Just
a few years after a price crash among properties in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE), investors are starting to return to the country,
according to AAA.
Boston,
MA, USA, April 26, 2012 -- Just a few years after a price crash
among properties in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), investors are
starting to return to the country, according to Alternative Asset
Analysis (AAA).
The
National Bank of Abu Dhabi is hoping to attract wealthy investors who
may be looking for an alternative investment asset class to invest
in. It wants to buy up UAE real estate with the funds raised through
the commercial property fund. The fund is expected to effectively
establish whether there is an appetite for these kinds of investments
in the Middle East.
Although
Dubai property values made a very high profile nose-dive a few years
ago, investors are once again heading back to the UAE, with the hope
of investing in a bargain and seeing values rise once more. The
region is increasingly seen as a secure region surrounded in unrest
and many Middle Eastern investors are thinking of moving their
investments to Dubai as a result.
Real
estate in general is growing in popularity among alternative
investors, claims AAA, which advocates alternative investments of all
kinds. AAA’s analysis partner, Anthony Johnson, said, “The equity
markets are highly volatile at the moment, and investors risk losing
money overnight if they fall suddenly.”
He
added, “This is leading to an increased interest in real estate and
other alternative asset classes, such as forestry, social impact
investing and precious metals.”
AAA
claims that many of these asset classes are less correlated with
equity markets, meaning they are less likely to drop in value when
the economy takes further slides. They are also good diversifiers
against risk.
AAA
supports environmentally responsible projects and investments into
sustainable forestry plantations and renewable energy projects. Firms
like Greenwood
Management, which runs plantations in Brazil, offer
foreigners the chance to invest in timberland with a modest initial
investment.
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including, but not restricted to, commodities, real estate, forestry,
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