Tag: Property
Interest rates on mortgages sliding
The international banking giant HSBC has become the latest lender to cut interest rates in the UAE. HSBC brought down rates on conventional and...
Is it the right time for property investment?
Business and living environment in Dubai look much brighter nowadays. Many property experts feel that it is a good time to buy real estate...
Real Capital Analytics Property Investment Trend Data on Bloomberg
Commercial real estate research firm Real Capital Analytics (“RCAâ€) announced that its domestic and international property transaction data is now on the Bloomberg Professional®...
Dubai inflation increased 0.9 percent in February
Dubai inflation rose 0.9 percent on an annual basis in February. Food and transportation costs increased from the previous month, according to data from...
Supply of real estate in Dubai to slide by a third...
The fall in property prices in Dubai is slowing down. However, analysts are not expecting any sudden improvement in the emirate’s real estate market.
Sale...
Dubai inflation rose 0.4 percent
Dubai inflation rose to 0.4 percent on an annual basis in January.
However, the living costs in the emirate fell slightly from the previous month...
How to beat Inflation
The cost of living could double over the next decade or two. What are you going to do about it?
Right now, no matter where...
IMF reveal their predictions for the global property market
The prospects for the global real estate sector are looking “dismal,†with a downturn that could last eight years, the International Monetary Fund warned...
Gulf property markets to watch
Opportunities for expatriates and other non-GCC investors in the regional property market are limited to the special leasehold and or freehold zones and laws...
Top global property investment hotspots
Global real estate markets, particularly in the West, were hit hard by the financial crisis as banks slashed the amounts they loaned, sending property...
New rules for real estate sector in Sharja
Landlords in Sharjah can turn their residential buildings into commercial and professional facilities according to certain conditions under a new resolution issued by the...
Dynamic changes throughout the global property markets
The second quarter of 2010 was marked by dynamic changes throughout the property markets, according the recently released RCA’s mid-year 2010 report on the...
Systematic decline in marketing spending for real estate projects
The economic impact of the slump in real estate market on brokers is dramatic and results in systematic decline in marketing spending, not only...
Freelance Brokers and Agents are “illegal”
RERA, the Dubai’s Real Estate Regulatory Agency, once again is taking stern action to control the activities of freelance brokers and agents, as their...
Dubai real estate investors angry
Ever since Dubai's property bubble spectacularly burst in late 2008, the emirate has been struggling to revive its shattered image. But the...
Long term trends for property prices in UAE
Property prices in the UAE aren't going to go anywhere until the end of 2011-12, according an interview with Charles Neil, CEO of Landmark...
Dubai among most expensive office markets
Dubai figures among the ten most expensive office markets i the world, according CB Richard Ellis Group (CBRE).
In its global office survey, CBRE has...
Focus on achieving Economic Growth
Unlike few years ago where the spotlight was on the GCC for property investment due to high capital growth rates, the spotlight has since...