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The Dubai Real Estate Market

Q3 2018
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                                               Market Summary

                                               Cityscape remains a good barometer of sentiment towards the Dubai
                                               real estate market. This year’s Cityscape Global event (held in Dubai
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                                               at the beginning of October) saw very few new launches, with most
                                               developers focussing on the sale of existing inventories by offering
                                               increasingly generous payment terms.

                                               The UAE cabinet recently approved the                          space. The growth of flexible space is an                      continues to experience a downturn
                                               largest federal budget in recent history                       emerging trend that could disrupt the                          in performance. More malls are now
                                               (AED 60.3 billion), with more than half                        office market going forward.                                   offering leasing incentives and even
                                               of this total allocated to education and                                                                                      ‘turnover only’ leases, to retain existing
                                               social development. The increase in                            The residential market has continued                           tenants and attract new ones. While
                                               government spending (supported by                              to soften with single digit declines                           the longer term prospects for the retail
                                               increasing oil prices) will be a positive                      in both sale prices and rents during                           sector remain positive, this sector is
                                               to the real estate sector in the medium                        Q3 2018 despite recent government                              likely to decline further in the face of very
                                               term. However, all sectors currently                           measures to inject confidence in the                           high supply levels over the next 2 years.
                                               remain in the late downturn stage of their                     market by introducing 10 year residency
                                               cycle, with further declines in rents and                      visas for certain categories of retiree.                       Despite softening in the Hotel market,
                                               sale prices likely over the next 12 months.                    The lack of new project launches at                            Dubai was one of the world’s top 10
                                                                                                              Cityscape reflects the subdued investor                        performing markets in 2017 (the latest
                                               The office market has been generally                           sentiment and prices are likely to                             period for which data is available). Dubai
                                               subdued, with rentals decreasing, as                           decline further over the next 12 months.                       recorded an average RevPAR of USD177
                                               well as increasing incentives for tenants                                                                                     for the full year, ahead of other major
                                               to lease the growing available supply                          Retail remains the most challenged                             global cities such as London (USD 156),
                                               of new and existing (second hand)                              sector of the Dubai market and                                 Tokyo (USD151) and Sydney (USD164).

                                               Dubai Prime Rental Clock

                                                                         Rental              Rents                                                                       Rental              Rents
                                                                        Growth               Falling                                                                    Growth               Falling
                                                                        Slowing                                            Retail                                       Slowing

                                                                        Rental               Rents                         Hotel                                       Rental                Rents
                                                                       Growth                Bottoming                                                               Growth                 Bottoming                   Retail
                                                                  Accelerating                Out                                                                Accelerating                 Out
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Hotel

                                                                                                                 Residential                                                                                    Residential
                                                                                                        Office                                                                                         Office

                                                                                   Q3 2017                                                                                          Q3 2018
                                                                                      * Hotel clock reflects the movement of RevPAR (Revenue per available room: ADR * occupancy rate)
                                               Note: The property clock is a graphical tool developed by JLL to illustrate where a market sits within its individual rental cycle. These positions are not necessarily representative of
                                                investment or development market prospects. It is important to recognize that markets move at different speeds depending on their maturity, size and economic conditions. Markets
                                                              will not always move in a clockwise direction, they might move backwards or remain at the same point in their cycle for extended periods. Source: JLL
Office
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                                                Office

                                                Hot Topic
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                                                Following global trends, Dubai                  been constrained by the regulatory            In May 2018, the UAE approved a new
                                                continues to see a growth in the                environment (with supply in Dubai             investment law that could allow 100%
                                                amount of flexible office space (defined        lagging behind that in other global           foreign ownership of companies in
                                                as that available on leases of less             office markets). However, the relaxation      specific sectors of the economy to
                                                than 1 year), with around 65,000 sq             of the legislative environment could          operate outside of free zones by end
                                                m of space currently being offered              result in a rapid increase in the supply      of 2018. Once implemented, this law is
                                                in over 50 projects. This sector has            of flexible space in coming years.            likely to increase FDI and demand.

                                                Supply
                                                The third quarter saw the completion            components of their projects on hold          tenants trying to reduce rental costs
                                                of the HSBC headquarters in Downtown            as current market conditions remain           and opting for more flexible space. With
                                                Dubai, along with The Opus in Business          in favour of tenants. Notable projects        a significant amount of supply available
                                                Bay and The Lynx in Dubai Silicon Oasis,        expected to be delivered by the end of        in both the primary and secondary
                                                collectively adding around 41,000 sq m          the year include; Amesco Tower in JLT,        market, tenants have access to more
                                                of GLA. Although there is currently more        DuBiotech Headquarters and Phase I of         choices and the market is likely to move
                                                than 138,000 sq m of office GLA under           Innovation Hub in Dubai Internet City.        further in their favour over the next 12
                                                construction and due for completion by                                                        months as vacancies increase further.
                                                the end of the year, it is likely that some     Consolidations are continuing across
                                                developers will delay or place the office       various sectors of the market, with

                                                                 2020F        9.4                                                                                     0.08K

                                                Annual supply
                                                                 2019F        9.0                                                                             0.39K

                                                                 2018F        8.9                                                    0.14K

                                                                Q3 2018       8.9

                                                                 2017         8.8

                                                                 2016
                                                Stock

                                                                              8.6

                                                                 2015         8.5

                                                                        8.0         8.2   8.4          8.6         8.8         9.0           9.2        9.4            9.6     9.8

                                                                                                                  Million sq m of GLA
                                                Source: JLL
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 Office                                                                                                                             Vacancy Rate (Weighted Average)

                                                                                                                                                                           8%                 10%

 Performance
 With the office market moving further      declined by almost 13% Y-o-Y to reach      of more ‘dual licensing’ arrangements,                     Q3 2017                           Q3 2018
 in favour of tenants, landlords continue   AED 1,638 per sq m. This trend is likely   allowing free zone and on-shore
 to offer more attractive terms. These      to continue in the short-term, given the   licensed companies to lease space in
 include reductions in rental rates,        increased availability of Grade A stock    the same project. We are aware of 8 dual
 rent-free periods, fit-out contributions   in the market.                             licensed projects, offering a combined                                                                       12-month
 and other concessions, all in an effort                                               1.3 million sq m of office space and this                                                                     Outlook
 to retain existing and attract new         Another sign of an increasingly flexible   is likely to increase as more projects are
 businesses. As a result, rents have        leasing market is the announcement         granted dual license status.

                                                                                                                                    Rents (AED / sq m)

                                                                                                                                                  Q3 2017                           Q3 2018
                                                                                                                                                                            Y-o-Y
                                                                                                                                                                            -13%
                                                                                                                                                    1,892                            1,638
                                                                                                                                                                                                    12-month
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Outlook

                                                                                                                                    Source: JLL
Residential
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                                                     Residential

                                                     Hot Topic
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                                                     Madinat Jumeirah Living was launched            Both projects mark the introduction       months. Most developers focussed on
                                                     by Dubai Holdings during Cityscape. This        of freehold projects in a traditional     selling existing inventories at Cityscape
                                                     will be the second major freehold project       non- freehold location. We expect more    and refrained from major new launches.
                                                     in the beach-side suburb of Jumeirah            announcements of other freehold units
                                                     after the launch of La Mer by Meraas.           in non-freehold areas in the coming

                                                     Supply
                                                     Residential stock is estimated at               apartments (300 units) in Townsquare      Al Khail Heights, Hayat townhouses in
                                                     approximately 513,000 units at the              by Nshama. Major villa completions in     Townsquare and apartment buildings
                                                     end of Q3 2018. The majority of                 Q2 included the Sama community in         on Bluewater Island. Looking ahead,
                                                     completions during the third quarter            Arabian Ranches 2 by Emaar.               a total of 96,000 units are currently
                                                     were apartments (95%) with the largest                                                    scheduled to complete before the end
                                                     completions including Burj Vista (640           A further 23,000 units are currently      of 2020, but we remain cautious of their
                                                     units) in Downtown, Damac Heights               under construction and scheduled          timings, with delays expected in many
                                                     (640 units) in Dubai Marina, Glitz 3            for delivery by the end of the year.      projects.
                                                     (350 units) in Studio City and Al Zahra         Major expected completions include

                                                                     2020F         591                                                                              40

                                                     Annual supply
                                                                     2019F         536                                                                     56

                                                                     2018F         513                                                        23

                                                                 Q3 2018           513

                                                                     2017          497

                                                                     2016
                                                     Stock

                                                                                   480

                                                                     2015          461

                                                                             250         300   350          400         450        500        550         600        650          700

                                                                                                                       Thousand units
                                                     Source: JLL
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 Residential                                                                                                                     Apartments (% change)

 Performance                                                                                                                           Sales                  Sales                Rent    Rent
 Sale and rent prices continued to         and rents have also fallen in the villa   sales transactions excluding land stood
                                                                                                                                        -2%                   -7%                   -3%    -10%
 decrease over the quarter for both        sector, by 8% and 9% respectively when    at AED 12.3 billion till Q3 2018, which           Q-o-Q                  Y-o-Y                Q-o-Q   Y-o-Y
 apartments and villas. Apartment          compared to the same period last year.    represents a decline of 32% compared                                                                          12-month
 prices have decreased by 7%, with rents                                             to the same period last year.
                                                                                                                                                                        12-month
 decreasing around 10% compared            According to data from Dubai Land                                                                                             Outlook                    Outlook
 to the same period last year. Prices      Department (DLD), the total value of

                                                                                                                                 Villas (% change)

                                                                                                                                       Sales                  Sales                Rent    Rent

                                                                                                                                        -2%                   -8%                  -0.1%   -9%
                                                                                                                                       Q-o-Q                  Y-o-Y                Q-o-Q   Y-o-Y
                                                                                                                                                                        12-month                   12-month
                                                                                                                                                                         Outlook                    Outlook

                                                                                                                                 Source: JLL & REIDIN
Retail
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                                                Retail

                                                Hot Topic
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                                                Developers are becoming increasingly          and others agreeing to ‘turnover only’     developers who have adopted a ‘take it
                                                flexible on lease terms, with some            leases. This represents a major shift in   or leave it’ approach.
                                                offering contributions to capital             behaviour in the Dubai market which
                                                expenditure to smaller retailer groups        has traditionally been dominated by

                                                Supply
                                                The third quarter of 2018 saw the             350,000 sq m of GLA), with notable         Looking ahead, more than 1.1 million
                                                completion of Badrah Pavilion                 projects including the Night Souk on       sq m of retail GLA is expected to be
                                                Community Centre in Nakheel’s                 Deira Islands, The Pointe on Palm          delivered in Dubai in 2019 / 2020.
                                                Jebel Ali Waterfront development              Jumeirah and The Souq at Culture           Notable projects in the pipeline include
                                                (adding around 5,000 sq m of retail           Village. We remain cautious of the         the Nakheel Mall on Palm Jumeirah, Al
                                                GLA) bringing the total stock to              timings of many of these projects as       Khail Avenue Mall in Jumeirah Village
                                                approximately 3.7 million sq m. The           delays have been experienced in the        and Dubai Hills Estate Mall. The majority
                                                remainder of 2018 is expected to see          past and market conditions remain          of the future supply is in super regional
                                                much higher completion (around                subdued.                                   malls (65%), or regional malls (26%).

                                                                  2020F         4.6                                                                                      528K

                                                Annual supply
                                                                  2019F         4.0                                                                         576K

                                                                  2018F         3.7                                                            353K

                                                                Q3 2018         3.7

                                                                  2017          3.6

                                                                  2016
                                                Stock

                                                                                3.4

                                                                  2015          3.1

                                                                          1.0         1.5   2.0       2.5         3.0         3.5        4.0          4.5          5.0          5.5

                                                                                                                 Million sq m of GLA
                                                Source: JLL
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 Retail                                                                                                                            Vacancy Rate

                                                                                                                                                                          12%                         16%

 Performance
 With retail market continuing to be soft,   recorded greater declines than in the     As the retail market has softened over                    Q3 2017                               Q3 2018
 discounts are being offered on existing     larger centres. Developers are offering   the past year, market wide vacancies
 and on new leases being signed. Rents       shorter and more flexible lease terms     have increased from 12% in Q3 2017 to
 in super regional and regional malls        to even smaller retailers taking into     16% in Q3 2018. Rents and vacancies
 declined by around 5% and 8% when           account the drop in sales. Luxury         are expected to remain under pressure                                                                                   12-month
 compared to the second quarter of           brands have been affected more by the     due to the large supply scheduled to                                                                                     Outlook
 2018. Smaller Neighbourhood and             drop in sales when compared to the        enter the market in the next two years.
 Community malls have generally              more affordable brands.

                                                                                                                                   Change in Average Rents

                                                                                                                                                                                         Super       Super
                                                                                                                                       Regional               Regional                  Regional    Regional

                                                                                                                                      -5% to -8%                -17%                    -3 to -5%    -19%
                                                                                                                                        Q-o-Q                   Y-o-Y                     Q-o-Q      Y-o-Y
                                                                                                                                                                            12-month                           12-month
                                                                                                                                                                             Outlook                            Outlook

                                                                                                                                   Source: JLL
Hotel
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                                               Hotel

                                               Hot Topic
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                                               More than 50 million transit passengers          hours transit visa for layover passengers     travelers. This step will provide a
                                               are passing through Dubai airports               with an option to extend the visa for         boost in the hospitality industry and
                                               annually, while only 10% get out of              additional 96 hours for a minimal fee         is expected to increase the number
                                               the airport to explore the city. The             of 50 AED. Hotels and tour operators          of travelers who are ready to discover
                                               latest government initiative that was            are now in process of creating special        and stay in Dubai before their final
                                               introduced in July provides a free 48            packages to capture these short-stay          destination.

                                               Supply
                                               A further 1,400 rooms were added to              enter the market by the end of the year,      highest levels of hotel rooms per capita
                                               the market in the third quarter of 2018,         however some projects are likely to be        of any global city. Major global hotel
                                               bringing the total stock of quality hotel        delayed. Major hotels in the pipeline for     chains have recognised the importance
                                               rooms in Dubai to almost 88,100 keys.            this year include W the Palm, Mandarin        of the Dubai market as an entry point
                                               Hotel openings included Hampton                  Oriental Jumeirah and Caesar Hotels in        to the Region due to the city’s visibility
                                               by Hilton (420 keys) in Qusais, Hilton           Bluewaters Island.                            and connectivity and are increasing
                                               Garden Inn (336 keys) in Jaddaf and                                                            their presence in the city, with a further
                                               Grand Millennium Business Bay (251).             Dubai is by far the largest hotel market      25,200 rooms scheduled to complete
                                               A further 4,200 keys are expected to             in the Middle East, with one of the           by 2020.

                                                                2020F       107,800                                                                                              5,600

                                               Annual supply
                                                                2019F           92,400                                                                             15,400

                                                                2018F           88,100                                        4,200

                                                               Q3 2018          88,100

                                                                2017            83,300

                                                                2016
                                               Stock

                                                                                78,600

                                                                2015            70,900

                                                                       70,000      75,000   80,000    85,000      90,000      95,000        100,000   105,000      110,000     115,000

                                                                                                               Number of Hotel Rooms
                                               Source: JLL
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 Hotel                                                                                                                           Occupancy

                                                                                                                                                                        75%                    74%

 Performance
 Hotel performance remains under         ADRs, with YT August being recorded at      world. According to The Department                        YT August                  Y-o-Y    YT August
 pressure, with the YT August RevPAR     USD 171, a 5% decrease compared to          of Tourism and Commerce Marketing                           2017                    -1.3 bp     2018
 (USD 127) being the lowest level seen   the same period last year.                  (DTCM), during the first eight months
 in the last decade. Occupancy levels                                                of 2018, Dubai welcomed 10.4 million                                                                            12-month
 declined by 1.3 basis points compared   Dubai is considered to be one of the        visitors, with major source markets
 to the same period last year reaching   top tourist destinations globally,          including Western Europe (21%), GCC
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Outlook
 74%. Similar decreases were seen in     attracting visitors from all parts of the   (19%) and South Asia (17%).

                                                                                                                                 ADR (USD)

                                                                                                                                               USD181                              USD171
                                                                                                                                                                         Y-o-Y
                                                                                                                                                                         -5%
                                                                                                                                               YT August                           YT August
                                                                                                                                                                                                     12-month
                                                                                                                                                 2017                                2018
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Outlook

                                                                                                                                 Source: STR
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 Property Clock                                                                                                                  Definitions

                                                       12 O’clock                                                                Office                                     Residential                                   Supply data is based on our quarterly
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          survey of 89 sub-markets, starting from
                                            Indicates a turning point towards a                                                  The supply data is based on our            The supply and stock data has been            2009. Future supply is based on projects
                                           market consolidation / slowdown. At                                                   quarterly survey of 69 sub-markets,        updated based on data from the Dubai          in the under construction phase. Malls
                                          this position, the market has no further                                               starting from 2009.Our supply figures      Government. Our quarterly survey now          are categorized based on their turnover
                                             rental growth potential left in the                                                 exclude government owned and               covers 158 sub markets (the entire            levels. Primary Malls are the best
                                          current cycle, with the next move likely                                               wholly occupied buildings. Completed       Dubai market) starting from 2010. This        performing malls with highest levels
                                                      to be downwards.                                                           buildings refer to those handed over       data excludes labour accommodation            of turnover. Secondary Malls are the
                                                                                                                                 for immediate occupation. Future           and local Emirati housing supply.             average performing malls with lower
                                                                                                                                 supply is based on projects in the under   Completed buildings refer to those            levels of turnover.
                                                                                                                                 construction phase. Central Business       handed over for immediate occupation.
                                                                                                                                 District (CBD) includes DIFC, Downtown,    Future supply is based on projects in         Average rents represent the top open
              9 O’clock                                                                             3 O’clock                    DTCD and Sheikh Zayed Road as far as       the under construction phase.                 market net rent expected for a standard
                                                                                                                                 Interchange 1.                                                                           in line unit shop of 100 sq m in a basket
  Indicates the market has reached the                                                  Indicates the market has reached its                                                Residential performance data is based         of regional and super regional centres.
   rental growth peak. While rents may                                                   point of fastest decline. While rents   Weighted Average Grade A rents             on the REIDIN monthly index. REIDIN           Given the variation in rentals, we quote
    continue to increase over coming                                                  may continue to decline for some time,     represents the top open-market net         Dubai Residential Property Price Indices      % change for retail rents rather than
 quarters the market is heading towards                                               the rate of decrease is expected to slow   rent (exclusive of service charge) for a   (RPPIs) use monthly sample of offered/        actual figures.
      a period of rental stabilisation.                                                as the market moves towards a period      new lease that could be expected for       asked listing price data and land
                                                                                                of rental stabilisation.         a notional office unit of the highest      registry price data (transaction data).       Vacancy rate is based on estimates from
                                                                                                                                 quality and specification in the best      Index series are set at 100 starting at the   the JLL Retail team, and represents the
                                                                                                                                 location in a market, as at the survey     beginning of each data set.                   average rate across standard in line unit
                                                                                                                                 date. Data relates to headline rents,                                                    shops at super regional malls.
                                                                                                                                 exclusive of incentives. Vacancy rate      Retail
                                                                                                                                 is based on estimates from the JLL                                                       Hotels
                                                        6 O’clock                                                                Business Office and Business Space         Classification of Retail Centers is based
                                                                                                                                 team. It represents the weighted           upon the ULI definition and based on          Hotel room supply is based on existing
                                          Indicates a turning point towards rental                                               average rate across a basket of            their Gross Leasable Area (GLA):              supply figures provided by DTCM as
                                           growth. At this position, we believe the                                              buildings in the CBD that make up                                                        well as future hotel development data
                                          market has reached its lowest point and                                                around 80% of the CBD supply and 15%       •   Super Regional Malls have a GLA of        tracked by JLL. Room supply includes
                                           the next movement in rents is likely to                                               of the total current supply.                   above 90,000 sq m                         all graded supply and excludes serviced
                                                         be upwards.                                                                                                        •   Regional Malls have a GLA of 30,000       apartments.
                                                                                                                                                                                -90,000 sq m
                                                                                                                                                                            •   Community Malls have a GLA of             STR performance data is based on
                                                                                                                                                                                10,000 -30,000 sq m                       a monthly survey conducted by STR
                                                                                                                                                                            •   Neighborhood Malls have a GLA of          Global on a sample of more than 55,000
                                                                                                                                                                                3,000 -10,000 sq m                        rooms across Dubai.
                                                                                                                                                                            •   Convenience Malls have a GLA of
                                                                                                                                                                                less than 3,000 sq m

Definitions
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 Dana Williamson                                                           John Fekete                                               Ben Jackson
 Head of Corporate Solutions                                               Head of Consulting, MENA                                  Head of Project & Development
 & Tenant Representation, MENA                                             john.fekete@eu.jll.com                                    Services, UAE
 dana.williamson@eu.jll.com                                                                                                          benjamin.jackson@eu.jll.com

 Amr El Nady                                                               Craig Plumb                                               Dana Salbak
 Head of Hotels & Hospitality, MENA                                        Head of Research, MENA                                    Associate, Research, MENA
 SVP, Global Hotel Desk                                                    craig.plumb@eu.jll.com                                    dana.salbak@eu.jll.com
 amr.elnady@eu.jll.com

 Faraz Ahmed
 Manager, Research, MENA
 faraz.ahmed@eu.jll.com

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