Tag Archives: economy

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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Empty Promises!

Posted on May 2, 2025 by howesdubai

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!

Posted on April 25, 2025 by howesdubai

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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Helter Skelter!

Posted on April 12, 2025 by howesdubai

Helter Skelter!                                                                               11 April 2025 There is no doubt that Dubai’s bull property market continues unabated, entering 2025 with robust Q1 figures proving the point, with all indicators of much the same expected for the rest of the year. Since … Continue reading →

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Out Of Control!

Posted on March 15, 2025 by howesdubai

Out Of Control!                                                                 14 March 2025.                             The ValuStrat Price Index posted its slowest capital growth in twenty months, with monthly villa valuations up 2.0%, 0.7% lower from its 2.7% peak, with apartments up 1.2%, down from a 2.0% … Continue reading →

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Hit The Road Jack!

Posted on February 21, 2025 by howesdubai

Hit The Road Jack!                                                                                    21 February 2025 Under the new Smart Rental Index, launched last month, Dubai landlords now have to notify tenants ninety days before the expiry of tenancy contracts to increase rentals; this regulation applies … Continue reading →

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Auf Wiedersehen Pet!

Posted on January 17, 2025 by howesdubai

Auf Wiedersehen Pet!                                                     17 January 2025 An Emirates NBD Research study noted that units priced between US$ 272k and US$ 545k (AED 1 million to AED 2 million) grew by 71% year on year driven by both increases in demand … Continue reading →

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Bumpy Ride!

Posted on January 4, 2025 by howesdubai

Bumpy Ride!                                                                        03 January 2025 The four hundred and twenty-five metre tall Marina 101 project, (featuring one hundred and one floors floors), launched by Sheffield Real Estate, had been progressing well, especially in the boom years prior to … Continue reading →

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Highway To Hell!

Posted on December 21, 2024 by howesdubai

Highway To Hell!                                                  20 December 2024 This week, a nine-bedroom mansion in Hills Grove, Dubai Hills Estate, sold for a record-breaking US$ 54.5 million. Hills Grove, with just twenty-six residences along a single street, has become known as … Continue reading →

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