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Kipp is confused

Kipp is confused

Rera is going global, say top officials. Doesn’t the authority have enough to do in Dubai?

May 18, 2009 10:54
 
Rera sets new rules

Rera sets new rules

Rera is working overtime to promote transparency and boost investor confidence in Dubai’s real estate market. Is it working?

May 17, 2009 12:22
 
CLT + ALT +DEL

CLT + ALT +DEL

Dubai’s Rera and the Land Department have formed a joint committee to decide on the projects in the emirate that will be cancelled.

May 7, 2009 11:43
 
Buy to stay in the UAE

Buy to stay in the UAE

Property investors in the country will now be granted six-month multi-entry visas, they’re subject to numerous conditions.

May 3, 2009 2:36
 
Calculate your rent

Calculate your rent

Rera launched a rental calculator on its website on Wednesday, although it’s a far cry from the update index we were promised. Meanwhile, Landmark Properties will publish an updated index next week. This is getting interesting.

April 30, 2009 12:47
 
Dubai rents: the predicament and the predictions

Dubai rents: the predicament and the predictions

As the region is battered by the financial storm, investment houses and research firms have been churning out reports about the property market in Dubai.

April 16, 2009 3:43
 
Changing face

Changing face

The UAE, particularly Dubai, is cleaning up its image. We list five measures it has recently undertaken.

April 6, 2009 12:13
 
Diary of a distressed property investor, Part IV.

Diary of a distressed property investor, Part IV.

I headed to Rera for help, and found myself running from one government building to another looking for answers. I got a few.

March 29, 2009 4:59
 
UP and its legal loophole

UP and its legal loophole

This is the second time in a month that Union Properties angers residents with a fee hike. Will the Dubai-based developer accept its obligations to Rera?

March 2, 2009 5:29
 
Go on. Name and shame them.

Go on. Name and shame them.

Rera has vowed to publish names of developers in Dubai who fail to meet their contractual requirements.

February 19, 2009 12:09
 
Is Dubai acting smart?

Is Dubai acting smart?

Rera’s CEO has just denied media reports of property project cancellations, adding that Dubai’s success, like a movie star’s, is prompting critics to spread false rumors.

February 12, 2009 12:29
 
What is happening with Dubai’s rents?

What is happening with Dubai’s rents?

In spite of reports that Dubai’s does not need a rent cap in 2009, Dubai’s ruler has issued a decree halting any rent increases this year. Why?

January 20, 2009 12:12
 
Diary of a distressed property investor, Part III

Diary of a distressed property investor, Part III

My next installment payment has been pushed back by two months. But I’m still in trouble.

January 20, 2009 10:27
 
The winter of investors’ discontent

The winter of investors’ discontent

Property investors in Dubai continue to scramble for financing, but to no avail

January 13, 2009 1:07
 
The good, the bad, and everything in between

The good, the bad, and everything in between

The financial crisis has instigated both good and bad changes for expatriates in Dubai. We list a few.

January 13, 2009 10:59