Dubai Property

Are villas a better buy in Dubai?
More than 500 people queued to buy 2,000 villas in the new Jumeirah Park development this week, and 900 were sold by developer Nakheel in one day. This is a far better response than for some recent off-plan apartment launches, so have the buyers got it right? Are villas a better buy in Dubai than apartments?
United Arab Emirates: Saturday, September 09 - 2006 at 08:32 |

Dubai rents and house prices up again!
Even the most cursory glance at the property sections of a local newspaper reveals that both rents and house prices in Dubai have gone up again at the start of the autumn season. Completed property is at a premium with construction delays hampering the supply chain and new expatriate arrivals growing by the day.
United Arab Emirates: Saturday, September 02 - 2006 at 14:28 |

Why is real estate such a popular investment in Dubai?
Globally more people have made more money out of property than any other asset class. Even big investors also have to live somewhere. But there are reasons behind these reasons that make property so desirable to investors both in Dubai and elsewhere.
United Arab Emirates: Monday, August 21 - 2006 at 07:33 |

Will there be a final price spike for Dubai real estate?
It is a phenomenon of upwardly trending investment markets that the final phase is usually marked by a sharp spike in prices. The graph of Dubai property shows consistent gains over the past three years, so what are the forces that might produce a price spike and how likely is this to happen?
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, August 09 - 2006 at 09:26 |

Will Dubai property prices ever reach European levels?
A beautiful new apartment in the Dubai Marina can still be bought for around half what you would pay in a European city like Copenhagen. Yet Dubai residents think this an appalling price and many are waiting for a price correction. So are prices too high or too low by international standards?
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, July 27 - 2006 at 09:50 |

A single GCC currency should be a boost to Dubai house prices
Fast forward to the year 2010, this is the year that the GCC plans a monetary union. The general opinion is that this event will be accompanied by an upward revaluation in the new currency against the US dollar. Good news then for home owners who will benefit from an upward revaluation of their property in US dollar terms.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, July 23 - 2006 at 15:11 |

Dubai still a safe haven in a troubled region
The tragic exodus from Lebanon is just the latest source of likely new immigrants to Dubai. Sadly this pattern has been repeated many times in recent years, the Afghanis, and then the Western expatriates from Saudi Arabia being other notable examples.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, July 16 - 2006 at 07:41 |

Can freehold property registration revive a slowing market?
Registration of freehold property in Dubai has now started for all nationalities at the Dubai Land Department in advance of an imminent decree formally identifying all the zones in which foreigners can hold this title. But the value of real estate deals involving GCC nationals fell by 11 per cent in the first half, so will this be enough to boost a slowing market?
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, July 06 - 2006 at 08:49 |