(Source: QNB - Qatar National Bank SAQ) Download the PDF version of this weekly commentary in عربي or English QNB Group expects falling real estate prices to slow down the rate of increase in rent prices. The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) produces a Real Estate Price Index with data going back to 2006. This index shows that prices spiked in 2008, before collapsing in 2009 as the ripple effects from the global financial crisis spread around the world. Following the crisis, Qatar's real estate prices picked up steadily, rising 109% from July 2009 to May 2013. However, from May to September this year, the QCB's real estate index shows a drop in prices of 6.2%. Accordingly, QNB Group...
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