Dubai Property

Will Dubai real estate capital values rise or rentals fall?
The current rental yields on Dubai real estate are high by global standards at 7-10 per cent which must reflect the fact that this is a new and immature market. In the long run a return to rental yields more in line with comparable international markets should be expected. So that means either house prices go up or rentals have to fall.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, June 10 - 2007 at 08:36 |

Boom promotion now in the hands of secondary property developers
Read the adverts for Dubai property these days and you will note that the most frenzied advertising is by secondary property developers. This is the period of the traditional summer lull in Dubai real estate, and the real question is whether such developers can lure the buyers back this autumn.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, June 03 - 2007 at 08:28 |

Global property warnings also apply to Dubai!
Take heed of the warnings about cooling global real estate markets that have now reached Spain and India. Meanwhile, there were 4.2 million unsold homes in the US at the end of April, and the annualized rate of second-hand home sales fell by 2.6 per cent to 5.99 million in April, enough to worry the Wall Street bulls.
United Arab Emirates: Saturday, May 26 - 2007 at 14:43 |

Title deeds for foreigners but key cutting an issue!
The original foreign buyers of the first properties in Dubai have been quietly registering their ownership this year with the Dubai Land Department which has topped customer satisfaction ratings for a second consecutive year. But the Dubai Government has not issued a new license for cutting keys in five years!
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, May 20 - 2007 at 09:23 |

Pent-up demand is the other great unknown about Dubai property
There has been much debate recently about the actual supply of property coming up in Dubai, and some focus on true levels of demand as opposed to the levels suggested by some sellers of property. But the pent-up demand in the market is the other great unknown about Dubai real estate.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, May 06 - 2007 at 08:27 |

The Economist forecasts a slow puncture not a burst bubble for Dubai real estate
Lunch guest at the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference this week was The Economist Group’s senior vice president, Dr. Daniel Thorniley who offered his views on the outlook for Dubai real estate. In the same week the CEO of Deyaar, Zack Shahin, suggested the demand for new property in Dubai stood at around 70,000 units a year.
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, May 01 - 2007 at 10:58 |

Why the Dubai Marina traffic jams are unlikely to persist
A couple of years’ ago access to the Emirates Hills district was a nightmare, particularly when The Springs villas were first occupied. Today there is hardly a bad day. It will be the same for the Dubai Marina which experienced near gridlock last week as the new owners of the Jumeirah Beach Residence started to take up possession.
United Arab Emirates: Saturday, April 28 - 2007 at 09:49 |

Is the renting versus buying equation swinging towards renting?
When Dubai property was first launched in 2002 a mortgage cost less than annual rent, and house prices looked low by world standards. Today it costs more to buy than rent and the supply chain is so big that price rises look unlikely. So has the argument swung from buying to renting as the best option?
United Arab Emirates: Monday, April 23 - 2007 at 11:00 |