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10 ways to grab the best deal as a tenant

Tenants

The summer slide in the rental market has given tenants the power to negotiate. To get the best value for money and a few extra incentives from your landlord, here are some valuable tips from property experts. Do your homework Mario Volpi, sales and leasing manager at Engel & Völkers, suggests being well prepared before…

How valuation eliminates big risks in property deals

Home valuation

Valuation is important when buying or selling property, as it can be the key to securing a mortgage, investors or buyers. An appraisal is carried out by a qualified, independent professional who gives an unbiased estimate of the true or fair market value of a property. Why do it? Establishing a property’s value can be…

Dubai embraces a luxury trend: branded residences

Branded real estate

Real estate developers associating with luxury brands is not new to Dubai. In fact, branded real estate developments have been luring the niche elites in the past several years. Dubai is already home to several prominent brand names in the property sector with projects like Armani Residences, Just Cavalli, Bugatti and Fendi Styled Villas, The…

Why rent-to-own is a win-win for buyers, developers

Own a home

In comparison to mature markets such as the UK and Canada, rent to own (RTO) has not yet been cemented as a core market concept in Dubai. Although the overall objective is the same, which is to bring housing affordability closer to the end-user, mature markets have either government or private-based RTO offerings encapsulated by…