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6 August 2024

Value through infrastructure development: The case of Gulf ports

The rise of Gulf ports The history of seafaring throughout the Gulf is well known. The construction of the famous Arab dhow and the existence of extensive fisheries across the region in what are now the countries of the UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia are part of a proud tradition that urban planners wish to capture. More recently, Gulf governments […]
16 July 2024

A tale of two markets: Capitalising on arbitrages through retrofits

The Dubai real estate market has been on a spectacular bull run with prices reaching an all-time high of AED 1,397/sqft in July, 2024. This represents an appreciation of over 78% from the market trough reached in April 2009 and, more importantly, prices are approximately 13.2% above the previous peak of September 2014. However, when diving into the granular details, […]
24 June 2024

Natural disasters, resilience and value

The impact of natural disasters Recent adverse weather conditions in the UAE have focused attention on the impact of natural disasters on real estate. This includes impacts associated with climate change, such as flooding caused by changes in precipitation patterns and also the potential impact of rising sea levels, increasing heatwaves and regional droughts. However, the events in the UAE […]
26 April 2024

Private equity and real estate in the gulf: Three reasons to be positive

Introduction: Why private equity matters Worldwide, private equity funds closed deals worth $124 billion in just the fourth quarter of 2023. Fully a quarter of all merger and acquisition deals last year involved private equity.[1] As concerns over inflationary headwinds, rising interest rates and general macro uncertainty diminish, markets such as the Gulf have become increasingly attractive. The prospect of […]
18 January 2023

How effective is real estate as an inflation hedge? A perspective from the Gulf

GCC Inflation: perception and reality At the beginning of 2023, the consensus perspective is that the global economy is far from out of the inflationary woods yet. After a global average of 8.8% last year, opinions now diverge as to the curve of the downward trajectory this year, from the IMF’s global estimate in October 2022 of 6.5%1, to a […]
16 May 2021

How useful are International Valuation Standards (IVS) for Gulf real estate markets?

The International Valuation Standards (IVS) are now the basis for valuation standards in well over a hundred countries worldwide, including every major real estate market. The Gulf has been no exception in moving decisively towards the adoption of international valuation standards. But why is IVS important and how does it benefit real estate markets? Find out more in our latest […]
1 February 2021

Q4 2020 UAE Property Market Report

Our latest publication assesses the performance of the property market in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the northern emirates in 2020 with a focus on the last quarter, across residential, commercial, retail, hospitality and industrial sectors.
15 December 2020

2020 Bahrain Property Market Report

In our latest report we take a look at the performance of Bahrain’s real estate market with a focus on the measures introduced to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 contagion. The analysis provides a comprehensive overview of the residential, commercial, retail, hospitality and industrial sectors.
18 November 2020

Q3 2020 UAE Property Market Report

In our latest report, we analyse the performance of the UAE real estate market in the six months since March when movement restrictions were put in place followed by the subsequent easing of measures. The analysis provides a comprehensive overview of the residential, office, retail, hospitality and industrial sectors in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the northern emirates.
17 October 2020

Dry Coldroom Storage – Dubai

Client: Private Company – Coldroom Storage Type: Coldroom Storage Reason for study: Internal Purposes Completion Date: 2020 Scope of Work: Multilevel dry storage warehouse and a palletised refrigerated cold and freezer storage facility.
20 September 2020

Time to Deliver: Geography, home delivery and value

Working from home and increased home deliveries are set to alter developers’ future choices of project locations. Read more in our latest opinion article.
18 September 2020

Coldroom Storage – Dubai

Client: Private Company – Coldroom Storage Type: Coldroom Storage Reason for study: Loan Security Completion Date: 2020 Scope of Work: Cold storage and logistics services consisting of freezers, cold stores, compressors, racking and transportation

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