Analysis
Global Research Real Estate
UAE Real Estate Sector
The Land of building opportunities
UAE is among the most competitive countries in the world and a haven for businesses, as per rankings contained in the Global Competitive Report 2004-05 issued by the World Economic Forum.Restrictions on foreign investment in the country are getting progressively relaxed with the expansions of free zones.
The change in laws on foreign ownership of real estate in emirates like Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, and recently Dubai also signals the intent towards reaching the stage of being seamlessly integrated with the global economy.
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Why is real estate such a popular investment in Dubai?
Globally more people have made more money out of property than any other asset class. Even big investors also have to live somewhere. But there are reasons behind these reasons that make property so desirable to investors both in Dubai and elsewhere.
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Will there be a final price spike for Dubai real estate?
It is a phenomenon of upwardly trending investment markets that the final phase is usually marked by a sharp spike in prices. The graph of Dubai property shows consistent gains over the past three years, so what are the forces that might produce a price spike and how likely is this to happen?
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Will Dubai property prices ever reach European levels?
A beautiful new apartment in the Dubai Marina can still be bought for around half what you would pay in a European city like Copenhagen. Yet Dubai residents think this an appalling price and many are waiting for a price correction. So are prices too high or too low by international standards?
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Standard Chartered: UAE economy supporting Dubai house prices
In a briefing on the bank's latest economic forecast for the UAE its economists spelt out just how supportive the local economy was for the real estate sector. This is an argument worth examining in some detail as it sheds considerable light on the outlook for Dubai property at a time of year when inevitably sales are slack.
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Future scenarios for Dubai real estate
It is a truth not always universally accepted that conventional wisdom is often wrong. There are so many people who did not buy Dubai property who would like the market to crash that it probably is unlikely to oblige them. Other market scenarios look rather different and should be taken more seriously.
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Negative real interest rates sustain Dubai property boom
Underpinning the Dubai property boom is the highly beneficial economic phenomenon of negative real interest rates, which makes real estate a strong investment. While investment continues to operate in such an environment then the Dubai property boom is unlikely to suffer anything more than short-term fluctuations.
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