The Qatar FIFA World Cup preparations are completed, and trial events are underway. Seemingly, the stakeholders are leaving no stones unturned in their efforts to host a memorable World Cup. Such efforts are being undertaken largely in the stadiums, where enthralling footballing action will unfold i...

In the last decade, Dubai has become synonymous with high-rise buildings. Today, staying in Dubai connotes accommodations in towering structures with state-of-the-art amenities. It is not until you start deciding where to buy a property that you weigh the merits and demerits between low and high flo...

The built-to-rent (BTR) homes have become one of the hottest trends in the global real estate market. The niche, which got a fillip during the stay-at-home months during the pandemic, has a ton of untapped potential and can become a major industry, especially in hot property destinations such as Dub...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way most businesses operate. In real estate, it has made developers embrace digitalization. Stakeholders are now more geared toward adopting contactless technology and predictive analytics, establishing health and safety measures, and emphasizing cyber security ...

Recently, following widespread sanctions on Russian assets due to the Ukraine conflict, there was a news cycle on the link between crypto and UAE real estate — how Russians hoping to hedge their crypto investments are purchasing local properties. Many reputable organizations weighed in on the deve...

Data protection has become a much-talked-about subject in view of several major breaches around the world. All businesses will do well to understand the importance of maintaining data security and client privacy. This is true of real estate as well.  The problem is that, while digitalizing real...

Dubai has long had a sought-after real estate market, which, in turn, became an important contributor to the economy of the UAE, accounting for around 5% of the GDP. Of late, the market has been outperforming itself due to major highs in transactions and rents. In fact, property transactions are bre...

The property market is transforming, and the adoption of FinTech and PropTech is aiding the process substantially. Fintech, or financial technology, in particular, can help real estate companies in myriad ways, enabling them to increase investment opportunities and cut costs right from property eval...

Building with mud — does that sound off? To the uninformed, it perhaps does. Talk about using mud as a building block and, immediately, visions of poverty and backwardness start to float in front of those who are only accustomed to cement-and-concrete architecture. Fortunately, there has been a re...

The UAE real estate sector was quite resilient against the pandemic headwinds. Later, the sector made a swift recovery to pre-pandemic levels. It follows, therefore, that associated sectors, such as interior design, have been quite resilient too. This is precisely how it has panned out — a large n...