Category Archives: Dubai economy

Skeleton In The Cupboard!

Posted on July 18, 2025 by howesdubai

Skeleton In The Cupboard?                                                      18 July 2025 Data from GCP Properties seem to indicate that several locations are posting dips in rental rates, including apartments in Jumeirah Village Triangle; on a twelve-month basis, new lease rates have dropped by … Continue reading →

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Don’t Give Up On Me Now!

Posted on July 11, 2025 by howesdubai

Don’t Give Up On Me Now!                                           11 July 2025 Espace posted that a weakening greenback, (and hence dirham), versus the sterling, euro and Indian rupee, along with a surge in the migration of wealthy individuals, have resulted in an … Continue reading →

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Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Own Kit Bag

Posted on July 4, 2025 by howesdubai

Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Own Kit Bag!                   04 July 2025 In May, Dubai’s property market continued to move higher, posting US$ 18.20 billion in sales, (44.0% higher, when compared to May 2024), and a 6.0% increase in transactions … Continue reading →

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Walk of Life!

Posted on June 27, 2025 by howesdubai

Walk Of Life!                                                                                  27 June 2025 As Dubai’s realty sector could be in for a record summer of transactions, that could top US$ 40.0 billion, global luxury agency Whitewill has selected six UAE hotspots as top picks for property … Continue reading →

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Running Out Of Ideas!

Posted on June 20, 2025 by howesdubai

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!

Posted on June 13, 2025 by howesdubai

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!

Posted on June 6, 2025 by howesdubai

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!

Posted on May 30, 2025 by howesdubai

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!

Posted on May 23, 2025 by howesdubai

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!

Posted on May 16, 2025 by howesdubai

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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