With an investment of Dh30.64 billion in Dubai property market during the past five years, the Pakistanis are among the top three non-Arab foreign investors.
Industry experts said the major portion of this investment was accounted for by Pakistani expats in the UAE and Gulf regions who prefer to invest in Dubai because of good rental yields.
They said investment in robust markets such as Dubai should be welcomed as they provided buyers with an extra stream of income, a majority of which returns to Pakistan in the form of remittances, helping the nation’s current account balance.
The experts added that buying property in the UAE was costlier than in Pakistan, but the exceptional returns make the investor forget the initial hardship. Dubai remains a very attractive investment market because of high rental yields, which hover around eight per cent to 10 per cent. In many cases, investment in Dubai or any other foreign market creates avenues for remittances back to Pakistan through profits from sales or rental income of properties owned by Pakistanis, which ultimately contributes to the economy.
Remittances received in July to December from the UAE increased 9.4 per cent to $2.1 billion on a year-on-year basis. Inflows from the UAE had registered the largest increase (26.1 per cent) from any major remittance-sending country in 2014-15 when Pakistan received $4.1 billion from expats in the UAE, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data shows.
The major portion of remittances to Pakistan from the UAE is contributed by expats residing in Dubai. In the first seven months of the current fiscal year 2015-16, remittances from Dubai have recorded a 39.7 per cent year-on-year surge as Pakistani expats in Dubai remitted $1.67 billion to their country.
According to the report with a marked improvement in the law and order situation in general and the economy in particular, overseas Pakistanis are investing in major housing schemes in key cities.
The Pakistan real estate industry seems to be more attractive for expats as they invest primarily in houses, residential and commercial plots.
Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad are the prime focus of overseas Pakistanis who preferably want to invest in Karachi due to stability in the security situation. The country’s property market is facing a sharp upward price trend for houses and residential plots in major cities as it attracted a major chunk of record $18.79 billion remittances in fiscal year 2014-15.
A recent research report shows that approximately 93 per cent of Pakistani expatriates in the UAE want to purchase properties back home. About 54 per cent of Pakistani expats prefer to invest in plots while 37 per cent and nine per cent have shown interest in buying houses and apartments, respectively.
NAB & FIA should collect property data from DUBAI and then you are going get the real criminals having moved money illegally.Change the law that the buyers should present proof of legal income and their own wealth a few years back. confiscate these properties if not proven correct or bring these people back, put them behind the bars. Pakistan's looted money can be brought back in this way.
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