According to local property expert Freddie Baz , financial troubles elsewhere in the world have failed to dampen local or international interest in Lebanon 's high end property market . Property in Beirut has grown impressively despite war in neighboring Syria . The Lebanese capital is now home to more than a million people, and the city of Beirut's population grew by nearly 10 percent between 2000 and 2010. Roughly 400 building projects are currently underway in the Lebanese capital , local experts say .
Property in Beirut has grown impressively despite war in neighboring Syria . The Lebanese capital is now home to more than a million people, and the city of Beirut's population grew by nearly 10 percent between 2000 and 2010. Roughly 400 building projects are currently underway in the Lebanese capital , local experts say .