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It’s All In The Game

It’s All In The Game                                                                                       21 April 2021 According to latest figure from Valustrat, the average Dubai Q1 rent for residential units, apartments and villas stood at US$ 20.9k, US$ 15.0k and US$ 57.6k respectively; this translates into yields of … Continue reading

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Here We Go Again!

Here We Go Again!                                                                                           30 July 2020 A report by the Dubai Statistics Centre showed that the real estate sector’s Q1 growth was 3.7% higher, year on year, contributing 8.0% to Dubai’s GDP. In 2019, it was … Continue reading

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Someone New

As expected, April turned out to be a dismal month for the hospitality sector as profitability indices sank by 19.5%. Occupancy, Average  Room Rates and Rev PAR all headed south – 0.5% to 84.9%, 12.8% to US$ 374 and 13.5% … Continue reading

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Livin’ On Borrowed Time

This weekend, Emaar will launch its latest project, located in the Opera District of Dubai. The twin towers – of 50 and 70 storeys – will comprise 1-4 bedroom apartments and will overlook the upcoming 2k-seat opera house. Al Barari has released … Continue reading

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Baby – What A Big Surprise

The 80-day on-going maintenance work at Dubai International has cut the facility’s capacity by 20% and, as a result, London Heathrow will maintain its number one position as the world’s busiest airport in 2014. But by this time next year, … Continue reading

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Only Fools Rush In

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has issued a decree appointing his son, the Crown Prince, HH Sheikh Hamdan, to head up the committee to supervise preparations for Expo 2020. His great uncle, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al … Continue reading

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