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Let The Good Times Roll!

Let The Good Times Roll!                                                                  15 April 2021 As property prices start heading north in certain Dubai locations, a Colliers report indicates that investors are holding back the sale of their residential units to bargain for better prices. It … Continue reading

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If I Could Turn Back Time! 09 July 2020

If I Could Turn Back Time!                                                                09 July 2020 The latest Property Finder report points to a June improvement in the Dubai property sector, as month on month sale transactions were 60% higher. Low prices encouraged the increased demand that … Continue reading

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Slow An’ Easy

Slow an’ Easy                                                                                             28 November 2019 Signs that the property slump may have bottomed out, after four years, continue with the average monthly loss, in capital values, falling 0.8%, compared to the average 1.0% decline so far this year. … Continue reading

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For Whom The Bell Tolls

For Whom The Bell Tolls                                                  28 March 2019 According to the UAE real estate portal Property Finder, 55% of the emirate’s realty sales, for the first two months of the year, were for off-plan homes, with the balance … Continue reading

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Don’t Give Up On Us Now

A report by Phidar Advisory has indicated that Dubai residential sales headed south in Q4, with apartments falling 3.6% and villa sales by 1.7%;  although apartment rentals showed a marginal 0.4% increase, villas fell by 3.1%. Office lease rates remained … Continue reading

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Life On Mars

Following Emirates’ announcement earlier in the month, confirming its order for 150 Boeing 777X aircraft, the airline has signed a 12-year, US$ 13 billion maintenance and repair agreement with GE for the 300 GE9X engines that it ordered last November, … Continue reading

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How Bizarre

Boeing seem to be having continuous problems with its new 787 Dreamliner – the latest being hairline cracks in the wings, manufactured by Mitsubishi. Another minor problem is that Emirates apparently have yet to sign off on their US$ 76 … Continue reading

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Back In The USSR

Knight Frank’s 2014 Wealth Report shows that Dubai had the seventh biggest annual increase in the global prime luxury market. At 17.0%, it was a lot lower than the likes of the top three – Jakarta, Auckland and Bali at … Continue reading

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Singin In The Rain

Although the week started with a sandstorm and ended with a rainstorm, the big news was the massive US$ 99 billion new plane orders made by Emirates at the start of the Dubai Air Show with US$ 76 billion being … Continue reading

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Out of Time

With Easter fast approaching, the local hospitality industry is bracing itself for another busy period. Apart from the influx of tourists, another sector is becoming an increasingly important driver in filling Dubai’s growing number of hotels and that is the … Continue reading

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