Company Insights Damac Properties Real Estate Damac Properties News Real Estate Dar Global to launch luxury Trump Tower in Jeddah London-listed real estate developer Dar Global and The Trump Organization have announced a new luxury real estate project in Saudi Arabia. The company partnered with the Trump Organisation in 2022 to use the former president’s name for its $4 billion master development in Muscat, a joint venture with Oman Tourism Development Company. Ziad El Chaar, […] July 1, 2024 Real Estate Trump’s convictions no problem in Gulf, says Saudi partner Donald Trump’s felony convictions in New York last week are not a deterrent to his potential business interests in the Gulf, a leading Saudi developer has said. Trump became the first former US president to be convicted of felony crimes on May 30 when a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges […] June 4, 2024 Video length: 06:12 Analysis Real Estate Dubai fractional ownership is promising, but untested Fractional ownership of property in Dubai promises to widen access to real estate investment in the emirate’s surging market. But the lack of a proven secondary market raises questions about just how much liquidity this asset class can count on in a potential crisis, experts say. Buying even small portions of one or more units […] May 29, 2024 Real Estate Demand for beach plots sells 80% of The World villas in days An ultra-luxe villa community planned for Dubai’s The World Islands is more than 80 percent sold only days after first being announced, thanks to the dearth of available beachfront plots in the city. The boutique developer Amali Properties, co-founded by siblings Ali and Amira Sajwani of Damac Properties, said last week that the community will […] May 5, 2024 Analysis Tech The Mena metaverse: moving beyond the hype Two years ago, the concept of metaverse lands transformed from an interesting subculture into a thriving multi-billion-dollar market, capturing the interest of major investors both regionally in the Middle East and globally. Metaverse lands, made of pixels and digital images, refer to buildings and plots within a virtual environment, offering spaces for gaming, socialising, business […] April 12, 2024 Analysis Real Estate What Dubai’s united nations of property buyers want When purchasing a property in Dubai amenities are important to Brits, while Indian buyers are all about the return on investment, according to real estate experts. Last year Dubai recorded 1.6 million real estate transactions, a record 17 percent year-on-year increase, according to data from the Dubai Land Department. The demand comes from a largely […] March 25, 2024 Tech Damac and Vodafone to build $100m data centre in Turkey Edgnex, a data centre subsidiary of Dubai real estate developer Damac, has established a joint venture with Vodafone Turkey to build its first data centre in the Turkish city of Izmir at an estimated cost of $100 million. The six megawatts capacity data centre is expected to be completed next year, as cloud computing gathers […] February 21, 2024 EXCLUSIVE Real Estate Trump still has ‘big pull’ for $2m branded villas in Oman Donald Trump may be facing criminal investigations in the US, but the 45th president’s brand continues to wield substantial influence in the Gulf. Last week there were more than 100 expressions of interest in a launch of 20 Trump-branded villas in Oman, within 24 hours, according to the project’s developer. “Trump as a brand still […] February 14, 2024 Video length: 06:59 EXCLUSIVE Real Estate UAE scraps minimum payment for property golden visa The UAE has removed the AED1 million ($272,294) minimum downpayment requirement to qualify for a golden visa through real estate investment, industry sources have told AGBI. Investors must acquire property valued at AED2 million or above to be eligible for the 10-year renewable residency scheme, introduced in 2019. Previously, for properties bought on mortgage or […] January 23, 2024 Transport UAE motorcycle rental firm invests in EV chargers Easy Lease Motor Cycle Rental has acquired 60 percent of electric vehicle charger manufacturer, supplier and installer Fully Charged. Since 2020 Dubai-based Fully Charged has installed more than 5,000 charging devices across the UAE for businesses including Damac, Dubai Holding and Emirates. Easy Lease, listed on Abu Dhabi’s secondary market, wanta to double that number […] December 6, 2023 Posts navigation Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next
Real Estate Dar Global to launch luxury Trump Tower in Jeddah London-listed real estate developer Dar Global and The Trump Organization have announced a new luxury real estate project in Saudi Arabia. The company partnered with the Trump Organisation in 2022 to use the former president’s name for its $4 billion master development in Muscat, a joint venture with Oman Tourism Development Company. Ziad El Chaar, […] July 1, 2024
Real Estate Trump’s convictions no problem in Gulf, says Saudi partner Donald Trump’s felony convictions in New York last week are not a deterrent to his potential business interests in the Gulf, a leading Saudi developer has said. Trump became the first former US president to be convicted of felony crimes on May 30 when a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges […] June 4, 2024
Video length: 06:12 Analysis Real Estate Dubai fractional ownership is promising, but untested Fractional ownership of property in Dubai promises to widen access to real estate investment in the emirate’s surging market. But the lack of a proven secondary market raises questions about just how much liquidity this asset class can count on in a potential crisis, experts say. Buying even small portions of one or more units […] May 29, 2024
Real Estate Demand for beach plots sells 80% of The World villas in days An ultra-luxe villa community planned for Dubai’s The World Islands is more than 80 percent sold only days after first being announced, thanks to the dearth of available beachfront plots in the city. The boutique developer Amali Properties, co-founded by siblings Ali and Amira Sajwani of Damac Properties, said last week that the community will […] May 5, 2024
Analysis Tech The Mena metaverse: moving beyond the hype Two years ago, the concept of metaverse lands transformed from an interesting subculture into a thriving multi-billion-dollar market, capturing the interest of major investors both regionally in the Middle East and globally. Metaverse lands, made of pixels and digital images, refer to buildings and plots within a virtual environment, offering spaces for gaming, socialising, business […] April 12, 2024
Analysis Real Estate What Dubai’s united nations of property buyers want When purchasing a property in Dubai amenities are important to Brits, while Indian buyers are all about the return on investment, according to real estate experts. Last year Dubai recorded 1.6 million real estate transactions, a record 17 percent year-on-year increase, according to data from the Dubai Land Department. The demand comes from a largely […] March 25, 2024
Tech Damac and Vodafone to build $100m data centre in Turkey Edgnex, a data centre subsidiary of Dubai real estate developer Damac, has established a joint venture with Vodafone Turkey to build its first data centre in the Turkish city of Izmir at an estimated cost of $100 million. The six megawatts capacity data centre is expected to be completed next year, as cloud computing gathers […] February 21, 2024
EXCLUSIVE Real Estate Trump still has ‘big pull’ for $2m branded villas in Oman Donald Trump may be facing criminal investigations in the US, but the 45th president’s brand continues to wield substantial influence in the Gulf. Last week there were more than 100 expressions of interest in a launch of 20 Trump-branded villas in Oman, within 24 hours, according to the project’s developer. “Trump as a brand still […] February 14, 2024
Video length: 06:59 EXCLUSIVE Real Estate UAE scraps minimum payment for property golden visa The UAE has removed the AED1 million ($272,294) minimum downpayment requirement to qualify for a golden visa through real estate investment, industry sources have told AGBI. Investors must acquire property valued at AED2 million or above to be eligible for the 10-year renewable residency scheme, introduced in 2019. Previously, for properties bought on mortgage or […] January 23, 2024
Transport UAE motorcycle rental firm invests in EV chargers Easy Lease Motor Cycle Rental has acquired 60 percent of electric vehicle charger manufacturer, supplier and installer Fully Charged. Since 2020 Dubai-based Fully Charged has installed more than 5,000 charging devices across the UAE for businesses including Damac, Dubai Holding and Emirates. Easy Lease, listed on Abu Dhabi’s secondary market, wanta to double that number […] December 6, 2023
