Capital’s apartment rents drop 8% in Q3

[caption id="attachment_10959" align="aligncenter" width="463"] Asteco report finds that Abu Dhabi apartment rents fell 8% in Q3 on the back of increased supply...

Construction

UAE escaped mortgage crisis

[caption id="attachment_10921" align="aligncenter" width="455"] The UAE was able to avoid a US-style mortgage crisis thanks to strong government financial support.[/caption] The UAE...

Analysis

Five Factors to Consider

Looking to invest in real estate? Wondering if now is really the “right time” to be making such a huge commitment? It...

Construction

Asteco report finds Dubai commercial market quiet

Real estate services firm, Asteco has said residential sales prices in Dubai have remained relatively unchanged during the third quarter of this...

Construction

Dubai tightens up rental licensing rules

Dubai’s real estate market regulator is considering a proposal to revise the licensing rules and regulations of the real estate management and...

Construction

QFIB invests in London properties

[caption id="attachment_10648" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Qatar First Investment Bank has acquired two properties in central London as it looks to capitalise on growing...

Construction

$1.66m mall to open in Bahrain

[caption id="attachment_10618" align="aligncenter" width="452"] The mall had failed to attract a single tenant when it opened in 2008.[/caption] The Northern Municipality in...

Construction

Bahrain’s Naseej joins NCF

[caption id="attachment_10585" align="aligncenter" width="534"] Sims says that Naseej will be able to gain valuable insight into new replicable solutions and best practices...

Construction

Public employees ordered to reside in Abu Dhabi

[caption id="attachment_10554" align="aligncenter" width="410"] Abu Dhabi has ordered government employees to reside in the capital as it tries to address oversupply in...