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2 March 2018
Ras Al Khaimah Residential Market Ras Al Khaimah’s real estate sector has seen a substantial increase in development activity and a change of demographics over the past 10-15 years. The emirate has witnessed rapid development of its tourism industry and increasing employment and economic activity in the manufacturing, industrial, retail, education and hospitality sectors. Additionally, the emirate offers wider freehold […]
2 February 2018
The Ajman residential property market has in the past primarily catered to residents looking for a cheaper alternative to neighbouring emirates of Sharjah and Dubai. During the market peak of 2011 and beyond, residential projects closer to the Sharjah border fulfilled the demand for affordable housing for expatriates who made up 83% of the total population in 2015 and have […]
31 January 2018
Declines in residential property prices averaged 1.8% for apartments and 2.4% for villas/townhouses across Abu Dhabi investment zones over 12 months Declines in residential property rents averaged 3.3% for apartments and 3.7% for villas/townhouses across Abu Dhabi investment zones over 12 months 2017 witnessed limited handovers in Abu Dhabi investment zones, amounting to 2,400 units Abu Dhabi, 31 January 2018: […]
21 January 2018
Residential property prices registered 12 month decline of 2% on average while rents declined by 4% Off-plan residential properties accounted for most of the total transfers during the year, with more than 24,900 transactions in 2017 Over 21,600 units were handed over in Dubai during 2017 Property Monitor Residential Survey reveals that for Q1 2018 the majority of agents are […]
2 January 2018
Sharjah, the third largest emirate with a total land area of around 2,600sqkm, borders Dubai to its south, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain to its north and Ras Al Khaimah to its east. Sharjah has become an alternative rental housing option to Dubai, due to the availability of lower-cost housing and regular migration between Sharjah and Dubai. Coupled with this, […]
3 December 2017
The Dubai residential real estate market has seen a drastic shift in 2017 towards demand for off-plan properties and lower priced units and an upsurge in all transactions. According to the Dubai Land Department (DLD) over 50,000 transactions were completed from January to September. Other key factors that have affected the real estate market in 2017 include off-plan supply, innovative […]
18 November 2017
A fast-growing company in a fast-growing city, both leading the way with disruptive ideas and technology. Cavendish Maxwell in Dubai, why does it stand out? Standing out means being disruptive. Being innovative. Identifying opportunities in markets that others haven’t fully tapped into. Forging an unconventional path through a continually changing real estate landscape by doing things differently. We are not […]
5 November 2017
Housing demand in Abu Dhabi is primarily a factor of job growth and resultant population growth, particularly of the white-collar labour force. According to the latest available data from the Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi, the total population for the emirate stood at 2.9 million in 2016, rising by nearly 9% since 2014, which was the last residential market peak. In […]
1 November 2017
Dubai Q3 residential market review In 2017 residential property transaction prices traded within a close range of AED 1.25 to 1.5 million for apartments and AED 1.7 to 2.1 million for villas/townhouses on average. The lower priced inventory continued to enter the market in locations such as Dubailand for villas and Dubai South, Jumeirah Village Circle and Al Furjan for apartments, […]
10 October 2017
Property Monitor to provide detailed real estate statistics and data to Bloomberg Investors Terminal
Property Monitor just became the only real estate data source in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to provide a real-time real estate index to Bloomberg to display on their terminal. As of October 2016, there were 325,000 Bloomberg Terminal subscribers worldwide. The Bloomberg Terminal is a computer software system provided by the financial data vendor Bloomberg that enables professionals in […]
5 October 2017
Marginal price declines continue, averaging 1.2% year on year for apartments and 1.4% for villas/townhouses in Dubai during Q3 2017 Average rents in Q3 2017 have declined at a faster pace than prices over the last twelve months Property Monitor Residential Survey reveals that for Q4 2017 the majority of agents are predicting apartment and villa/townhouse prices as well as […]
1 October 2017
Manika Dhama, senior consultant at Cavendish Maxwell, comments on how Dubai’s residential market fared during Q2 and Q3 of this year. The number of transactions for off-plan properties on the first day of Cityscape in 2017 increased three times, from 37 to 106, year-on-year. This is a significant leap in activity compared to previous years. This wasn’t the only record […]
