state of dubai real estate market: top 5 trends

Dubai Real Estate Research Report : 2016 by sumitkroy on Scribd

 

DUBAI REAL ESTATE MARKET TRENDS FOR :2016 Dubai apartment market has shown a slight quarterly improvement in values, up 0.1% while the villa market saw values marginally decline by 0.2% 
 The median apartment value in March was AED 14,198 per sq m (AED 1,319 per sq ft) and for villas was AED 14,650 per sq m (AED 1,361 per sq ft) 
 Compared to the previous quarter, three locations saw appreciation in values, Motor City having the highest improvement of 1.5%, while Dubai Production City (formerly known as IMPZ) and The Greens saw an increase of just 0.7% 
With the exception of International City which fell by 1% in value, all other apartment locations witnessed no drop in values 
Villas in Arabian Ranches saw values dip by 0.9%, Jumeirah Islands and The Meadows saw marginal negative changes while all other villa locations monitored by the VPI remained stable

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3 charts that show why London is emerging as number one fintech market

The UK is among the most technologically advanced nation in terms has a large and sophisticated consumer base with world leading mobile and internet penetration.That besides UK is among top 3 financial capital of the world. Lonon generates approximately 20 per cent of the UK's GDP while the economy of the London metropolitan area—the largest in Europe—generates approximately 30 per cent of the UK's GDP 

 The UK is home to over 100 of Europe's 500 largest companies which have their headquarters in London. Over 70 per cent of the FTSE 100 are located within London's metropolitan area, and 75 per cent of Fortune 500 companies have offices in London.The UK market open minded to innovative products from new providers. London is one of the world’s largest financial institutions with 251 foreign banks and 588 foreign quoted companies.

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The Making of 5 Years of The US Search Market:

'via Statistica

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Post Recession Markets: Fastest Growing vs Fastest Shrinking

LinkedIn and the Council of Economic Advisors mapped the fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking industries since 2007, the year the Great Recession started. Renewables are at the top and newspapers are at the bottom. Here's the graph:

The biggest losers are a combination of recession-bit industries -- retail is down 15.5% and building materials is down 14.2% -- and sectors that were already going through their own recessions before the housing bubble blew up. The collapse of print advertising, for example, is decades in the making. 

The most important story in this graph isn't the trajectory of the bubbles, but their relative size, which represents the number of jobs in each industry. The industries that added the most jobs, according to the analysis, were "internet, hospitals & healthcare, health, wellness & fitness, and oil & energy." The housing bubble industries -- notably, banking and construction -- and demand-sensitive sectors like retail, warehousing, and restaurants, had the worst losses. 

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Mobile Advertising Forceasts : 2011-2015: US Vs Global

Worldwide mobile advertising revenue is forecast to reach $3.3 billion in 2011, more than double the $1.6 billion generated in 2010, according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide revenue will reach $20.6 billion by 2015, but not all types of mobile advertising will generate the same opportunity. Search and maps will deliver the highest revenue, while video/audio ads will see the fastest growth through 2015.

"Mobile advertising is now recognized as an opportunity for brands, advertisers and publishers to engage consumers in a targeted and contextual manner, improving returns," said Stephanie Baghdassarian, research director at Gartner. "For that reason, mobile advertising budgets are set to increase tremendously across the various categories and regions, growing from 0.5 percent of the total advertising budget in 2010 to over 4 percent in 2015."

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