Tag Archives: Emirates

One Step Too Far!

Posted on November 7, 2025 by howesdubai

One Step Too Far!                                                                                    07 November 2025 fam’s October report on Dubai’s property market shows that a new record has been set – YTD sales have climbed to reach US$ 152.45 billion, already surpassing the 2024 full year high which … Continue reading →

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Running Out Of Time!                                  25 July 2025

Posted on July 25, 2025 by howesdubai

Running Out Of Time! According to the Dubai Land Department, the real estate sector recorded robust H1 figures of over 125k transactions, totalling US$ 117.44 billion – some 25% higher, compared to H1 2024. Of the almost 95k investors, around … Continue reading →

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The Man Is Back In Town!

Posted on November 8, 2024 by howesdubai

The Man Is Back In Town!                                              08 November 2024 To quieten the doomsayers in Dubai, the real estate market had a booming month, with October transactions totalling over 20k, (20.46k), for the first time ever, and 13% higher on the … Continue reading →

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Get The Fire Brigade!

Posted on September 11, 2020 by howesdubai

Get The Fire Brigade!                                                                        10 September 2020 Airolink has been appointed by Seven Tides as the main building contractor to complete its US$ 272 million Seven City JLT development. Due for completion in 2023, the 2.7k unit project covers an … Continue reading →

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All The Young Dudes!

Posted on September 4, 2020 by howesdubai

All The Young Dudes!                                                                       03 September 2020 There was a significant and historic move this week when the country’s President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a federal decree “abolishing the Federal Law No. 15 of 1972 regarding boycotting … Continue reading →

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Go Your Own Way!

Posted on July 25, 2020 by howesdubai

Go Your Own Way                                                                                         23 July 2020 Latest figures from Moody’s Investors Service just confirm a 30% fall in Dubai property prices since mid-2014 and the sector is currently still in bear territory in an economic environment rattled by Covid-19 … Continue reading →

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Riders On The Storm

Posted on July 17, 2020 by howesdubai

Riders On The Storm                                                                                        16 July 2020 According to reports this week, JLL estimate that 12k units were handed over in Q1, a long way short of the 83k that was forecast at the beginning of the year … Continue reading →

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Staircase To Heaven

Posted on June 12, 2020 by howesdubai

Staircase To Heaven                                                                                     11 June 2020 Dubai developer Croesus Holdings has been locked out of two of their completed low-rise projects, valued at US$ 27 million, in Majan, by Dubai Walls Contracting over a dispute relating to costs. Apparently, this … Continue reading →

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Chiquitita

Posted on June 5, 2020 by howesdubai

Chiquitita                                                                                       04 June 2020 The latest Cavendish Maxwell’s Property Monitor reported that Dubai property prices have lost 8.3% in value over the past twelve months, (an improvement on the 9.7% decline in 2018), but nudged 0.5% higher, month on month; … Continue reading →

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School’s Out Forever?

Posted on May 22, 2020 by howesdubai

School’s Out Forever 21 May 2020 There are an estimated 245k companies in Dubai and now the world press is already writing eulogies for the emirate, based on the results of a survey of just 0.005% of that total. There … Continue reading →

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