The residential property market in Abu Dhabi's freehold areas experienced growth of 1.2 percent in Q1 2023, pushing average prices to Dh964 per square foot (psf), according to the latest Abu Dhabi Residential Market Review by global property consultancy Knight Frank. Conversely, villa values showed moderation after six consecutive months of growth, resulting in an annual rate of change of 1.2 percent. The...
Abu Dhabi is booming with record GDP growth as non-oil contributes 50 per cent The Abu Dhabi economy is the fastest growing in the Middle East and North Africa, with a remarkable 9.3 per cent growth last year. Non-oil sectors contributed 50 per cent of GDP last year, with real estate, healthcare and real estate all contributing to significant growth. The Statistics Centre – Abu...
UAE Cabinet resolution expands ADGM’s jurisdiction to Al Reem island in addition to its current jurisdiction in Al Maryah island creating one of the largest concentrated Financial Districts in the world with a combined geographic area of 1438 hectares (~14377774.9 sqm). The expansion of ADGM’s jurisdiction stands as a testament to it being the fastest-growing IFC in the region, in addition to its...
For the third consecutive time, Abu Dhabi has been ranked as the smartest city in the Mena region, according to the IMD Smart City Index report 2023. Published by the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in collaboration with the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), the report ranks Abu Dhabi 13th globally out of 141 cities, while Dubai takes the...
Strong trade partnerships, event calendar & diverse experiences drive hotel occupancy over 70 percent in 2022 Abu Dhabi, UAE – Ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2023, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has announced new performance targets for Abu Dhabi, which include plans to attract more than 24 million visitors to the emirate by the end of 2023. His Excellency...
The key development will feature 899 residential villas as well as other key amenities Abu Dhabi has announced that work has begun on the third phase of Al Falah housing project, coming up on a 2.1 million sq m area at a total investment of over AED1.92 billion ($523 million). The key development will feature 899 residential villas as well as other key amenities as well as allocated plots of land...
Developers say the problem is too many people looking for properties in the same areas. Dubai's population boom, paired with an influx of European property investors, is driving a housing shortage and a rise in rents, real estate experts have said. The city’s popularity has led to new properties selling out almost immediately, while soaring costs mean many current tenants and owners...
UAE leads GCC in foreign real estate investments Filed on September 24, 2019 | Originally published on khaleejtimes.com UAE property offers higher returns than Far East markets. The UAE leads the Gulf region in terms of investments in the real estate abroad, said Richard Divall, head of cross-border capital markets at Colliers International EMEA. In total, the Gulf investors invested more than ?3.9...
Off-plan residential transactions in Dubai for the first six months of 2018 were down 20 per cent from last year during the same period, according to GCP-Reidin. On the ready property side, sales in the first six months of the year held up well, with an increase of around about 6 per cent year-on-year. Does this mark the end of off-plan sales and a switch back to ready units? Time will tell, but what is...
Lots of residents own their cars in the UAE but far fewer own their houses. Undoubtedly, houses are more expensive than cars so I will not address my thoughts to the people who simply cannot afford a down payment on their own home, but more to those who have the deposit, own a car but do not own their house. On the face of it cars and houses occupy very similar places in our lives. They are both...
