Hamad Alwazzan - CEO and Small Business Owner in Lebanon

 Due to the temporarily limited international and domestic migration caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the real estate market is forecast to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024 with Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait City mostly set to benefit from this property interest surge, according to real estate expert Hamad AlWazzan. ¨Gulf cities are the Middle East's mobility leaders, each with net migration rates projected to exceed 8 percent over the next five years. The continued economic growth in the Middle East has allowed key markets such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait to focus their efforts on improving their residential and commercial infrastructure, which has been greatly aided by government initiatives such as Dubai's Vision 2040 and Abu Dhabi's Vision 2030¨, explained Hamad AlWazzan. He believes that this has increased investor interest in the region. ¨Restrictions have been lifted and daily consumer activity has resumed, the increased availability of retail and lei