The real estate sector of the Middle East has always been attractive to investors across the world — private capital flocking to the region and raking in good returns has been happening for quite some time now. But post-pandemic, the property market of the region, particularly in the GCC hub, is f...

Historically, real estate has been the golden sector of the UAE, exhibiting growth year after. The rate of growth may fall a bit now and then, but it has always been on an upward curve. However, 2022 was particularly a stand-out year for UAE’s real estate. Defying global market trends, the propert...

The real estate industry of the UAE has always been an outperformer, exhibiting sustained growth year after year. The coming years are not going to be any different. Small wonder then that the PropTech segment, which is an emerging segment in the real estate sector, is also on the right trajectory. ...

Rental housing is a complex issue in India — the rent, the terms of the agreement, the obligations of the landlord, the rules which the tenants should abide by, the amount to be proffered as the security deposit, and so forth differ vastly from region to region. The difference is at its sharpest w...

Urban spaces around the globe are increasingly facing enormous pressures — from a rapidly growing population, scarcity of land and resources, overcrowding of both residential and commercial areas, and, most importantly, under-capacitated transit systems. In such a situation, Transit Oriented Devel...

Big Data has become a crucial aspect of several sectors, and real estate is no exception. Data science and analytics have become a cornerstone of the industry — all kinds of data are flowing in, and unless put to good use, they will only clutter the space. Ramping up the utility of data requires s...

The real estate sector of the UAE has done well historically. A robust industry, it has always exhibited growth. While the rate of growth has fallen at times, it has not been in negative territory. Even so, when times are bad globally, with recession and inflation staring at the world, the Russia-Uk...

You are in real estate and lead a busy life. You have to network with buyers and sellers, communicate with prospective clients, hop from one property to the next, write appropriate descriptions for listings, and whatnot! Now imagine if you had a 24×7 assistant who could travel with you everywhe...

On February 2, 2023, the Central Bank of the UAE raised its base rate for the Overnight Deposit Facility (ODF) by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.65% following the US Federal Reserve’s increase in interest rates to bring down inflation. What impact will this have on Dubai’s real estate sect...

After a 2011 earthquake that killed hundreds of people, Turkey’s then-prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed questionable construction for the high death toll, saying: “Municipalities, constructors and supervisors should now see that their negligence amounts to murder.” After the recent tw...