
Abid Junaid, executive director, ETA Star: ?The people who are living within Abu Dhabi will want to move to newer and more modern buildings.?
Developers with large portfolios in Dubai are increasingly setting their sights on other regional markets with potential for growth. Abid Junaid, executive director, ETA Star, tells Conrad Egbert about the company's existing projects in Dubai, why he thinks Abu Dhabi is ripe for a real estate boom, and potential new developments in Qatar and Turkey.
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Riding high on the opportunities created by the local real estate boom is common among the many property developers that have set up shop in the Gulf. Obaid Mohammad Al Salami, general manager, Dubai Investments Real Estate Company (DIRC), talks to Conrad Egbert about the company's projects, its choice of site teams and a new development partnership with Abu Dhabi-based Al Qudra.
Saladin Aljurf, associate attorney in the Real Estate and Commercial Department, Hadef Al Dhahiri and Associates focuses on new rules for regulation of real estate brokers and other protection for investors seeking to purchase and invest in real estate in Dubai.
Nicholas Fraser, executive director of real estate, Abu Dhabi Investment House, is upbeat about investor confidence in Lebanon as Beirut Gate is launched.
As the Big 5 approaches, Bernard Walsh, managing director, dmg world media (organisers of the exhibition), talks to Construction Week about what we can expect from this year’s show.