Home Owner Dubai exceeds all expectations

One exhibitor, Sheffield Real Estate, sold 240 properties during the three-day event. Marketing Director of Sheffield Real Estate, Imad Badr said, "Home Owner Dubai has been the most successful event for us. We didn't expect to do this amount of business at the show. It's been excellent".

Other exhibitors at the event also reported brisk business. Continental Real Estate reported selling over 80 apartments. Dubai Luxury Properties said "We've had so many people on our stand we've had to use the aisles to do business".

Denise McGinty, Investment Director of Leads International said, "Home Owner Dubai is by far the best property event as far as we are concerned. We do a lot of business here and not just selling properties. A number of our investment clients attend the show to add to their investment portfolios and Home Owner Dubai offers a one-stop-forum in which to see the opportunities open to them".

Speaking at the conclusion of the event, Simon O'Herlihy, General Manager of Motivate Events said, "Home Owner Dubai 2005 has exceeded all our expectations. We have seen a 21% increase in visitor attendance of which 79% are new buyers or investors of property in the UAE. Moreover we have seen a significant increase in overseas visitors most notably the Far East, Eastern Europe and the Indian sub continent."

"The official figures for the event are that we had over 115 companies represented at the show, 4,020 individual visitors attending , and 97% of exhibitors said that the event had been successful or very successful for them, " concluded O'Herlihy.

Dates for Home Owner Dubai 2006 were announced at the event. The next in the series will take place at the Madinat Arena 26-28 January 2006.