UAE Real Estate

General

• Visa Policy for real estate investors changed to three from six months
• Dubai RERA: The regulator
• DUBAI: 'More projects to be cancelled in 2011'
• Emaar Financial Services closing down
• Top UAE lawyer calls for change to bounced cheque laws
• Real Estate: Dubai, Abu Dhabi to see more vacant homes
• Indians top buyers at Burj Khalifa
• UAE residents pay lower rents but other costs have risen
• Cost of Accommodation in the UAE drops
• Real Estate: UAE banks avoid loans to real estate firms

Rental Issues

• Dubai lays out this year's limits for rent rises
• Abu Dhabi rents continue to fall in 2011
• Rents in Dubai
• UAE rents to decline further in 2011
• Dubai prime office rentals on the decline
• UAE: Saving money on contract renewals
• Dubai residency department on Facebook
• Property || UAE: Mortgage providers focus on completed or viable projects
• Dubai Property || Rental Contracts: Information on rental contracts must be entered into Ejari portal

Abu Dhabi Property

• New expat property ownership rules in Abu Dhabi
• Abu Dhabi property prices down 15% in 2010 so far, new real estate index shows

Dubai Property

• Dubai: Cancel projects if delayed for more than 2 years
• Dubai Residency violation fines through installments schemes

• Nakheel cancels Trump project on Palm

• Dubai Housing fee: Expats get new deadline

• Dubai: Failure in paying housing fee !!!

• Dubai Home Price Extended Drop in Fourth Quarter (2010)

• Dubai: Fake distressed sellers cheating buyers

• Dubai: Properties in DIFC are governed by DIFC law and not of RERA

• Dubai Real Estate: Landlord cannot cut off power for nonpayment of rent
• Dubai Real Estate: Why is it so prohibitively expensive to file legal action against developers?
• Dubai Real Estate: How can investors obtain title deeds for their properties?
• Dubai Real Estate: If initially it was agreed to pay installments as per payment plan, but later on developer extended the completion date by one more year then what should investor do?
• Dubai Real Estate: Can investors file a criminal case against a developer who has not started a project or opened an escrow account?
• Dubai Real Estate: What is the property registration fee? How is it calculated and paid?
• UAE Real Estate: If I lost my job and can't settle the loan
• UAE Real Estate: If Project not yet started and paid more than 30% in advance
• Jointly Owned properties' regulation in Dubai
• UAE Real Estate: Snagging reports can be used as court evidence against developer
• Dubai: No guarantee of freehold status for Dubai Silicon Oasis property projects

Ajman Property

• Ajman: No title deed can mean no property ownership

Sharjah Property

• Sharjah to get new housing watchdog