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Adjacent to the lush Emirates Golf Club along Shaikh Zayed Road, The Greens features mid-rise apartment blocks comprising studios and one- to three-bedroom apartments. Nearby, The Views is a vibrant community with mid- to high-rise towers offering studios and one- to three-bedroom suites. Both neighbourhoods are the only apartment communities in the Emirates Living cluster of Emaar Properties.

Petcare and services: There are many shops and clinics within a 20-minute drive from here. Al Barsha, which is close by, offers the Al Barsha Veterinary Clinic Pet's Necessities (04 395 8997) for supplies, while Pets Habitat (04 341 8085) is ideal for grooming. Pets Plus in Umm Suqeim (east) (04 323 6699) is not far away. Pet Connection (04 447 5307) and Al Barsha Veterinary Clinic - ABVC (04 340 8601), also in the vicinity, would be your nearest destination for vet care. For medical emergencies, ABVC is open 24/7 and offers pick-up and delivery of pets too. For those keen on alternative therapies, Energetic Panacea (04 344 7812 ) in Jumeirah offers a holistic approach, employing drug-free methods. To pamper and groom your pets, Woof Dubai (050 378 7486) in Al Quoz is another option.

A Good Time to Capitalize on Dubai's Property Market

To a lover of this emirate, the present happenings in the Dubai stock market and construction and housing sectors could only be described as horrific. Though the doomsayers would always maintain an 'I told you so' attitude, the truth is that the market is showing a response to two factors. One is the long term negative trend that has crept in since Dubai's economy has been affected by the recessionary trend that has enveloped most nations of the world in the wake of the financial crisis in the USA's housing and banking sectors. The second, shorter term fiasco has resulted in a negative stance emanating from the news that the Dubai Government was unwilling to bailout Dubai World from meeting its debt obligations. Most Western nations feared the worst, translating it to mean that the emirate of Dubai was itself in danger of bankruptcy, since it had quite likely overextended itself in its quest to be a major tourist attraction. When you have everything from the world's tallest building to the world's most expensive hotel, the world's only ice skating rink built to withstand a desert climate, and scores of palatial buildings, villas and marina apartments that make one wonder how much money has been sunk into these projects, it is inevitable that people think you have exhausted your resources, no matter how deep your pockets.

But few in the world know that Dubai is among the world's top reserve holders of foreign exchange, and this can enable it to withstand any crisis. In addition, Dubai World itself has the capacity to make good its debt repayments in case of emergency by selling off part of its assets in properties and companies all over the world. Now Abu Dhabi has finally come forward and pledged US$10 billion to help Dubai World pay off its debts. The news has energized the stock market once again, and the property sector is expected to follow suit.

So is this a good time to capitalize on Dubai's property market...

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