustan Times)

Students are warning the newly-appointed Tertiary Education minister to be cautious over plans to cut loans for failing students. The rest is here: Joyce’s crack down on student loans not received well (3news)