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Go East Young Man!

Go East Young Man!                                                                                     24 June 2021 For the past week ending 24 June, Dubai Land Department recorded a total of 1,982 real estate and properties transactions, with a gross value of US$ 2.10 billion. It confirmed that 1,336 villas/apartments … Continue reading

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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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Waiting For The End

Waiting For The End                                                                                25 March 2021 This week came the sad news of the death of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the country’s Minister of Finance since the UAE’s 1971 formation. He was the second son … Continue reading

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No Woman, No Cry

  No Woman, No Cry                                                                                       12 February 2021 The latest weekly value of Dubai real estate transactions totalled more than US$ 900 million, including US$ 384 million relating to 802 real estate sales, (villas/apartments), US$ 439 million for registration of … Continue reading

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Truth Hurts

Truth Hurts                                                                            05 February                              On the back of some positive drivers, (including public infrastructure spending, trade growth nudging higher, lower entry property prices and expat-friendly changes to certain legislation), the Dubai real estate sector looks set for a … Continue reading

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Casino Royale

Casino Royale                                                                                    29 January 2021 Leading portals, Bayut and Dubizzle, have reported that, last year, off-plan transactions accounted for 52.9% of total sales, equating to US$ 3.9 billion of the total of US$ 7.4 billion. It is estimated that … Continue reading

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Everybody Wants To Rule The World!

Everybody Wants To Rule The World!                          Everybody Wants To Rule The World!                                                          15 January 2021 As Dubai property starts to recover, after nearly six years of bear trading, the value of Q4 Dubai property transactions, at US$ 6.0 billion, was … Continue reading

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It’s A Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World!

It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World                                                          08 January 2020 The big news of the week (and perhaps the year) was the signing of the AlUla Declaration at the conclusion of the GCC Summit, marking a definitive end to the … Continue reading

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Go Your Own Way!

Go Your Own Way!                                                                        25 December 2020 For the latest week ending 24 December, real estate and properties transactions were valued at US$ 1.25 billion, including 92 plots selling for US$ 131million, along with 808 apartments/villas for US$ 360 million. … Continue reading

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Time Is Running Out!

Time Is Running Out!!                                                                       17 December 2020 The latest Valustrat report points to a stabilisation in property prices in 2021 with two caveats – the economy recovers from the pandemic-induced slowdown and government initiatives, including overseas visas for expatriate retirees … Continue reading

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