Dubai property market prepares for ‘ready’ rush

    Dubai: Off-plan property launches in Dubai have dropped to their lowest level in five years — but don’t worry, there are always ready homes to choose from. Estimates suggest that just under 17,000 new homes were completed in the year-to-date, and 2019 could close with the final tally reaching about 25,000 units, according to data…

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      How Artificial Intelligence and IoT are transforming real estate

      Technology is constantly evolving and making our lives easier. Said Haider, regional director of Middle East sales for real estate technology provider Yardi, believes that new technologies such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT) are also changing the real estate landscape. Business models are changing, mainly because of digitisation and advancing capabilities…

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        The earth must come first

        Right now, world leaders have gathered in New York for the annual General Assembly of the United Nations. But the main focus will instead be on a parallel emergency summit called by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for urgent action on climate change. Global warming, more than any other topic that has reached the floor…

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          The trick to life is to keep moving

          For many people, roommates and romances are the most important relationships of their late teens and early 20s. For me it was Cora Brooks (poet, painter, playwright, and longtime peace activist) 51 years my senior. She taught me how to make bread without measuring the flour or water or yeast, to not fear improvising. Through…

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