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Direct commercial property transaction volumes down in Q1 2012

Direct commercial property transaction volumes reach $75 billion in Q1 2012 Subdued global volumes recorded in Q1 2012 after strong 2011 Preliminary Q1 2012 volumes down...

Signature building sold in DIFC, Dubai

Significant interest within regional and international property buyers One of the world's leading real estate investment and advisory firm today announced that it has advised...

Most overvalued property markets

Having analysed 21 established property markets worldwide, The Economist magazine has compiled a list of the most expensive home prices when compared against rents. The...

Dubai Land Department to auction 80 homes in 2012

Dubai Land Department (DLD) expects to auction up to 80 properties in 2012. Banks taking actions to recoup losses from homeowners in mortgage defaults...

Biggest first-time property buyers in Dubai

‘New' money flowing into Dubai property market totalled 13.13 billion dirhams in 2011 Indians have topped the list of first-time property buyers in Dubai last...

The Real Estate Boom is back to Dubai

Nakheel sold 21 Palm Jumeirah townhouses in one day Completion of Palma Residences expected by the end of 2013 Title deed on payment of 40% Nakheel sold...

Dubai residential sales up in Q1 of 2012

Mortgage lenders are competing to offer the most attractive packages The Lakes, the Springs and the Greens have all seen price gains from Q3 2011 The...

Where are the world’s wealthiest people buying homes?

Most of the world’s richest people are opting primarily to invest in established property markets rather than buy homes in emerging destinations, a new...

Real Madrid plans $1bn resort and theme park in UAE

Real Madrid have revealed plans to build a $1bn holiday resort in the United Arab Emirates that is due to open in January 2015....

World’s most expensive office market

Newly-released figures from Knight Frank show that London is no longer the location with the highest prime office rents in the world. Hong Kong replaced...

Kazakhs interested in real estate investment in Dubai

According to a leading business portal in Kazakhstan, citing the country's Real Estate Federation, Kazakhs people once again have become interested in purchasing real...

World’s Most Competitive Cities in 2012

New Ranking Reveals U.S. and European Cities Are World’s Most Competitive Mid-Size Cities Emerging as Key Drivers of Global Growth Asian Cities Strongest Economically: EIU Report  A...

Office rents in Dubai expected to remain flat in 2012

Dubai's office market is forecast to see demand of around 4.5 million square feet over the next year, with rents expected to remain flat,...

Global house prices edged higher in 2011

Global House Price Index could slip into negative territory during 2012 The property market in Brazil was the strongest performing globally last year, while Ireland...

Luxurious Villas at Arabian Ranches Golf Course go on Sale

18 luxurious villas set in vast premises of 17,000 to 27,000 sq ft Offer customers the opportunity to customise the interiors to their individual tastes...

Middle East CFO Optimism at two year low in Q4 of...

Global CFO optimism is wavering, according to a recent study by Deloitte entitled ‘Q4 2011 Global CFO Signals Report’. Conducted on a semi-annual basis...

Palm Jumeirah new residential project on sale in March

Dubai's largest by assets developer, Nakheel PJSC will start selling townhouses on the Palm Jumeirah next month. This is the company's first new residential...

Activity returns to Cairo’s real estate market

Future prospects of the real estate market largely dependent on Egypt’s ability to address many unresolved issues according to Jones Lang LaSalle Jones Lang LaSalle,...