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Concept and themes
“The property market has been booming for several years now… but I think it will still grow, particularly as many fast developing countries in the region have still not satisfied their own market demand in some sectors.”
Akram Abu Hamdan, Director General, Mawared, Jordan
The Middle East is going through an impressive economic invigoration, particularly in the real estate sector, which has witnessed rapid growth with excellent returns on investment.
Real estate projects currently under execution in the GCC, Iran and Iraq have exceeded $697 billion (AED2.55 trillion), according to a business information agency in the Middle East. The UAE accounts for about 32%, or $223.79 billion (AED821.3 billion) of this. The Dubai government expects AED 184 billion in real estate investment by the year 2010.
The boom in the real estate market has been largely attributed to the continuous repatriation of Arab funds from overseas and increasing liquidity supported by soaring oil revenue. An inflow of investments, which usually would have been invested in more traditional markets, have been finding their way to the Middle East.
In order for the region’s real estate sector to grow as a international standard, best in class investment destination, there needs to be vibrant secondary market with innovative products to cope with the needs of investors - institutional and individuals.
REIW Middle East 2007 will explore ways on how to increase this liquidity in the region’s real estate market by analysing investment patterns and strategies, Shariah compliance of real estate products such as Islamic REITs, Sukuk, securitisation, managing Islamic real estate fund as well as discuss regulatory and legal framework in the GCC and non-GCC regions.
REIW Middle East 2007 will feature keynotes and presentations from the foremost experts in the field… on ’hot’ topics that are pertinent to the market – both Middle East wide and globally.
Content areas for 2007 include but are not limited to:
- Assessing the regulatory framework in the Islamic finance and real estate investment industry
- Understanding Shariah and how it affects the real estate sector and investments in general
- Investigating Sukuk markets that have given an alternative investment opportunity and how it is related to real estate
- Examining cross border investment strategies in the region and across the globe
- Creating capital raising avenues and strategies
- Islamic REITS – regulations, structure and compliance
- Real estate fund management in the Middle East
- Role of the Middle Eastern investors in the global markets and international investors in the Middle East
- Country and sector outlook
- Understanding the legal requirements of property investment in GCC
- Capitalising on effective regulatory regime and tax strategies in RE across GCC
- Portfolio optimisation strategies– combining property with other investments
- What are investors looking for in real estate transactions? Where are they investing?
- Effective structuring of cross border deals
- Joint ventures and co-investments
- Key growth and development strategies for Middle East property developers
- We also welcome your suggestions for topics based on your experiences.
If you have an interesting topic or speaker to suggest, please contact
Gail Lim
Conference Producer – Real Estate Asia
Tel: +65 6322 2707
Email: gail.lim@terrapinn.com
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