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Shall I take a 5 to 10 year mortgage or a longer term 20 to 30 year mortgage. Logically purchasing an asset of mostly appreciating value at today’s price and paying for it in the future using a currency that devalues is definitely a great idea. While we argue that the cost of the mortgage…
Dubai to soon unveil first 3D-printed villa The technology would be used to build villas in a government housing programme. Dubai will see its first 3D-printed villa in two months, Engineer Hussain Nasser Lootah, director-general of the Dubai Municipality, told the Emarat Al Youm daily. The technology would be used to build villas in a…
First look inside a XXII Carat villa The only villas at the Palm’s West Crescent are getting ready for handover Premium and luxury are words that are directly associated with gold, so when a developer decides to name a residential project XXII Carat, it more than indicates what’s on offer. The 22 luxury villas on…
Emirates Reit records portfolio value of $860m for 2017 This is a gain of 14.2% while high leasing interest continues for upscale Index Tower at DIFC The real estate investment trust Emirates Reit recorded a portfolio value of $860 million (Dh3.16 billion) for 2017, up 14.2 per cent year-on-year. Moreover, the asset management firm cleared…
Owning a home is a keystone of wealth… both financial affluence and emotional security.