Author Archives: howesdubai

Running Out Of Ideas!

Running Out Of Ideas!                                                    20 June 2025 A new report by Morgan’s International Realty indicates that only 61.6% of the expected 2025 residential supply will be delivered, giving a total of 22.9k units, falling well short of anticipated supply. … Continue reading

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Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word!

Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word!                   13 June 2025 According to consultancy Cavendish Maxwell, with 73k new homes slated for delivery by 2025, and an ambitious target of 300k units by the end of 2028, Dubai is undergoing one … Continue reading

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I Don’t Want To Talk About It!

I Don’t Want To Talk About It!                                                         06 June 2025 This blog tends to agree with Firas Al Msaddi, CEO of fäm Properties, who dismissed concerns raised by a late May Fitch Ratings forecast of a 15% residential price correction, … Continue reading

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Cool For The Summer!

Cool For The Summer!                                                                 30 May 2025 Full marks to Fitch Ratings, probably the first entity to come out to say that Dubai’s red-hot property market is poised for a moderate correction, at no more than 15%, starting in H2. … Continue reading

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Beer Drinking Weather!

Beer Drinking Weather!                                                                      23 May 2025 Savills’ latest Q1 report indicates that new residential developments are being pushed to the emirate’s urban outskirts because of land saturation and limited affordability in Dubai’s ‘traditional’ locations, such as Business Bay, Downtown Dubai … Continue reading

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Bull In A China Shop!

A Bull In A China Shop!                                                                       16 May 2025 At a signing ceremony late last week, the Dubai investment firm, A.R.M. Holding, and the architecture studio BIG – the Bjarke Ingels Group – announced they were to design a massive … Continue reading

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Words Of Wisdom!

Words of Wisdom!                                                                  09 May 2025 April 2025 was a record-breaking month for Dubai’s property market, with strong performance across all sectors, particularly off-plan developments and luxury real estate.  Market confidence is there for all to see, built on surging … Continue reading

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Empty Promises!

Empty Promises!                                                                     02 May 2025 This week, Trump International Hotel & Tower, located in Downtown Dubai, was launched, in collaboration between London-listed luxury real estate developer Dar Global and The Trump Organisation. With eighty floors, the tower will be three … Continue reading

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You Better Get A Move On!

You Better Get a Move On!                                                                     25 April 2025 As intimated in an earlier blog, Dubai got off to a lightning start in Q1, with transaction recordings totalling above 42.4k, 23% higher compared to Q1 2024, valued at US$ 31.06 … Continue reading

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All You Need Is A Friend!

All You Need Is A Friend!                                                                      18 April 2025 Dubai’s pro-active government initiatives, investor-friendly policies, strategic location, and world-class infrastructure continue to attract global buyers. Q1 total transaction value of US$ 31.08 billion marked a 29.2% annual increase with a … Continue reading

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