News

Market updates and announcements from Milkiyat.

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  Registry vs File vs Plot: What's the Real Difference in Islamabad & Rawalpindi?

  "Registry," "file," and "plot" are used loosely by dealers in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, but they mean very different legal things.

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  5 Marla Plot Price in Islamabad 2026: Society-Wise Rates & Best Options

  Marla plot prices in Islamabad range from under PKR 28 lac to over PKR 2.75 crore depending on the society. This guide compares society-wise rates, payment plans, and NOC status.

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  KP Government Signals Major Infrastructure Pivot with PKR 500 Million Hazara Tourism Push

  KP government targets Hazara with a PKR 500M tourism package, digitizing land records and developing Kolai-Palas and Allai to boost real estate and eco-tourism.

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  Islamabad Property Prices 2026 Area Wise Rates, Trends & Investment Analysis

  Islamabad’s 2026 property market isn’t one market it’s ten, each moving at a different speed. This guide breaks down current price ranges for DHA, Bahria Town, Gulberg, Park View City, B-17, G-13, G-14 and I-12.

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  Decentralized Solar Infrastructure: Transforming Rural Sindh from Dead Capital to Digital Connectivity

  Discover how the Sindh Solar Energy Project is bypassing Pakistan's grid, transforming dead capital into viable real estate assets, and anchoring rural economies.

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  DHA Margalla Orchards Islamabad (2026): Prices, Master Plan, Blocks & Honest Investment Verdict

  DHA Margalla Orchards on Park Road is Islamabad's rare triple-institution project DHA, FGEHA and SCBAP combined.

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  New Zealand Investor Visa: Wealthy Americans Target Property as Housing Prices Fall

  Driven by a three-year low in New Zealand property valuations and rising domestic volatility, wealthy Americans now account for a dominant 35.4% of high-net-worth investor visa applicants. Capitalizing on a streamlined NZ$5 million (~USD $3M) fast-track residential pathway enacted in March 2026, premium international buyers are rapidly diversifying into luxury safe havens like Queenstown and Auckland.

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  Massive Tax Relief: How the Abolition of Section 7E and Flat Advance Tax Rates Are Reviving Pakistan's Real Estate Market

  Pakistan's 2026 budget slashes real estate taxes, introducing low flat rates and completely abolishing the controversial Section 7E deemed income tax.

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  Capital Flight or Strategic Rotation? How the Global Gold Correction and Pakistan’s Budget 2026–27 Are Reshaping the Real Estate Horizon

  Global gold prices are correcting while Pakistan's Budget 2026–27 reshapes property taxation, driving capital rotation toward yield-producing real estate.

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  Housing Societies to Avoid in Islamabad (2026): CDA Blacklist, Red Flags & Safe Alternatives

  Islamabad’s property market is booming — and so is real estate fraud. The CDA has officially declared 99 housing and agro-farming schemes in Zone 3 and Zone 4 as illegal under public notice PID(I)6402/24.

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  Islamabad's Biggest Infrastructure Projects in 2026: What They Mean for the City — and Your Property

  The federal capital is undergoing its most ambitious development push in years. From signal-free expressways and smart underpasses to new dams and expanded metro lines.

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  Real Estate Market 2026 — Stabilizing Housing & Rising Inventory

  A deep-dive analysis into the 2026 global real estate market stabilization, cooling mortgage rates, rising inventories, and Pakistan's fiscal reforms.