KT for Good: Spacious housing in demand as social distancing turns norm during Covid

KT for Good: Spacious housing in demand as social distancing turns norm during Covid

Most common "phrases" for online searches by residents include "outside space, garden and pool".





Demand for villas, townhouses and hotel apartments has gone up in Dubai and Abu Dhabi after the pandemic outbreak, as residents are preferring to settle into spacious homes amid the coronavirus-triggered implementation of social distancing.

Most common "phrases" for online searches for by residents in the recent months include "outside space, garden and pool", showing that "outdoor" has become a commodity in demand.

Some tenants opted to cancel their existing rent contracts to go for better, more spacious houses and hotel apartments to fit their lifestyle due to the opportunity that came with the lockdown (cheaper tenancy costs than usual and availability of short-term leases). Home movers and real estate consultancies are also offering palliative discounts on services to help alleviate the financial costs of finding choice abodes and moving into them.

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