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The Impact Of The Financial Crisis On Dubai

The Impact Of The Financial Crisis On Dubai’S Property Market

The fact that Dubai and to some extent all of the Gulf States have been affected by the financial crisis is beyond doubt now. What is being considered is how deeply has the economy of Dubai been affected and how long it will be before the emirate is back on its feet again. One thing is for sure, that the fallout of the financial crisis has driven a dramatic shift in homeowners buying decisions and has had a significant impact on the recovery of the global property markets.

Figures from a recent survey carried out by an online Guide to Estate Planning agency shows that the financial crisis has quite significantly affected homeowners buying decisions. The results show that almost two thirds or 60 percent of homeowners felt that the financial crisis has affected their property buying decisions, while 33 percent are waiting for some sort of stabilization in property prices before they decide to re-enter the real estate market.

Analysts have opined that before the financial crisis there was a general shift away from buying real estate by homeowners as properties and assets continued to rise at their fastest pace in over two decades. In this scenario buyers were being priced out and properties were not being sold.

The financial crisis had the effect of accelerating this trend by reducing property prices but creating psychological confusion in buyer’s minds. Some expected the prices of real estate to fall while others expected them to rise. Still others think that the prices will remain stable in the short term. Some analysts look at the demand and supply situation, others psychological factors, and some the overall economic situation. But by far and large, the expectation is that the market will continue to remain depressed with a 30 to 50 percent further fall expected in prices before a recovery occurs. In any event an economic rebound is not expected before mid-2011, say the majority.

Indeed, a good number of the locals did not believe that the financial crisis had affected them at all. As many as 15 percent of those polled gave a straight

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Posted by Vote 4 The USA - December 10, 2010 at 11:37 am

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