#Real Estate

Dubai Silicon Oasis offers rent waivers, deferred payments to residents, startups and retailers

Existing residential tenants at Dubai Silicon Oasis can now make monthly payments towards their rent

Real estate in Saudi will temporarily slow before growth in the long-term – Savills

Government stimulus packages and previous experience with coronavirus will allow for quick and effective measures to combat slump, says real estate consultancy

‘We made plans if occupancy hit zero. That hasn’t happened’ – Dubai property broker

Four experts in the UAE property sector weigh in on the opportunities that short-team leases are providing in Dubai

Dubai records 9.9% rise in Q1 property transactions; top 5 areas revealed

Mortgage registrations have been “consistently higher” this year, finds Property Finder report

Dubai’s housing market ‘oversupplied’ despite drop in prices – UBS

The Dubai residential market is expected to bottom out soon, states study

Apartments in Kuwait lie ‘vacant’ as expats leave the country – report

A total of 102,280 residency visas held by expats were cancelled between 2015 and 2018

Dubai property market will see upturn in 2017- KPMG

What will the Dubai property market look like post Expo 2020?

Matthew Gregory, head of property sales at dubizzle Property, looks ahead to 2021 and the impact of Expo 2020 on Dubai’s property market

Saudi landlords go to court after several expats ‘shut shop’ and leave

The shops were leased by Saudi nationals and illegally run by expatriates on a profit sharing basis, according to reports

Dubai’s Meydan One mega mall development on track for 2020 opening

The mall will feature the world’s largest dancing fountains, a 1km ski slope and a beach

Property prices in Dubai to continue falling in 2019

Prices are expected to drop next year on the back of growing residential supply

Revealed: Top 10 companies in the UAE in 2018

The biggest listed companies in the UAE by market capitalisation

No immediate plans to restart Palm Jebel Ali in Dubai – Nakheel CEO

Work on the mega development began in 2002, but construction was suspended after Dubai’s property market crash in 2009

Saudi to auction detained billionaire Maan al-Sanea’s real estate assets

Sanea was detained last year for unpaid debts dating back to 2009

Revealed: Where Dubai property rents, prices decreased the most in H1 2018

Rents and sales prices continued to decline in the first half of the year

Work progressing on Dubai’s upcoming new tallest tower

The $1bn Dubai Creek Tower is anticipated to be completed by 2020

Dubai gov real estate platform aims to cut out agents

The Real Estate Self Transaction portal will allow landlords to sell and manage their properties online

Saudi Binladin Group to cut staff, be renamed

The group is expected to be streamlined with staff cuts and unit sales planned

The Gulf Business Salary Survey 2018

Following a series of major changes relating to taxation, legislation and economic performance over the last 12 months, Gulf Business explores how the regional pay packet has been impacted

Top 20 salaries in Saudi Arabia 2018

An insight into earnings in Saudi Arabia from the 2018 Gulf Business Salary Survey

Top 20 salaries in the UAE 2018

An insight into earnings in the UAE from the 2018 Gulf Business Salary Survey

Top 20 salaries in Bahrain 2018

An insight into earnings in Bahrain from the 2018 Gulf Business Salary Survey

Top 20 salaries in Oman 2018

An insight into earnings in Oman from the 2018 Gulf Business Salary Survey

Dubai’s Al Ghurair Centre to open 18-screen Reel cinemas complex

The new cinema complex is set to open its doors in the fourth quarter of 2018

Saudi Arabia to auction detained billionaire’s real estate, cars

Maan al-Sanea was ranked by Forbes as one of the world’s 100 richest people in 2007

Revealed: Top 10 salaries in Oman

Oman was the third strongest market in terms of salary increases

Revealed: Top 10 salaries in Kuwait

Kuwait was the third weakest market in terms of pay rises

Revealed: Top 10 salaries in Bahrain

Bahrain saw the second smallest salary increase over the last year

Revealed: Top 10 salaries in Qatar

The overall average monthly salary was up 0.98 per cent from $12,086 to $12,204

Revealed: Top 10 biggest salaries in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia showed the weakest salary growth across the GCC region

Revealed: The UAE’s top 10 salaries

The average monthly pay packet in the UAE rose 0.66 per cent in the last year from $11,276 to $11,350