In a comparative study to understand the impact of the anti-monopoly law on vacant land, a significant unprecedented decline in prices of approximately 40% is evident in South Surra areas and other regions of Hawalli Governorate. The study covered residential real estate sales transactions from the last quarter of 2024 until mid-December 2025. The study…
Category: Laws and Regulations
Housing, Government, and the “Spend and Find” Policy
Some things never change. It seems that the spending policy has remained the most important policy followed by the government for about 25 years with all sincerity and dedication. It is present when dealing with the exacerbating housing crisis and other issues in the country. The Honorable Minister of Housing Affairs mentioned two days ago…
If Prices Exceed Their Limits, Demand Reduction in Salaries and Subsidies
In the absence of effective government control over market prices, essential commodities, and the four factors of production—particularly land and real estate—properties become the most crucial driver and inhibitor of the economy and life, single-handedly breaking the currency’s purchasing power
Foreign Ownership of Real Estate… A Never-Ending Story, As It Has Not Even Begun
When foreign companies see high selling prices against low value and services, along with legislative and logistical difficulties, they will likely resort to renting, perhaps in a hotel.
Construction Worker is a Baker in Kuwait
Poor oversight of labor and labor laws, produces strange phenomena. This is a story about one of those phenomena common in Kuwait,



