DLD says creating database for Dubai real estate

The Dubai government is conducting a major survey of buildings across the emirate, intended to help establish a more detailed method of calculating rental and service charge increases in the coming years. In a statement on Sunday, the Dubai Land Department (DLD) said it was using advanced technology to overhaul outdated building classification processes. Using…

Dubai property market ‘thriving’: Dh68 billion deals in 53 days

Total transactions to reach Dh300 billion in 2016, says DLD chief Contrary to the opinion of real estate experts of a decline in property transactions in Dubai in 2016, the emirate has registered transactions worth Dh68.48 billion in the first 53 days of 2016, showing signs of ‘thriving’ property market. “Investors are buying into the…

12 Steps to Deep Clean the Bedroom

We’ve mentioned a bedroom cleanup before as a good weekend project, but since we are planning to do it ourselves tomorrow, we put together a checklist (that always seems to make the job go faster for us). After “cleansing” our closet, we think we can definitely knock out a bedroom deep clean in a few…

How to Clean Your Bathroom in 30 Minutes or Less

Use these tips to get the bathroom sparkling in less than half an hour. Bathrooms. Ugh! Is there any household cleaning chore more dreaded than tackling a dirty bathroom? From soap scum and mildew to dirt and hair, cleaning this germ-filled zone is no easy task. That said, it is also just one of those…