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17 October 2026

Buying a Dubai Apartment From Europe: What It Really Costs in Euros

Buying a Dubai Apartment From Europe: What It Really Costs in Euros A client in Frankfurt asked me something last month that every European buyer e...

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17 October 2026

Pasban Remittance Reward Scheme: How Your Family Could Win PKR 100 Million

Pasban Remittance Reward Scheme: How Your Family Could Win PKR 100 Million Every month, millions of Pakistanis in Riyadh, Dubai, Manchester and Hou...

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15 October 2026

Why Dubai Developers Won't Cut Prices, and What That Means When You Negotiate

Why Dubai Developers Won't Cut Prices, and What That Means When You Negotiate Here's a puzzle a lot of buyers are asking about. Dubai sales slowed...

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15 October 2026

Studios Are Winning Dubai: A 2026 Guide for Entry Level Investors

Studios Are Winning Dubai: A 2026 Guide for Entry Level Investors Dubai's market slowed down in 2026, but one corner of it went the other way. Whil...

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15 October 2026

Dubai Q3 2026: Crash or Correction? An Honest Look at the Numbers

Dubai Q3 2026: Crash or Correction? An Honest Look at the Numbers If you've been on social media this month, you've probably seen the word "crash"...

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14 October 2026

SAMANA Downtown One in Downtown Jebel Ali: Prices, 1% Plan and Honest Review

SAMANA Downtown One in Downtown Jebel Ali: Prices, 1% Plan and Honest Review First, let's clear up the name, because it confuses a lot of buyers. S...

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13 October 2026

Allocation, Affidavit or Allotment: What You Are Really Buying With a DHA File

Allocation, Affidavit or Allotment: What You Are Really Buying With a DHA File Look at any DHA Lahore rate list and you'll see the same phase price...

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13 October 2026

Your NICOP Is Not Enough: Giving Power of Attorney From Saudi or UAE Without Flying Home

Your NICOP Is Not Enough: Giving Power of Attorney From Saudi or UAE Without Flying Home Here's a situation we see almost every month. A client in...

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12 October 2026

SAMANA South Haven 2 in Dubai Industrial City: Studios, Payment Plans and Who It Suits

SAMANA South Haven 2 in Dubai Industrial City: Studios, Payment Plans and Who It Suits Finding a new apartment in Dubai under AED 700,000 is gettin...

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09 October 2026

Dubai Is Now the Arab World's Most Transparent Property Market

Dubai Is Now the Arab World's Most Transparent Property Market Most of the Dubai property news this year has been about prices cooling and supply r...

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09 October 2026

PKR 350 Billion in Apna Ghar Loans Still Waiting to Be Paid Out

PKR 350 Billion in Apna Ghar Loans Still Waiting to Be Paid Out Getting a home loan approved feels like the finish line. You've collected the docum...

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09 October 2026

Selling Property in Punjab? You Now Need a Sanitation Fee Clearance

Selling Property in Punjab? You Now Need a Sanitation Fee Clearance Picture this. You've found a buyer for your 10 marla house in Lahore, agreed on...

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08 October 2026

Pakistanis in the US: Buy a House Now or Keep Renting in 2026?

Pakistanis in the US: Buy a House Now or Keep Renting in 2026? If you're a Pakistani living in Houston, New Jersey, Chicago or the Bay Area, you've...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

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08 October 2026

Lahore Rents Are Pushing Families Out: Buy or Keep Renting in 2026?

Lahore Rents Are Pushing Families Out: Buy or Keep Renting in 2026? Ask any tenant in Lahore about their last renewal and you'll usually get a sigh...

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08 October 2026

Gulf Pakistanis Sent Home $41.6B: How to Invest It Safely

Gulf Pakistanis Sent Home $41.6B: How to Invest It Safely Every month, somewhere in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dubai or Sharjah, a Pakistani worker sends mone...

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08 October 2026

Home Loans Are About to Change in Pakistan: What Buyers Must Know

Home Loans Are About to Change in Pakistan: What Buyers Must Know For years, buying a house in Pakistan has worked one way. You save for a decade,...

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07 October 2026

Downtown Jebel Ali or Dubai South? An Honest Investor Comparison (2026)

Downtown Jebel Ali or Dubai South? An Honest Investor Comparison (2026) If you're looking at affordable new launches in Dubai right now, two names...

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07 October 2026

Two Developers, One Budget: How to Compare Dubai Developers Side by Side (2026)

Two Developers, One Budget: How to Compare Dubai Developers Side by Side (2026) Here's a situation I see every week. A buyer has AED 1.2 million, t...

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07 October 2026

SAMANA's 40/60 Payment Plan: Move In After 40%, Pay 60% After Handover (2026 Guide)

SAMANA's 40/60 Payment Plan: Move In After 40%, Pay 60% After Handover (2026 Guide) Here's the question I get most from buyers looking at Dubai off...

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07 October 2026

SAMANA's 30/70 Payment Plan: Pay 30% Now, 70% at Handover (2026 Guide)

SAMANA's 30/70 Payment Plan: Pay 30% Now, 70% at Handover (2026 Guide) Most off-plan plans in Dubai make you pay a big share of the price while the...

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07 October 2026

Bahria Town and the FBR's Rs26 Billion Tax Case: What Buyers and Residents Should Know

Bahria Town and the FBR's Rs26 Billion Tax Case: What Buyers and Residents Should Know If you own a plot or a house in Bahria Town, or you're think...

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