Dubai Land Department launches Smart Rental Index
rental market
Latest in rental market
Real Estate General Authority
Saudi Arabia announces rent payments must be made with Ejar platform online from January 15
Saudi Arabia’s Real Estate General Authority restricts rent payment to Ejar platform
accommodation
Revealed: Dubai rent skyrockets, driving demand for shared accommodation among expats
The trend is leading to a surge in short-to-medium rental services
Downtown Dubai
Dubai real estate: Rents in prime areas fell over 20% in third quarter of 2023
Average rental prices in Dubai’s prime residential villa communities such as Arabian Ranches saw a decrease between the third and second quarter of 2023
Dubai
Dubai real estate: Rents jump over 20% in 2023
New rentals drop but renewed rental registrations surge 29 percent
Artificial intelligence
Dubai’s best buy-to-let property locations revealed, 8.3% return forecast
Dubai’s best rental yields have been identified, with one neighbourhood offering 8.3 per cent returns
Ahmed Al Khateeb
Saudi Arabia announces new rent law, allows citizens to lease to tourists
A fee will be imposed on the residential unit
accommodation
Dwelling in the past, living in the future
The Dubai-based proptech startup has caught the attention of investors and generated the largest-ever seed round in the Middle East when it raised $7.75 million
Dubai
Dubai rents set for massive shake up with new pricing system
Prices could determined by building quality not area
Dubai
Dubai rents: Everything you need to know about current market rates, including area-specific rents
Dubai rents are at an all-time high – here’s a complete guide to current rental rates in the emirate and a list of affordable areas
apartment rents
Real estate: Palm Jumeirah rent costs soar to between $17k and $817k as Dubai market heats up
Iconic development has nearly 600 apartments for rent
commercial real estate
Dubai’s commercial rental values up by 10 percent amid rush for top-end office spaces: Report
The bulk of the leasing activity during the first six months of this year was observed across sub-markets such as DIFC, DWTC, DMCC, Dubai Media City and Dubai Internet City
affordable housing
Dubai tenants look to Jumeirah Village Circle amid soaring rental prices
Rental costs in Jumeirah Village Circle were up 7 percent to 16 percent, averaging at AED34,000, AED48,000 and AED70,000, for studios 1-bed and 2-bed units
Dubai
Dubai rental prices jump 20 percent, fastest growth rate since mid-2014
According to US-based real estate firm CBRE, average rents for apartments increased by 21.2 percent in the same period, while villa rents grew 24.7 percent on average
Dubai
Costs of rent in Dubai increasing at the fastest rate since October 2014: report
As of May 2022, average apartment and villa rents stood at AED 83,485 and AED 249,677 per annum respectively
Dubai
How should companies address rising housing costs and inflation to ease employee concerns?
With housing costs rising again in Dubai and other large expatriate markets like Singapore, firms must rethink how they approach this expense to attract and retain talent
Dubai
In pictures: Most affordable areas to rent apartments in Dubai
The usual suspects of Dubailand, Liwan, and IMPZ feature on the list of affordable communities to rent apartments, but CBRE Research’s report on the most affordable communities to rent villas on the basis of average rents per annum may surprise you