After three years of sustained growth, Dubai property prices took a tumble in the first quarter of this year — and a few ‘property flippers’ got their fingers burnt. How should long-term investors react? We take a hard look at the factors that continue to drive the property market in this extraordinary city. (LEAD) By the first quarter of 2015,…

Dubai’s real state market has seen a positive performance throughout 2014, opening the year with prices and rents increasing within the residential sector in the first two quarters. During the second two quarters of 2014, the market has experienced slower growth levels in villa sales prices and rents. This could have been driven by RERA enforcing tighter government regulations alongside…