Last week, it was a kerfuffle over the exact make-up of a deal with <b>Kingdom Holding</b> that led <b>Emaar</b> 's stock way up and then back down the next day. Yesterday, , this time on news of the proposed merger with the property developers of <b>Dubai Holding</b> . Hopefully, there will be some clarity on exactly what's going on once the dust settles. Emaar said yesterday that it was talking to the <b>Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority</b> to . The Saudi Arabian home finance market is set to , Sarmad Khan and Sara Hamdan report in The National. The <b>Kuwait Financial Centre</b> says the new law, which is set to be enacted at the end of the year, could increase demand for housing by as much as 50 per cent. New trend in the construction industry: More contractors where the contractor and architect are dealt with as a consortium, Joseph George reports in Emirates Business 24/7. I had to look up the term on Wikipedia; you'll find the definition . It makes things more efficient.