By Parag Deulgaonkar www.emirates247.com
Projects under planning in Dubai are valued at $337.2 billion (Dh1.23 trillion), with the total value of projects under construction at $53.6 billion, reveals a new report.
The Deloitte and Meed Project’s report, “The Dubai Construction Pulse”, which analyses the construction market across a range of sectors, found the majority of the current or planned development are within the residential sector, estimated at $66.4 billion (Dh243.68 billion). This includes projects either in the execution or the planning stages.
Residential sales prices fell towards the end of the year in 2015 by nearly 10 per cent with prices likely to continue to soften this year as well.
Though real estate experts have predicted a slowdown in property deals, Dubai Land Department Director-General Sultan Butti Bin Mejren told ‘Emirates 24|7’ this week that the emirate had registered total real estate deals worth Dh68 billion in just 53 days of this year, referring to stability in the market.
Total development activity within the hospitality and leisure sector is estimated at $21.2 billion made up of projects in the execution and the planning stages.
Dubai is aiming to attract 20 million visitors per year by 2020, according to the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing. Growth in international overnight visitors since 2010 averaged 9.2 per cent per year, and if this rate of growth continues, the 20 million target will most likely be met. More info
