Dubai Property

Dubai real estate needs a soft landing in the global credit crunch
August was a momentous month for global capital markets and it may be some time before credit is as freely available again. In short, money costs more in terms of interest to be paid and is harder to come by. Will this dampen the spirits of Dubai’s exuberant property sector, or will the alleged preponderance of equity save the day?
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, September 12 - 2007 at 12:24 |

The A-Z of Dubai Property: Part Two
The second part of this A-Z sketch of players, projects and concepts in the booming Dubai property industry runs from N-Z. We apologize for the many omissions in this listing which can not possibly be comprehensive given the boom in this sector.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, September 02 - 2007 at 10:01 |

The A-Z of Dubai Property: Part One
This short A-Z sketch of the players and projects involved in Dubai real estate starts with an A-M listing. But we apologise in advance for the many omissions which are inevitable given the frantic growth of the past few years.
United Arab Emirates: Monday, August 20 - 2007 at 10:25 |

Will the Burj Dubai mark the top of the Dubai property boom?
Tall building syndrome is a well known phenomenon. The topping out of the world’s tallest buildings has frequently happened at the point when a local market turned down.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, August 05 - 2007 at 14:38 |

A Short History of Dubai Property: Part 5
In January 2006, the Dubai Property column asked the question whether buying was still a good idea, and concluded that, ‘from a pure investment point of view, it is now harder to make a case for buying Dubai property.’ But this was still a tough call.
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, July 18 - 2007 at 10:15 |

A Short History of Dubai Property: Part 4
The last article in this series was published three years ago, and a lot has happened in Dubai property since then. Indeed, the whole market has matured considerably and the much discussed slowdown has failed to materialise to date. This is the first of three summer articles bringing AME Info readers up to the present day.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, July 01 - 2007 at 15:57 |

JBR apartments and Palm Island villas and flats hit the market
Letting agents are concerned by a sudden influx of apartments and villas in the Dubai Marina district which are likely to test the strength of the local real estate market this autumn. Local newspapers are presently full of these attractive new apartments and villas but there are a great many for the market to absorb.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, June 24 - 2007 at 07:35 |

Off-plan sales registration a welcome initiative
Tatweer is to become the first Dubai developer to avail itself of a new registration system for off-plan sales in Dubai. The Land Department will now ensure that buyers’ payments are held on escrow and only used for the project for which they are committed. It is to be hoped this voluntary system soon becomes compulsory for all developers and projects.
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, June 14 - 2007 at 08:31 |