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Property prices, rentals expected to fall further in Dubai

Property analysts expect sales and rental values to fall in Dubai over the coming months, foreseeing a further decline of between ten and fifteen...

Rent to Own Programme by Aldar Properties

Aldar Properties, launched a rent-to-own programme, aiming to increase sales of new homes on Raha Beach.

HSBC appoints Jones Lang LaSalle as strategic property partner for MENA

Jones Lang LaSalle announced today that HSBC has appointed the firm as a strategic property partner across the MENA region. This is part of...

Precious Metals Weekly Overview

Emirates NBD's Precious Metals Report is out, prepared by Gerhard Schubert, Head of Precious Metals, Emirates NBD. The August Non-Farm-Payroll was unchanged in the U.S.,...

Precious Metals Weekly Report by Gerhard Schubert, Emirates NBD

Precious Metals Report by Gerhard Schubert, Head of Precious Metals, Emirates NBD Save the date: The 8th Dubai-City of Gold Conference will take place on...

GCC property prices to slide further, S&P

Not too long after upsetting and embarrassing the first black President in America's history with the first downgrade of the US debt rating in...

Survey forecasts global economic slowdown; Investors say recession will be avoided

Cash Holdings Close to Credit Crisis Highs in Wake of Equities Sell-Off Investors believe that the global economy will slow significantly in the coming 12...

Sukuk market for GCC companies continues to expand

According to a report by the Kuwait Finance House (KFH), sukuk issuance worldwide amounted to about US $5 billion in July, down from the...

Key trends in Residential sales across Dubai, Abu Dhabi in Q4

As Landmark Advisory predicted, there has been a solid rise in interest in residential sales across Dubai in certain established and prime residential areas...

Sorouh 2Q11 Results Snapshot

2Q11 revenues at AED1.2 bn up 542% YoY Gross Profit registered AED144 mn up 91% YoY Net profit at AED125 mn 125 up 520% YoY 1H11 net...

Emaar Properties records first-half 2011 net operating profit

Revenue for the first six months of 2011 is AED 4.014 billion (US$ 1.093 billion) Second-quarter 2011 net operating profit of AED 422 million (US$...

Global Takaful market to reach US$25 Bn in 2015

Ernst & Young was recently named Best Advisory Firm at the International Takaful Summit 2011 in London Global Takaful contributions are expected to touch...

Abu Dhabi Real Estate Market Overview – Q2 2011

Jones Lang LaSalle, the world's leading real estate investment and advisory firm, today released its latest ‘Abu Dhabi Real Estate Market Overview – Q2...

Global direct real estate investment volumes rise nearly 50 percent in...

Global direct real estate investment volumes in the second quarter of 2011 totaled more than US$101 billion, up seven percent from the previous three...

Tamweel offers finance to overseas buyers; launches Home Refinance Programme

Non-residents Programme offers home finance to overseas buyers Home Refinance Programme to unlock value of fully paid properties Tamweel PJSC, the UAE Islamic home finance...

Takaful poised for growth, greater focus required

Takaful operators in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Malaysia are growing at a rapid pace and are highly capitalised, new research from A.M....

Owners and agents inflate rents, property prices in Dubai

During the last few weeks, new trend has emerged within the Dubai real estate market. Property owners and agents are jointly trying to inflate...

Dubai Government to take over Nakheel and Limitless

The Board of Directors of Dubai World (the “Company”) today announced it had appointed two new senior managers to the team that oversees the...