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Easy Money!

 Easy Money!                                                                      08 August 2025 Latest details from the Dubai Land Department indicate that there are seven hundred and twenty-six projects, currently under construction in the emirate. It is also noted that H1 witnessed the completion of some twenty-four … Continue reading

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Glory Days?

Glory Days?                                                                         01 August 2025 Apart from homeowners and banks, both of whom have been “filling their boots” over the past five years of the Dubai real estate boom, the emirate’s property brokers have not fared too badly … Continue reading

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Skeleton In The Cupboard!

Skeleton In The Cupboard?                                                      18 July 2025 Data from GCP Properties seem to indicate that several locations are posting dips in rental rates, including apartments in Jumeirah Village Triangle; on a twelve-month basis, new lease rates have dropped by … Continue reading

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Out Of Control!

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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Wake Me Up When September Ends

Wake Me Up When September Ends!                                                          16 April 2020 Q1 property handovers were 27.5% lower at 5k, compared to the same period last year – a possible indicator that the year-end total will be less than 2019’s 32k and … Continue reading

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Shake It Off

Although Abu Dhabi recorded a 14.7% 2014 growth in the luxury residential property sector, Dubai only managed a marginal 0.3% price increase, compared to 17.0% the previous year. The Knight Frank’s Prime International Residential Index had Muscat, at 13.2%, the … Continue reading

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