Dubai Real Estate Boom, Saudi Projects Face Twin Threats

Dubai Real Estate Boom, Saudi Projects Face Twin Threats

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Dubai’s Real Estate Gains Threatened By Trump Tariffs

Dubai’s real estate sector elicited attraction not only from international investors but also from buyers on the lookout for stable assets. There was hardly any doubt that the Trump tariffs would send the global economy reeling. Regardless of each country’s desperate attempts to minimize the damage, it will certainly take a few years before international economic health is restored.  Being centrally located is one of Dubai’s greatest geographic …

It seemed to define a trend that the founder of the company BigBox tweeted: "After reading a trillion messages, we decided to double the meters of office, and we already have the project of @BigboxAr", when some corporations had already implemented a 4 x 1 (four face-to-face days and one from home office). Some technology and banking companies had focused on moving from online work to hybrid, when the consultants and HR officials launched the wa…