House buying in Qatar

Hello,
I will be moving soon to Qatar with my family (from Canada), I am wondering if anybody has advice to give us on buying houses in Qatar:
-are foreigners allowed to buy properties?
-any idea on interest rates? bank loans? monthly installments?
-what is the first payment percentage?
-do you think it is a good investement?
Please advise!
Butterfly, we are in Qatar, aren't we? And you are not a newcomer...
Lagoon Plaza should be ready for March 2008?
You forgot to mention that all of the properties are in construction phase and none of them is likely to be ready in less than 2 years from now.
This topic was discussed before in the forum. If you search you get will get more information
- Expats are allowed to buy property in certain locations in Doha.
- Mortgage is available through banks,if you are working for
Govt/Semi Govt organizations its more easy to process the loan.
- 20% down payment, but there are exceptions.