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Address Downtown reopens after New Year’s Eve blaze

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The Address Downtown has re-opened to hotel guests, nearly three years after a fire engulfed much of the building on New Year’s Eve 2015. Emaar, the hotel’s owner, says that the refurbishment brings with it new restaurants, additional rooms and suites, and a spa. Olivier Harnisch, chief executive officer of Emaar Hospitality Group, said in…

Dubai’s property brokers will get a reality check in 2020

Real estatae brokers

Do away with real estate brokers altogether? Where every transaction can be done directly between a buyer and seller — or a landlord and tenant — using an online platform to be put up by Dubai Land Department? And the deals can be sealed and done with the users being anywhere in the world? Such…

Some of Dubai’s freehold locations buck the rental trend

Rents in Dubai

Rents in Dubai’s freehold areas have taken quite a bit of hit in the last two years, but not all of the city’s tenants seem to be benefiting from it. In fact, at locations such as Jumeirah Village Circle, Sports City and the Remraam community in Dubai, rents for one-bedroom units have either held their…