<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?>
<?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="http://www.ameinfo.com/x/rss_style.xsl"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>AME Info | Abu Dhabi Property</title>
<link>http://www.ameinfo.com/rssfeeds/6832.xml</link>
<description>Abu Dhabi Property news and features</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<copyright>(c) 1996-2008 AME Info FZ LLC. All rights reserved!.</copyright>
<lastBuildDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:25:51 +0400</lastBuildDate>
<ttl>60</ttl>
<image>
<title>AME Info | Abu Dhabi Property</title>
<width>105</width>
<height>23</height>
<link>http://www.ameinfo.com/rssfeeds/6832.xml</link>
<url>http://www.ameinfo.com/images/ame_rss_logo.gif</url>
</image>
<item>
<title>Are construction costs the Achilles heel of the Abu Dhabi boom?</title>
<link>http://www.ameinfo.com/162283.html</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ameinfo.com/162283.html</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:50:22 +0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Every great construction boom has the flaw that proved its ultimate downfall. This summer a huge real estate boom is continuing to rage in the oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi, with house prices doubling over the past year. It is easy to argue that off-plan speculation is getting out of hand, and that prices could correct on a market overshoot. But a more fundamental problem exists in the form of construction cost inflation.]]></description>
<enclosure url="http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/6/60436-abu-dhabi12.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="1500" /></item><item>
<title>Abu Dhabi named 'world winning city in the making'</title>
<link>http://www.ameinfo.com/161748.html</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ameinfo.com/161748.html</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:12:04 +0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A recent report by real estate services company Jones Lang LaSalle named Abu Dhabi as a world winning city in the making, predicting that the UAE capital would be a regional hub by 2015. The report goes on to say that the city would attain 'world winning' status by 2020, placing it alongside metropolises including Shanghai and Mumbai.]]></description>
<enclosure url="http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/7/44357-YasIsland.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="1500" /></item><item>
<title>Abu Dhabi property price increases 'certain'</title>
<link>http://www.ameinfo.com/160337.html</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ameinfo.com/160337.html</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:46:56 +0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A report by regional investment bank EFG-Hermes has found that prices in Abu Dhabi's real estate sector are almost certain to keep rising at double-digit rates, fuelled by growing demand and a carefully controlled delivery of residential and commercial units.]]></description>
<enclosure url="http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/3/56743-abu-dhabi12.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="1500" /></item><item>
<title>Buyers should look beyond $354bn investments</title>
<link>http://www.ameinfo.com/158906.html</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ameinfo.com/158906.html</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:01:52 +0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While prices in the Burj Dubai have soared to a new UAE record of $3,500 per square foot, there is a high probability that prestige buildings in neighbouring Abu Dhabi are going to show similar capital appreciation.]]></description>
<enclosure url="http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/3/57863-lulu_island.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="1500" /></item><item>
<title>Abu Dhabi house prices jump 53% as off-plan booms</title>
<link>http://www.ameinfo.com/158097.html</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ameinfo.com/158097.html</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 10:48:29 +0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A report from Colliers International said that house prices in Abu Dhabi have jumped by 53% over the past year to $580 per sqft, an acceleration of the 18% price hike in the previous 12 months. But the company predicts that the continued shortage of accommodation in the UAE capital could push this rate of increase still higher in the next few months.]]></description>
<enclosure url="http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/5/56605-adbuilding.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="1500" /></item>
</channel>
</rss>
