Russia-based luxury developer Forum Group launched its first Dubai venture with twenty-two luxury villas, covering 4.6ha, on Palm Jumeirah.

Situated near the end of the Palm Jumeirah West Crest, residents of the Mediterranean architecture-inspired XXII Carat villas will enjoy a luxury hotel-inspired lifestyle offering spacious accommodation with convenience of 24X7 concierge and exclusive access to private beachfronts spanning 720 ft. XXII Carat villas ensure absolute luxury and comfort designed with precision across interior and…

Q2 2016: Global house price boom accelerates (again!) led by strong growth in China, Europe and North America

The world’s housing markets remain two-tiered, with most of Europe, North America, China and New Zealand experiencing strong house price rises while most of Asia, and the Middle East are slowing sharply. The five strongest housing markets in our global survey during the year to Q2 2016 were China (+20.38%), New Zealand (+10.43%), Romania (+10.1%),…

The alternative side to Dubai

From a new urban lifestyle centre built out of hundreds of brightly coloured shipping containers, to art galleries in architect-designed warehouses and new smart hubs that nurture global design talent, this is the kind of young, urban scene you find in Lon-don’s Shoreditch, Miami’s Wynwood district or the hippest areas of Brooklyn. But this is…

Dh550m The Waves project to be built in Al Barsha South

Lootah Real Estate Development on Saturday broke ground on The Waves, an elegantly designed state-of-the-art project to be built at Shamal neighborhood site office, Al Barsha South. The project is new milestone and testament of on-time and successful delivery of Shamal phase-one and phase-two, since the launch of Shamal neighborhood development earlier. Lootah Real Estate…