November 2019 - Gemini Property Developers

Apr 06

In: Blog
By: Sohum Tanksali
Date: April 6, 2020
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COVID-19: Global real estate implications

Uncertainty looms large across the globe, in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. At the time of writing, many global cities continue to witness a surge in confirmed infected cases and mortality rates. Public health remains a focal point, but organizations and governments are also contemplating short ...

Apr 06

In: Blog
By: Sohum Tanksali
Date: April 6, 2020
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Trends that may reshape real estate sector in 2020

Real estate trends, by virtue of their nature, are dynamic. Although they typically outlast business cycles, they can change multiple times in a single cycle as well. The year 2019 was characterized by muted global economic growth, market volatility, geopolitical issues and trade standoffs, which im...

Feb 11

In: Blog
By: Sohum Tanksali
Date: February 11, 2020
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The necessity and feasibility of retrofitting older buildings

In recent years, sustainable development has emerged as a major social concern and an area of concerted policy focus in the hallways of political power. The word ‘sustainable’ is being prefixed to critical endeavours such as growth, energy, engineering, construction, living and future de...

Feb 11

In: Blog
By: Sohum Tanksali
Date: February 11, 2020
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Real estate and the experience economy

The basic premise of an experience economy posits that customers are not merely purchasing a product but buying into an experience. Lately, the customer experience (CX) landscape is evolving across asset classes and geographies, including real estate and its verticals. As a testament to the growing ...

Feb 11

In: Blog
By: Sohum Tanksali
Date: February 11, 2020
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From skyscrapers to plyscrapers

Sustainable construction comes of age It is estimated that approximately 5 billion metric ton of concrete is being produced yearly, across the world. Construction industry’s traditional reliance on concrete as the primary building material necessitates huge quantities of cement production, whi...

Feb 11

In: Blog
By: Sohum Tanksali
Date: February 11, 2020
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Millennials: the ‘X’ factor in today’s real estate market

I wouldn’t be too much of a misrepresentation to say that the real estate industry has long been a little perplexed with preferences of the millennial generation, when it came to housing. Millennials or Generation Y have traditionally been known to favour renting over home ownership, with a view t...

Feb 11

In: Blog
By: Sohum Tanksali
Date: February 11, 2020
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Dubai real estate: softening prices and rising sales

According to the reputable UAE-based real estate platform Property Monitor, which operates under the aegis of Cavendish Maxwell, property prices in Dubai are currently at a seven-year low. The research notes that prices are down 27.5% from their previous market peak in September-2014, while remainin...

Feb 11

In: Blog
By: Sohum Tanksali
Date: February 11, 2020
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A guide to the first wave of property value protection programs in the UAE

One of the burning questions in the US in the 90s was: how do we survive the shifting, volatile real estate market. Across the nation, more than half of home owners had witnessed a rapid diminution in property value in the span of five years. This predicament resulted in buyers seeking an insurance ...

Jan 25

In: Blog
By: Sohum Tanksali
Date: January 25, 2020
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New website for golden visa: how UAE is driving growth through long-term residency permit

The earliest instances of the issuance of a ‘golden visa’ date back to the 80s, when a few Caribbean nations, in a bid to attract foreign investments, formulated cash-for-passport programs. These initiatives opened new avenues for global high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) who, seeking more favou...

Jan 14

In: Blog
By: Sohum Tanksali
Date: January 14, 2020
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What Facebook’s VAT for UAE ads means for the real estate industry

As a real estate professional, developer, broker, you know that one of the first places your potential clients search for a home is online. According to a 2019 study by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) 1, 98% of millennials (and 89% of baby boomers) begin their home search online! Which is...

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