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Mortgage limits on hold in UAE
Official plans to cap mortgage funds for overseas real estate buyers in the United Arab Emirates have been postponed until further notice.

Published: 06-Feb-13

Oversupply pushes property prices down in Abu Dhabi
Real estate sales and prices are suffering due to an oversupply of residential stock in Abu Dhabi according to a recently published report.

Published: 09-Jul-12

Saudi approves new mortgage rules
A momentous decision by the government of Saudi Arabia is expected to provide a welcome boost for the financial industry throughout the nation.

Published: 05-Jul-12

UAE real estate market still in doldrums
Sales forecasts for property in Dubai and across the United Arab Emirates are expected to be rather mooted for 2012 according several property experts.

Published: 25-Jan-12

Construction continues to slow in UAE
The residential real estate sectors across the United Arab Emirates has yet to show any real signs of recovery as more developments are either delayed or cancelled due to financing difficulties.

Published: 20-Sep-11

Property future not so sunny in the Gulf
Property markets throughout the Gulf region are likely to remain subdued for the remainder of 2011 according to recent data.

Published: 26-Aug-11

Extended visa option for Dubai property investors
Overseas Property investors are once again being courted by the United Arab Emirates with the extension of the residency visa scheme currently at six months to a term of three years for those foreigners buying property in the Emirates.

Published: 01-Jul-11

Foreign property tempting UK investors
The results of a fresh survey show the resurgence of foreign property deals among UK investors.

Published: 13-May-10

Getting tough in the UAE
Real estate in the UAE is in need of a boost and many professionals within the industry are calling for some harsh measures to flush the system clean and to get the recovery underway.

Published: 21-Apr-10

Upwards and onwards for Cityscape Abu Dhabi
Last year the Dubai Cityscape, a landmark exhibition of property in Dubai, was a shadow of its former self. But the exhibition currently underway in Abu Dhabi has a feeling of optimism for real estate in the UAE.

Published: 20-Apr-10

UAE playing field gets new game rules
Real estate in the UAE has risen from the desert sands built on competition & fierce ambition, especially property in Dubai.

Published: 19-Apr-10

Abu Dhabi residential sector gets boost
With the National bank of Abu Dhabi predicting a shortfall of 20 000 homes by the end of 2010 just a few weeks ago, it may come as no surprise that one developer has seen & seized upon the gap in real estate in the UAE.

Published: 16-Apr-10

Opportunities to invest improve in UAE
Free zone real estate in the UAE, for example the Free Zone property in Dubai, has given foreign investors the opportunity to own outright certain sectors of land and property that traditionally were retained by the sovereign state.

Published: 25-Mar-10

Market scales balancing out in UAE
The value of real estate in the UAE, particularly the disparity between property in Dubai and property for sale in Abu Dhabi, is becoming ever more blurred.

Published: 18-Mar-10

Women to get a fairer deal in the UAE
Inherited real estate in the UAE is currently subject to discriminatory legislation according to the Federal National Council, and plans are afoot to address the issue.

Published: 15-Mar-10

Lean mean market in Abu Dhabi
Of all real estate in the UAE, that of Abu Dhabi has always appeared to strike a healthy balance between supply and demand, and recent interest rate cuts are likely to push demand higher.

Published: 11-Mar-10

Abu Dhabi Cityscape will bring fresh ideas

In April, Abu Dhabi will be hosting its version of the Cityscape conference, during which industry professionals this year will be holding an open debate about the state of real estate in the UAE.

Published: 10-Mar-10

Arabtec moving focus from Dubai to Abu Dhabi
The largest contractor of real estate in the UAE, Arabtec, has announced profits have reduced by 50% due to bad debt in 2009.

Published: 04-Mar-10

Low interest rates in Abu Dhabi raise interest rates
Dubai’s more financially secure neighbour, Abu Dhabi, is becoming increasingly appealing to investors with yet another incentive on the way to make real estate in the UAE even more attractive.

Published: 03-Mar-10

Quality office space to lift Abu Dhabi
Office property in Dubai and Abu Dhabi has experienced mixed temperatures during the cooling of the economic markets, with Abu Dhabi’s measured approach to supply doing it more harm than good.

Published: 02-Feb-10

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