Crane Country

Property in the UAE is a spectator sport with an international audience. In the last year alone, the market has risen to meteoric heights and then fallen back to 2004 levels. At stake is billions of dollars in investment and the changing face of cities that were small desert villages just decades ago.

Each week, developers are in a struggle to get their projects built and sold in an evolving market. The cast of characters includes regulators, lawyers, investors and regular old home-owners, who are all fighting for their interests.

Crane Country has its finger on the pulse of the markets across the nation and is a meeting point for the virtual conversation about one of the most exciting business sectors in the region.

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