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6 March 2025
Dubai – Dubai’s residential property market soared to new heights in 2024, with a record-breaking 169,000 sales – an increase of 42% on 2023, says leading real estate advisory and property consultant, Cavendish Maxwell. Prices saw sustained increases during the year, ending 0.9% up month-on-month in December, and 3.1% higher than the previous quarter. Year-on-year, prices rose 16.5%, with the cost […]
19 February 2025
Kuwait is gradually opening its real estate market to foreign ownership. It has now updated its law to allow entities licensed by the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA), companies listed on the Kuwaiti stock exchange and licensed real estate funds and investment companies to own property in the country for their operations or for employee housing. While limited in […]
9 January 2025
Dubai’s real estate market is essential to its global appeal, driven by innovative developments and forward-thinking urban planning. One critical component of real estate valuation in this market is the concept of highest and best use (HBU). This analytical approach is not only fundamental to appraisals but also a tool for unlocking the full potential of properties in a rapidly […]
18 December 2024
Saudi Arabia has embarked upon a massive development programme as part of its Vision 2030 plan. This programme includes 14 large-scale and ambitious developments, which it is calling ‘giga-projects’. The most well-known of these is NEOM, but other projects include ROSHN, the Red Sea Project and Jeddah Central.
9 December 2024
The significance of brands and branding for the consumer goods industry is beyond the slightest doubt. The combination of generational effects and online marketing has served to reinforce their importance during the last two decades. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the Gulf, where branded luxury goods, in particular, have formed a larger percentage of consumer spending than anywhere else.
4 December 2024
On occasions when there is no comparable evidence available or an asset is one that would not normally trade in the open market, valuers have to assess the market value of the land and then add it to the
11 November 2024
Quality of office real estate driving occupancy In the third quarter of 2024, strong demand and heightened leasing activity drove rents higher in Dubai’s office market. City-wide office rents increased by 21% compared to the previous year. Notably, average Grade A rents in DIFC experienced a 20% annual increase, reaching AED 317 per sqft per annum. In nearby Downtown Dubai, […]
