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Residential rents, sales prices in Dubai could rise from mid-2017

Sale prices in the mainstream market dropped 5 per cent in 2016 compared to 7 per cent in 2015 Residential rents and sales prices in Dubai, which continued to drop in 2016, are expected to begin increasing in mid-2017, according to consultancy Knight Frank. Sales prices in the mainstream market dropped 5 per cent in…

After Housing Slump, Hopes are High for Dubai in 2017

Infrastructure improvements ahead of Expo 2020 expected to boost the market Dubai’s sluggish housing market appears to have bottomed out, raising hopes for a mid-2017 rebound as oil prices perk up and the city begins preparations for the World’s Fair in 2020, according to a new report. Luxury home prices in the emirate fell dramatically…

Get in early on this Dh871m resort in Cyprus

The Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris was in Dubai last week in a bid to persuade wealthy Arabs to buy property in the Cypriot nightclubbing hot spot Ayia Napa. The 62-year-old businessman, who is part of the powerful Orascom-owning family and heads its telecoms operations, is partnering with Cypriot real estate firm, the Caramondanis Group of…

Dubai Sports City residential tower starts handover

Champion Tower I residents move in by end of February More than a hundred units in a new residential tower in Dubai Sports City will be delivered to homeowners starting this month. Developer Shaikhani Group said residents of the Dh150-million Champion Tower I are expected to start moving in by the end of the month….