How to Invest AED 500 in the UAE?

With more people becoming financially literate, investing has become a top priority. This notion has been especially common amongst UAE residents. Given that most are ex-pats, they would want to go back home rich. Nevertheless, with the inevitable rising costs of living and growing financial responsibilities, saving remains a challenge.  As we are experiencing turbulent […]

The Importance of the Real Estate Cycle

As a real estate investor, timing the real estate cycle is essential. Real Estate regularly goes through multi-year cycles of boom and bust periods, just like any other long-running asset class or trend. Generally, real estate cycles can be closely tied to the economy. However, you can’t assume that the housing market would do well […]

What Are “REIPs”: How Do They Differ From REITs?

For thousands of years, real estate investing has been reserved for the rich, and thanks to advances in finance and hedge funds, it’s only gotten easier for them as they can invest through Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). They were the only ones to have the capital and connections to break into this trillion-dollar asset […]

Short-Term Vs Long-Term Rental Investing

Many tend to assume that real estate investment is a long-term game – and yes, it is when it comes to your investment horizons. However, many investors today still believe that rental contracts must also be on a long-term basis i.e. bringing in tenants on a year or multi-year long lease and generate rental income […]

Crypto Vs. Real Estate: Which is a better investment?

Without any doubt, the real estate and crypto market has been on major spotlight in year 2021. With both markets heating up, a lot of skepticims and concerns rise along. It’s possible to become filthy rich investing in cryptocurrency yet lose everything instantly if you invest irrationally. On the other hand, for a long time, […]

Why Building Wealth is more Important than getting Rich?

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When thinking of making money, most people confuse the practice of building wealth with getting rich. The two terms are often incorrectly used interchangeably. Building wealth and getting rich may seem similar to you, but they are completely different in the approach. It’s important to understand the distinct differences between them for achieving the right […]