Dubai Property
Dubai demographics strong, but supply growing
- Recent figures from the Dubai immigration authorities point to strong demand for housing in Dubai. But the first signs of significant price discounting are starting to emerge in the Dubai Marina. Whether this is a new trend is probably too early to say but it is being closely watched by analysts.
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, May 07 - 2006 at 08:51 |
Dubai property boom survives the stock market crash
- The Dubai Financial Market traded at 55% below its all-time high on the day this article was written, and started to its long fall almost exactly one year ago. Yet the local real estate market is still enjoying a boom which is stronger than ever following the recently decreed new Dubai property law.
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, May 01 - 2006 at 09:02 |
The Meadows, The Springs, no service charge increases
- Residents and owners of Emaar Properties villas and town houses in The Meadows and The Springs, part of the Emirates Hills district of New Dubai have been delighted to learn that their service charges are not going up this year. But they have many reasons to feel contented.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, April 25 - 2006 at 09:06 |
$18bn The Lagoons leads Dubai boom to another level
- The announcement of The Lagoons project is another landmark in the ongoing Dubai property boom, where the emphasis has now shifted from residential to commercial real estate. With a total development value of $18 billion this is Dubai's biggest single project to date, and tops anything else launched in the Gulf.
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, April 15 - 2006 at 10:43 |
$4 billion in new projects since Dubai Property Law
- Dubai developers have announced new projects worth more than $4 billion since the announcement of the new Dubai Property Law last month. This revival in new project launches gives cause for some optimism after a six month slowdown in new real estate schemes.
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, April 10 - 2006 at 10:09 |
Dubai Property Law re-ignites real estate boom
- Anecdotal evidence suggests that the promulgation of the new Dubai Property Law on March 12th has caused a surge in demand for local real estate at a time when available property is in short supply. The result is an up-tick in prices that could turn into a new leg for the Dubai real estate boom.
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, April 03 - 2006 at 14:16 |
How Dubai property works as a hedge against inflation
- One of the biggest concerns for investors worldwide is the current surge in inflation, and the possibility that much higher levels of inflation may appear in future years. Buying a fixed asset like a property is a classic defense against the threat of inflation which undermines the value of cash and fixed incomes.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 28 - 2006 at 09:24 |
Where will the $36 billion in IPO refunds go?
- Over the past two weeks a colossal $184 billion chased two IPOs in the UAE. Now admittedly that money was not real, but even allowing for notional bank gearing of five-times that still leaves $36 billion. By mid-April all that money will be back in a bank account somewhere, and still looking for a home.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 21 - 2006 at 08:34 |
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