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Dubai records double digit property price growth, Prime Global Cities Index

The index rose by 1.1% in the three months to September, down from 1.4% last quarter Prime prices across the 26 cities tracked by the...

Cosmopolitan cities need to explore shoebox apartment concepts

Building of more small housing units may solve the problem with accommodation shortage in cosmopolitan cities across the world, according to Savills, an...

Few paused real estate projects in Dubai to be resumed

Tanmia initiative to undertake three shelved-off projects The Dubai Land Department’s initiative Tanmia will resume a number of previously stopped projects in Dubai. Some of...

Financial systems across the world are stalling

World Economic Forum Financial Development Report 2012 shows that financial systems across the world are stalling Hong Kong tops the Financial Development Index; top six...

Dubai among best investment destinations worldwide

Dubai is is among the 25 most profitable destinations for hotel investment in 2012. The list was put up together by an international panel...

Emaar Properties reports first nine months of 2012 results

Emaar Properties reports net operating profit of AED 1.607 billion (US$ 438 million) in first nine months of 2012 Revenue for first three quarters of...

Doing business in UAE gets easier, but investors protection is a...

The annual report by the World Bank and IFC, Doing Business 2013, measures 185 economies on the ease of starting and operating a local...

Dubai Land Department introduces “my e-licenses” program for real estate brokers

The Government of Dubai Land Department ( LD ) has launched the real estate e-licenses program. The program is part of service package introduced...

Global house prices still falling, IMF

Global residential property prices are still declining in a number of countries four years after the downturn and the peak of the property bubble,...

Global commercial real estate investment volumes decline by 8%, report

Global commercial real estate investment volumes at US$96bn in Q3 2012 Strong performance in major global property investment markets continues despite 8% total volume decline...

Dubai Land Department launches the real estate e-Mart

TheDubai Land Department (LD) has launched its real estate e-Mart as an electronic portal to list properties for sale and to exchange property information...

Nine out of ten UAE home buyers now end-users

Nine out of ten home buyers in the UAE are now end-users, representing a significant shift in the country’s real estate sector, according to...

RERA implements SIMSARI System for real estate brokers

The Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), the regulatory arm of Land Department (LD) in Dubai started the registration of real estate marketing offers for...

Asian and Middle East Real Estate HNW Investors Prefer London

The majority of overseas high net worth individuals pinpoint London real estate as their top target investment class, according to the inaugural International Private...

Dubai Real Estate Market Overview Q3 2012, Report

Jones Lang LaSalle publishes Q3 2012 Dubai Real Estate Market Overview report Selective growth predicted for Dubai’s real estate sector as rents and values continue...

Dubai to host Future Cities Conference and Exhibition

Preparations for hosting the landmark Future Cities Conference & Exhibition, to be held next week is at its final touches, said Eng. Hussain Nasser...

Social Media for Real Estate Agents

Marketing is not what it used to be. Business no longer relies on classified ads, cards and direct mail. Instead it largely uses social...

10 Rules for Successful Real Estate Investors

Joint ventures, wholesaling and property management are just a few of the ways investors can profit from real estate, however, you will have to...