Dubai Property
Dubai apartment prices rebound, villa prices up by 31%
- The Dubai property market is so youthful it has a few solid statistical indicators. But the Investment Boutique Housing Price Index established in July last year is an exception. It shows villa prices per up 31% in 2005, and apartment prices virtually unchanged after a summer slump.
- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, January 19 - 2006 at 09:10 |
Should you rent or buy in Dubai in 2006?
- Three years ago this column argued that the case for buying was overwhelming, both for investment and living. Prices have soared and rentals too; those who bought look happy. But for buyers today prices are higher and the rental outlook less sure. So what to do?
- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, January 12 - 2006 at 08:48 |
Will Dubai real estate become like Singapore or KL?
- A festive season in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur provided some interesting food for thought about the future of Dubai property. Is the Dubai model heading towards the higher property values of the business hub Singapore, or the more modest market of the Malaysian capital?
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, January 02 - 2006 at 09:51 |
What is the outlook for Dubai property in 2006?
- In 2005 the Dubai property market slowed noticeably and the first negative premiums appeared. For 2006 the UAE is facing high inflation levels and negative real interest rates which are supportive of nominal property price levels.
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, December 21 - 2005 at 08:53 |
Flying high above the New Dubai
- For a developer's eye view of construction projects in Dubai, AME Info is indebted to Mellon Global Investments for a helicopter tour. This revealed the full extent of construction activity now creating the New Dubai, the fastest growing city in the world.
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, December 17 - 2005 at 10:23 |
Taking a five-year view of Dubai property
- Real estate is a long-term investment, and capital gain is the ultimate rationale. So when buying property in Dubai some imagination about what the immediate future holds is required. What will the Dubai real estate market look like in five years' time?
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, December 10 - 2005 at 08:27 |
Democracy, property law and Dubai realty prices
- The announcement that the UAE is to hold elections for the first time to the Federal National Council should be welcome news to local property owners, as was the Abu Dhabi property law this summer. For the closer the local governmental and legislative model moves towards the industrialized countries, the higher property prices will go.
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, December 03 - 2005 at 09:31 |
Where next for the Dubai property market?
- Property markets move in cycles, and three years is a pretty typical up-cycle. The Dubai property market is now over three years old, so should we be starting to look for a downtrend?
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, November 26 - 2005 at 13:03 |
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