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			<title>Dubai house prices up 7% in Q3 - Colliers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New research says Dubai's battered real estate prices saw upturn from July-Sept.]]></description>
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			<title>70% of banks set AED20k salary limit for mortgages</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Colliers report on MENA lenders in Q3 also shows 80% will not lend on off plan projects.]]></description>
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			<title>To buy or not to buy?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai’s five-year real estate boom has finally run out of steam. Anil Bhoyrul looks at where prices are headed amid growing project delays and cancellations.]]></description>
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			<title>Doha office prices drop 20-25% on easing demand</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lower supplies and slackening demand hit property prices in Qatari capital - paper.]]></description>
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			<title>Property experts across Gulf call for RERA-like index</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Real estate experts in Qatar, Kuwait say they would welcome roll out of price indicator.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai house prices fell 41% in Q1 - Colliers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New property price index reveals huge drop in values during first three months of 2009.]]></description>
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			<title>Rental, sales prices rose 30% in Jeddah last year </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Growing demand from expatriate population and short supply behind price boom. ]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar real estate prices decline 40-70% since Sept </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A state of stagnation and anticipation prevails in the LNG exporting nation, survey says.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai's residential prices down 40% since Q408 - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Impact of downturn on Gulf real estate markets has been swift and dramatic - Colliers Int'l.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi’s real estate market to stabilise in 2010</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emirate's property market has capacity to  phase or delay projects - DTZ.]]></description>
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			<title>Loan ranger</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In January, the value of the Dubai mortgage market was down by 64 percent, compared to the same time last year, however, the number of actual mortgages only dropped by four percent. This indicates that lenders are still borrowing, but now the customers are end-users instead of high risk speculators.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar house prices to fall 10% in 2009 - Colliers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Property consultant feels stable economy and rising population may cap further falls. ]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai house prices slump 8% - Colliers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New report reveals price fall in Q4 of 2008 due to negative sentiment but still up 59% year-on-year.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai house prices set to drop in Q4</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Colliers says prices rose 5% in Q3, but likely fall in Q4 compared to previous quarter amid financial crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>'One cheque' demands ease as credit tightens</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Landlords in UAE 'sympathetic' to tenants struggling to raise rent funds.]]></description>
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			<title>75% would not invest in Gulf real estate sector</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arabian Business poll reveals widespread pessimism amid global crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai property prices show 76% increase</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Q2 figures show huge year-on-year rise but new report suggests slowdown in 2008.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi real estate market set for strong growth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lack of supply, high oil prices and booming economy driving market, Colliers says.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai house prices to remain flat until 2010</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Colliers says no drop in demand, but has seen slowdown in value appreciation.]]></description>
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			<title>One cheque rental demands 'on the wane'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Real estate experts predict landlords will have to be more flexible with payments.]]></description>
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			<title>Dark days ahead?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Gulf faces a power shortage of unprecedented proportions, due to rapid growth in consumption.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | Features</category>
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			<title>Office space shortage drives up prices</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New report says building contractors struggling to catch up with demand.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai property prices soar 78% </title>
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			<description><![CDATA['Tremendous growth' sees real estate prices surge by three quarters over past year - Colliers.]]></description>
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			<title>House prices jump 53%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rents in Abu Dhabi will continue to soar as new properties fall short of 100,000 needed, report says.]]></description>
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			<title>Key to the kingdom</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Investors, expats and residents are capitalising on Bahrain's booming real estate. We report on the major developments.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait vows war on property costs</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[State says it is to tackle rise in residential land prices and ensure decent standard of living for citizens. ]]></description>
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			<title>Oversupply concerns threaten older malls</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Colliers boss warns development surge could cast doubt on future survival of smaller malls.  ]]></description>
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			<title>The year saturation came to town</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Next year could see Dubai's real estate market entering a new ‘cooling down' period. ]]></description>
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