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LIVE: Updates From Cityscape 2012 Day 2

Gulf Business brings you all the news from Dubai’s main property event.

Cityscape: Damac Says All Projects On Track, Plans Further Expansion

The company has no plans to launch an IPO, but may do so in the future.

Dubai Residential Property Market Up 62%

Master communities such as Palm Jumeirah and Downtown make up 62 per cent of all transactions in Q3.

Cityscape: Qatari Property Firm Barwa Eyeing London

The company is hoping to finalise an investment before year-end.

Cityscape: Meraas Unveils New Island And No JBR Mall

Meraas Holding says that its new JBR development will offer an underground car park able to hold 1,200 vehicles.

Dubai Takes Over Management Of Zabeel Investments

Zabeel Investments owes about Dhs6 billion to mostly local banks.

LIVE: Updates From Cityscape 2012 Day 1

Gulf Business brings you all the news from Dubai’s main property event.

Cityscape: Off To A Positive Start

Long queues, new projects and big stands signal a good start to Dubai’s main property event.

Cityscape: Meydan Group Announces Two Big Developments

The Group has set the bar high on the first morning of the property event, unveiling a new community and skyscraper.

Cityscape: Dubai’s Property Market Back On Track

Ahead of Cityscape, property experts claim the city’s real estate market has recovered this year.

Cityscape Insight: A Look Ahead To The GCC’s Biggest Property Event

As the region’s largest real estate event approaches, the man behind Cityscape Global says it will be their biggest event post-2008.

Emaar Sells Nuran Marina Hotel To Abu Dhabi Firm

The Dubai-based developer sold its serviced apartments marina asset to Eshraq Properties in the second quarter of the year.

The Address The BLVD Sells Out Apartments On First Day

Property agents paid labourers to stand in line 48 hours before doors opened in bid to secure new prime location.

Dubai’s Arabtec Blames Q2 Loss On Project Delays

The Dubai-basd builder made a loss of Dhs11.6 million in the second quarter of the year.

Dubai Property Scam Artist Is Wanted By Interpol

Haitham Al Kouatly is accused of conning homeowners and tenants out of Dhs6 million in various property locations across Dubai.

Abu Dhabi Rents To Drop By 10%

Increasing supply in the emirate’s property market will continue to force rents and sale prices to fall, says new report.

Qatar First Investment Bank Buys London Properties

The Qatari bank has bought the properties as it looks to capitalise on London’s growing demand for high-end real estate.

Emaar Launches New Address Hotel In Downtown Dubai

The Dubai-based developer has announced the launch of The Address The BLVD, its first luxury hotel since the property crash.

World’s Tallest Residential Tower Launches In Dubai

The Dhs1.5 billion Princess Tower is 98 per cent sold, says developer Tameer.

ME Investors Stack Up European Property

Regional investors accounted for 12 per cent of Europe’s real estate market in Q2 2012.

Dubai’s Limitless To Sign $1.2bn Debt Deal In Sept

The state-owned property firm has rolled over the Islamic debt facility, owed to a syndicate of banks, several times.

Nakheel Refunds $57m To Investor Who Bought Three Islands

Dubai World tribunal orders Nakheel to repay Shokat Mohammed Dalal the sum he paid to reserve three islands on The World in 2008.

Exclusive: Chairman Says Nakheel Back On Track

In a rare interview, Ali Rashid Lootah tells Gulf Business that the property empire is out of the abyss and into the black.

Dubai Higher Committee approves allocation of 2000 residential land plots

Dubai Property Value Drops In H1

The net value of properties assessed by the Dubai Land department dropped 26 per cent year-on-year.

UAE Unveils New Online Property Auction

Asteco partners with real estate auction website to provide new solution for UAE property owners.

UAE’s Deyaar Sees Small Q2 Profit Rise

The developer slashed costs to offset revenue drop following the collapse of Dubai’s property market.

Foreign Investors Spend $5.9bn On Dubai Property

Indians, Pakistanis, Brits, Russians and others have bought 12,875 properties in the first half of the year.

Emaar’s Apartment Sales Pick Up In Q2

The Dubai-based developer said that revenue from the sale of condominiums in the second quarter reached over $190 million.

Aldar Posts Three-Fold Rise In Q2 Profit

The Abu Dhabi developer reported a net profit of $113.8 million in the second quarter of the year.

Palm Jumeirah most expensive area in Dubai; Jumeirah Village cheapest

Where in Dubai should you rent or buy? What will it cost you? And is it even worth it? Read what Meghna Pant, features editor of Gulf Business has to say.