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ASSET MANAGEMENT SALES LEASING VALUATION & ADVISORY SALES MANAGEMENT OWNER ASSOCIATION NEWS BRIEF 40 SUNDAY, 07 OCTOBER 2018 RESEARCH DEPARTMENT ABU DHABI | AL AIN | DUBAI SHARJAH | JORDAN | KSA IN THE MIDDLE EAST FOR OVER 30 YEARS © Asteco Property Management, 2018 asteco.com ASSET MANAGEMENT SALES LEASING VALUATION & ADVISORY SALES MANAGEMENT OWNER ASSOCIATION REAL ESTATE NEWS UAE / GCC SAUDI HIGH SPEED TRAIN ANNOUNCES LAUNCH DATE FOR PASSENGERS SAUDI ARABIA EXPECTS TO BOOST STATE SPENDING 7% NEXT YEAR UAE CABINET APPROVES BIGGEST-EVER BUDGET OF DH180B THESE WORKERS CAN GET 10-YEAR VISA IN UAE HIGHER OIL PRICES AND INCREASED GOVERNMENT SPENDING PROMPT IMF TO RAISE UAE GROWTH OUTLOOK TIME TO RETHINK DUBAI'S MORTGAGE CAP UAE’S PROPERTY MARKET FOCUSES ON THE RIGHT NUMBERS THE RATE HIKE EFFECT ON REAL ESTATE A TALE OF 3 WOMEN: REAL ESTATE SUCCESS STORIES A NEW DAWN IN DUBAI REAL ESTATE BLOCKCHAIN GAINING TRACTION TO BUY OR RENT PROPERTY REFORMS KEY TO BOOSTING BUSINESS CLIMATE IN GCC UAE WEALTH SET TO GROW 51% TO DH5.14 TRILLION BY 2027 UAE NON-OIL PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH REMAINED STEADY IN SEPTEMBER UAE'S BLOOM RELEASES TWO TOWERS FOR SALE AT DUBAI RESIDENTIAL PROJECT SAUDI ARABIA OUTLOOK STABLE AS 'MODERATE' GROWTH CONTINUES TO 2021, S&P SAYS BAHRAIN BANKRUPTCY LAW TO SPUR FOREIGN INVESTMENT SOBHA GROUP TO BEGIN WORK ON OMAN MIXED-USE PROJECT IN EARLY 2019 BANK LAUNCHES HOME LOANS FOR NON-RESIDENTS TO BUY IN THE UAE OPINION: HAS REAL ESTATE FINALLY TURNED A CORNER IN THE UAE? WORK SET TO START ON MANDARIN ORIENTAL, MUSCAT UAE'S ROTANA LAUNCHES FIRST SAUDI HOTEL UNDER NEW DEAL INDONESIAN HOTEL GROUP INKS DEAL TO MAKE SAUDI DEBUT ABU DHABI | AL AIN | DUBAI SHARJAH | JORDAN | KSA IN THE MIDDLE EAST FOR OVER 30 YEARS © Asteco Property Management | 2018 | asteco.com Page 2 ASSET MANAGEMENT SALES LEASING VALUATION & ADVISORY SALES MANAGEMENT OWNER ASSOCIATION REAL ESTATE NEWS FOR ESHRAQ, IMMEDIATE FOCUS IS BUILDING ITS LAND BANK BUILDING THE UAE’S NEXT MEGA COMMUNITIES BUDGET PLANNING 101 FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS AFFORDABLE HOMES IN UAE: NOT THERE YET UAE PLEDGES DH3B TO HELP BOOST JORDANIAN ECONOMY DUBAI DUBAI REAL ESTATE PRICES, RENTS SLIDE IN Q3 ELLINGTON REPORTS SURGE IN CHINESE INVESTORS FOR ITS PREMIUM RESIDENCES IN DUBAI DUBAI PROPERTIES IN $400K PRICE RANGE OFFER BEST LONG-TERM RETURNS, EXPERTS SAY DUBAI REAL ESTATE SEES 9,500 FIRST-TIME BUYERS A COMPELLING CASE TO INVEST IN DUBAI REALTY REMAINS CITYSCAPE GLOBAL TO TEST PROPERTY MARKET'S MOOD DUBAI INVESTMENTS SAYS FLAGSHIP MIRDIF HILLS PROJECT 50% COMPLETE HEART OF EUROPE DEVELOPER REVEALS FIRST HOTEL LAUNCH PLAN DUBAI'S UNION PROPERTIES SET TO UNVEIL $680M AVENUE DISTRICT DAMAC'S AYKON HOTELS TO BOAST ROBERTO CAVALLI INTERIORS WHAT A MILLION DOLLARS CAN BUY IN DUBAI MEYDAN FLOATS A WATERFRONT PROJECT IN JEBEL ALI DUBAI 2.0: 10 WAYS TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE DISTRICT 2020: A PLACE TO CONNECT, CREATE AND INNOVATE WHAT WILL 2020 BRING? BUILDING BOUTIQUE RESIDENCES IN DUBAI IT’S TIME TO RAISE THE BAR EVEN HIGHER CREATING AFFORDABLE LUXURY DUBAI | ABU DHABI | AL AIN | SHARJAH | JORDAN | KSA DEFINING LANDSCAPES SINCE 1985 © Asteco Property Management, 2018 asteco.com Page 3 ASSET MANAGEMENT SALES LEASING VALUATION & ADVISORY SALES MANAGEMENT OWNER ASSOCIATION REAL ESTATE NEWS LA RIVIERA OPENS SHOW APARTMENTS A COMPELLING CASE TO INVEST IN DUBAI REALTY REMAINS FINDING THE RIGHT TIME TO MAKE A PROPERTY EXIT IN DUBAI ‘READY’ HOMES TILT THE BALANCE IN DUBAI’S PROPERTY MARKET IMF: DUBAI SET FOR ROBUST GROWTH MILLENNIUM BINGHATTI RESIDENCES TO BE SHOWCASED AT CITYSCAPE GLOBAL DAY 1 OF CITYSCAPE GLOBAL SEES SUBDUED LAUNCHES DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SETS NEW WORLD RECORD DUBAI'S MADINAT JUMEIRAH LIVING PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND IN 2019 DON'T DESTROY THE TRUST IN DUBAI'S PROPERTY MARKET, RERA CEO TELLS DEVELOPERS DUBAI DEVELOPER PICKS JEBEL ALI FOR LOW-COST RENTAL HOMES DUBAI'S DEIRA WILL BE WEARING A NEW LOOK AS PART OF A MEGA-PROJECT DUBAI HOLDING DIRECTOR SEES END IN SIGHT TO REAL ESTATE MARKET CORRECTION DUBAI'S FDI SOARS 26% TO $4.84BN IN FIRST HALF OF 2018, GOVERNMENT SAYS REVEALED: HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THE DUBAI REAL ESTATE MARKET REVEALED: HOW DUBAI HOMES ARE BECOMING MORE AFFORDABLE BIG BUSINESS NAMES RUSH TO FILL DIFC'S THE EXCHANGE DUBAI PROPERTY MARKET TO IMPROVE IN 2019, SAYS ASTECO NAKHEEL LAUNCHES NEW LUXURY HOMES IN DUBAI'S JUMEIRAH PARK $171M CONTRACTS AWARDED TO COMPLETE DUBAI EXPO 2020 ROADS NETWORK DUBAI DEVELOPER LAUNCHES WASL GATE PROJECT ONTO FREEHOLD MARKET DEVELOPER GEMINI STARTS HANDOVER OF MAIDEN DUBAI PROJECT IBIS DUBAI AL BARSHA PLANS MAJOR RENOVATION PROJECT DUBAI EXPANDS TOURISM AMBITIONS, SETS NEW TARGET FOR 2025 SHORT-STAY HOMES PROVIDE SILVER LINING FOR DUBAI’S LANDLORDS DUBAI | ABU DHABI | AL AIN | SHARJAH | JORDAN | KSA DEFINING LANDSCAPES SINCE 1985 © Asteco Property Management, 2018 asteco.com Page 4 ASSET MANAGEMENT SALES LEASING VALUATION & ADVISORY SALES MANAGEMENT OWNER ASSOCIATION REAL ESTATE NEWS SHAIKH HAMDAN VISITS FALCONCITY OF WONDERS STAND HOUSE-HUNTERS ON THE PROWL AS PRICES REMAIN COMPETITIVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING: FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE PROPERTY BUYERS IN DUBAI WANT TO SEE COST SAVINGS NOW DUBAI RESIDENTS’ PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS A PLACE TO CALL HOME: VILLA OR HIGH-RISE? PLANS FOR FRENCH PAVILION AT EXPO 2020 UNVEILED HOW ARE DEVELOPERS ATTRACTING PROPERTY BUYERS? LOWER REAL ESTATE PRICES HAVE LEVELLED THE PLAYING FIELD READY PROPERTY SPACES ARE THE REAL(TY) WINNERS RIGHT TIME TO INVEST IN AFFORDABLE RENTAL STOCK ABU DHABI 10 NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO COME UP IN ABU DHABI IMKAN PLANS DH15BN COASTAL ‘RIVIERA’ ON ABU DHABI-DUBAI BORDER NORTHERN EMIRATES SHARJAH FREEHOLD CAN EXPECT ANOTHER UPBEAT YEAR COMMITTED TO SHARJAH FEEL THE PULSE OF UAE'S HISTORY AT HEART OF SHARJAH KEY DUBAI-SHARJAH ROAD PROJECT TO OPEN TODAY 300 NEW PARKING LOTS AROUND SHARJAH MOSQUES BY YEAR-END NEW $95M LA MER TOWER TO OFFER 350 SHARJAH APARTMENTS ARADA REVEALS FINAL MASTERPLAN OF CENTRAL HUB FOR $6.8BN MEGA PROJECT RAK PROPERTIES MULLS SUKUK ISSUANCE FROM 2019 TO GROW PORTFOLIO NEW HOTEL AND ENTERTAINMENT PARK HEADING TO RAS AL KHAIMAH DUBAI | ABU DHABI | AL AIN | SHARJAH | JORDAN | KSA DEFINING LANDSCAPES SINCE 1985 © Asteco Property Management, 2018 asteco.com Page 5 ASSET MANAGEMENT SALES LEASING VALUATION & ADVISORY SALES MANAGEMENT OWNER ASSOCIATION REAL ESTATE NEWS MARJAN CEO HOPES TO ATTRACT FDI TO 'UNTAPPED' LOCAL SECTORS IN RAK SOBHA TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT ON $6.8BN UAQ PROJECT 'SOON', SAYS PRESIDENT RAS AL KHAIMAH WILL TARGET OPPORTUNITIES IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHARJAH, RAK DEVELOPERS BID TO CLEAR EXISTING STOCK INTERNATIONAL OIL PRICE COULD REMAIN HIGH FOR SOME TIME GLOBALISING THE REIT EGYPT’S SAWIRIS RE-LAUNCHES PROPERTY UNIT WITH $2BN BUILD TARGET WEAK RUPEE TO ATTRACT NRI INVESTMENTS INTO INDIAN REAL ESTATE: REALTY PLAYERS DUBAI | ABU DHABI | AL AIN | SHARJAH | JORDAN | KSA DEFINING LANDSCAPES SINCE 1985 © Asteco Property Management, 2018 asteco.com Page 6 ASSET MANAGEMENT SALES LEASING VALUATION & ADVISORY SALES MANAGEMENT OWNER ASSOCIATION OIL PRICE COULD REMAIN HIGH FOR SOME TIME Sunday, September 30, 2018 Oil prices rose last week to more than $80 per barrel for the first time since November 2014. Rather than rising on the back of strong demand growth and a positive outlook for the global economy, the recent move in prices has been catalysed by growing market anxiety over supply. In a reversal of the glut the market endured from 2015 to 2017, there is a real risk we could enter 2019 with not enough oil to go around, setting the stage for oil prices to remain high for some time. The most immediate source of a supply risk is Iran. US sanctions that directly target Iran’s oil exports will come into effect in early November and estimates of how much oil could be taken off the markets vary from 750,000 barrels per day to as much as 1.5 million barrels per day. Regardless of the scale of the decline, a sizeable drop from a significant oil exporter will tighten markets in the final months of 2018 and importers will need to scramble to find replacement barrels. The spectre of sanctions has already led importers to move away from taking cargoes from Iran and recent market surveys point to a drop in Iranian exports of more than 400,000 barrels per day in August alone. The degree of compliance by major importers of Iranian crude already appears to be high, with South Korea, the European Union and India cutting back their purchases sharply in recent months. The Trump White House is showing no signs of easing the economic pressure on Iran and has so far been reticent to offer waivers on sanctions to importers. Considering the hostile rhetoric traded between the presidents of both the US and Iran at the UN this month, geopolitical risks will continue to exert an upward pull on oil. While not relaxing the pressure on Iran, President Trump has publicly criticised Opec members several times for not raising production to dampen current prices, including declaring that Opec was “ripping the world off” in front of the UN General Assembly. Opec members did agree to raise production at their June meeting to compensate for deteriorating production in Venezuela and to put an end to the ‘over-compliance’ with their 2017 production cut agreement with other countries, notably Russia. But so far the increase has not been large enough to cap prices and Opec countries will be wary of increasing output too much and risk pushing the market back into surplus. Within Opec there are only a few countries that have the capacity to meaningfully raise production, most prominently Saudi Arabia, which has historically claimed an ability to raise production to 12 million barrels per day compared with current levels of around 10.4 million barrels per day.