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How to Become a Real Estate Investor

Investing in real estate is generally considered a high-risk and high-return investment, yet it is one of the most preferred assets, especially for wealthy...

New Visa Rules: White Collar Workers In, Less Remittances Out

Last year, 164 billion dirhams of remittances were sent abroad, according to the UAE Central Bank. “The goal of keeping more of this...

Middle East Point of View: Ethical Tax, Anti-bribery Management and GCC...

Financial institutions are working together to combat tax evasion, bribery and corruption through ISO certifications and the Common Reporting Standard. These are among the...

2018 – A Year of Change for Dubai Real Estate Market

Deloitte the business advisory firm launched the fourth annual Middle East Real Estate Predictions, Dubai, which predicts 2018 will be a year of change...

“New” Investors in Dubai Real Estate

Previously we have been reading that Indians, Iranians or Emiratis are the most active investors in real estate in Dubai. Lately, with the withdrawal...

Bahrain Tops GCC Rankings as Best Place For Expats to Live

Bahrain remains the best place in the GCC for expats to live and work despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the recently published InterNations...

Dubai’s Real Estate Agents Will Be Busy during Ramadan

Rentals and Sales not to be affected by Ramadan Sales activity has been picking up again in 2017, with Dubai reporting a 45% surge in...

Dubai’s Real Estate Sector Benefits from Web3 Applications

Union Square House to launch region’s first Metaverse mansions as Dubai tops the MENA region in digital assets Ultra-luxury virtual properties to be traded as...

Why Affordability Is The New Buzzword in Dubai Real Estate

Affordability wasn’t written into Dubai’s design brief. The ‘build it and they will come’ mentality saw developers race to fill the desert with glitzy...

Top 5 Most Affordable Communities in Dubai

Jumeirah Village Circle and Al Furjan, the two most affordable communities in Dubai to rent a villa, saw some of the steepest declines in...
Will The Coronavirus Crisis Push Property Prices Lower?

Will The Coronavirus Crisis Push Property Prices Lower?

By now, the coronavirus has been battering the global economy for weeks. Not only did it cause some stock markets to crash, but it...

New UAE Stimulus Likely to Easy Pressure on Real Estate Sector

UAE stimulus efforts announced this week are needed as housing oversupply trend continues Real estate prices have been on the decline for the last three...
Prime residential values in Dubai have risen by 88.8% in the last 12 months according to global property consultant, Knight Frank.

Dubai Prime Residential Values Up 89% in 12 Months; Market Outlook...

Dubai prime residential values, which encompasses the neighbourhoods of the Palm Jumeirah, Emirates Hills and Jumeirah Bay Island have risen by 88.8% in the...

Real Estate Investment Strategies More Creative in 2018

In the coming year, real estate investors will become increasingly inventive with their strategies — often opting for recapitalizations, refinancings and more private, unpublicized...

What Does Dubai’s Growing Digital Economy Mean for Real Estate?

Dubai is looking to a digital future as it moves beyond its traditional reliance on trade, tourism and real estate in its growth strategy. The...

UAE Properties Boom Is Back With a Bang, Says Yzer Property

Business cycle of the United Arab Emirates and its local property market are no longer relying on area of oil exploration to drive its...

Are real estate bubbles predictable?

Since real estate is inherently cyclical, analyzing and predicting market cycles have always been critical topics for real estate investors, tenants and developers. The...

Is WhatsApp The New Face to Face? Would Interest Rate Hikes...

A dozen executives from the country’s top real estate companies convened at Propertyfinder Group headquarters last week in an on-the-record quarterly forum. The group...