Dubai's Damac launches first project since 2008

Paul King Monday, 17 December 2012 8:14 AM - UAE

Red Snappa....stop being so sensible, honest and realistic!

Francis Sunday, 16 December 2012 10:34 AM - uae

Red Snappa, get over yourself.

Dubai has bills to pay indeed, but i don't seem to recall any haircuts requested by any of Dubai's government owned entities; only an extension to deadlines (with interest, mind you).

Its true there are outstanding debts to be paid (although I personally disagree with that view, as these were not debts but actual investments and in an investment, you either win or you lose, its not a guarantee). These debts, which are due to mature in the next few years, will be paid how? Dubai has no oil of its own, it makes money through fees and taxes. How do you collect more fees? By having more people live in Dubai and use its facilities. How do you do that? By creating an environment for investments. By allowing more real estate projects to start; this will require people to design, build and maintain them, which means more people living here, using more services, generating more cash flow for Dubai, increasing its revenues, etc etc.

Stop being so negative.

Telcoguy Monday, 17 December 2012 2:30 PM - UAE

@Francis either you are very naive very dishonest.
First check Nakheel story. If Nakheel is part of Dubai Government or not is an interesting question on itself.
Second, your view on what is debt or not is not relevant. Some people are shareholders as such they the success or fail of the venture. Others are bondholders, and they are entitled to repayment does not matter what happens to the venture. This is simplified and we do not look at convertibles, mezzanine or other things.
Finally, if you think that the way forward is to create a real estate bubble, then I have to assume that you either have no memory, no knowledge, or you have a vested interest in the RE industry that you should disclose before preaching to other people.
Have fun

realiste Monday, 17 December 2012 8:17 AM - uae

everyone has to pay bills Francis.
Some go about it morally, others legally and some not at all.

Putting your head in the sand wont make life anything less realistic though, nor the bills due any less either.

Thankfully some are realistic enough. But in your rose coloured lens world that is negative.
I prefer the real world. If you had been hit badly, so would you.

Anonymous Sunday, 16 December 2012 10:33 AM - Dubai

I see a few stalled projects in Business Bay. What's the story with those?

Sheela Sunday, 16 December 2012 8:33 AM - dubai

Look into Schon Properties , dubai lagoon . we been waiting for 8 years for our apartments !!

Red Snappa Saturday, 15 December 2012 2:56 PM - Ireland

And the merry-go-round starts once more, launch too much at your peril, I say. The slimmest of recoveries, and at that focused on villas in the main and we're building apartments left, right and centre again! Who actually advises developers that this is a good idea or rather who gets PAID for advising developers that this is a good idea?

Late 2015/ 2016 but not now, there are huge economic problems lurking elsewhere in the world, just waiting to bite the local economy. Just remember, there are still a huge number of bankers bills to repay over the next few years which offset any improvement in revenues, just a tad! - and in the meantime there's the cost of keeping the whole fudamental infrastructure going, which is rising again!