Once an industry that was relatively lagging in adopting digital solutions and tools, the global real estate sector is now investing heavily in upgrading capabilities, with the help of emerging technologies. Proptech – a hybrid term created by joining Property and Technology – boasts one of the ...

The UAE real estate market was in the middle of a steadily gathering resurgence, when the Covid-19 pandemic interrupted that momentum, in Q1 2020. Nevertheless, following a model handling of the crisis, and a highly successful vaccination drive, the markets are once again set to resume their upward ...

The growth of multi-family housing has been meteoric in the 21st century. The population explosion, and rapid urbanization, have been the primary drivers behind this surge in close-knit, multi-family facilities. As urban centers got costlier, and more crowded, the need for affordable housing has mad...

Successful management of the Covid-19 pandemic, and a vaccination drive that is stacking up the numbers of those that have taken their shots, have put the UAE in a position to make the most of several unique opportunities. Some of these advantageous positions are obvious, while a few others take a b...

The rental segment is a critical part of any real estate market, with multiple social and economic benefits. It expands the pool of investors, and creates options for those who can either not afford to purchase a property outright, are delaying that decision, or find it more viable to rent particula...

The first quarter of 2021 has seen an upswing in many real estate markets in the Middle East. Property Finder Qatar recently reported that recorded enquiries, in Q1 of 2021, were an amazing 74% higher than Q4 2020. Likewise, the Dubai Land Department’s ‘Real Estate Updates’ bulletin, released ...

As the pandemic raged on in 2020, a slowdown in economic activity became inevitable. But while many things did come to a standstill, the luxury real estate market has instead experienced a meteoric rise in demand. Fueled by a wealthier generation looking to weather the restrictions of the pandemic i...

Non-Resident-Indians (NRIs) invested $13.3 billion in the Indian real estate market, over the financial year 2020-21 – an increase of 6.4% in investment volume, compared to the previous year. These investments had diminished by 35%, in Q1 of the period in question, due to the global pandemic. But ...

‘Real estate investors take a wait-and-watch approach’, ‘real estate investors are sitting on the fence’, ‘property markets wait out the pandemic storm’ — such headlines have been commonplace in the media for a year. Lately, however, a few economies have managed to extract themselves f...