Downtown Dubai Fire: A Reflective Follow-Up
Following the Downtown Dubai fire that broke out the weekend of November 6th, we’d like to take this opportunity to let you all know exactly what transpired since. In all honesty, such an event evokes nothing less than shock, worry, and fear, among a range of emotions. It’s one of those things that you don’t […]
Why Is Portfolio Diversification Important For Investors?
Investing is one of the most effective ways to build long-term wealth, but how can you maximize returns while minimizing risk? While there’s no one-size-fits-all for everyone, there is a key strategy that can help balance risk and reward in your investment portfolio: diversification. At first, diversification may seem complicated. What is it? What are […]
Should You Invest in a Dubai Holiday Home in 2021?
In today’s post, we’re going to lay out the facts to answer the question that’s currently on every real estate investor’s mind: does it make sense to invest in a Dubai holiday home in 2021? Recap: A holiday home is a short-term rental property. Renters (or guests) typically use sites like Airbnb to book these […]
Why real estate?
Earn two types of return. One for today and one for tomorrow… If you can afford to invest in real estate, any time is a good time. Timing the market is practically impossible. What do we mean by “timing the market”? Simply, waiting for the ideal and most opportune moment to make an investment. If […]
The secret to wealth creation
When it comes to property investing, the data has clearly revealed that rich people succeed more in earning returns. Whats their secret? Diversification. They simply diversify their wealth across various asset classes. Essentially, rich people have more money; and more money equals the ability to invest in more things. Unfortunately, without access to large funds, […]
Dubai Real Estate Investment Opportunities
Imagine you had invested in Dubai real estate after the Global Financial crisis in 2011 when prices had rapidly decreased. Since then the prices rebounded and peaked in 2014 and in many places the prices are still above the 2011 market. More importantly in the last 9 years, you would have earned attractive yields and if you were a foreign investor, you would made even better returns when you factor the strength of USD/AED.
A similar opportunity is being presented to you now. The question is are you going to take advantage of it. You might not have AED 1 million to buy a townhome, but you can certainly participate in the one on the SmartCrowd platform with as little as AED 5,000.
