Sunday, 22 November 2009 at 12:44, Alrroya.com, Dubai
Negative coverage of the property sector decreased considerably in the third quarter compared to the same period last year, the latest report by media monitoring and evaluation firm Mediastow, has revealed.
The report analysed media coverage of the UAE real estate sector, with a focus on Al Qudra Real Estate, Aldar, Emaar, Sorouh, Dubai Properties, Nakheel, Sama Dubai and Damac.
The 34-page report assessed the success of the PR campaigns of the eight real estate developers, as well as threw light on how their media coverage fluctuated and how it compared with each other.
The head of Mediastow, Mohamed Elzubeir, said: “As for coverage, Damac and Emaar had their amount of coverage peak in July 2009, while Al Qudra Real Estate, Sama Dubai and Sorouh had their peak in August 2009. Similarly, the coverage of Aldar Properties, Dubai Properties and Nakheel peaked in September.”
Emaar, followed by Sorouh and Aldar, featured in the top three in terms of newspaper coverage size, measured in column centimetres (cc), in July and August 2009. September saw Nakheel in the lead, followed by Emaar and Aldar.
A total of 3,962 articles from 168 publications were monitored between July and September 2009 for the report. Also, stocks movements of Emaar, Aldar Properties and Sorouh were evaluated and correlated with media coverage. The report also contains the real estate sector highlights to put the performance in perspective of the current market issues.
Compared to the Q3 of 2008, there was a general drop in numbers, with some experiencing a bigger drop than others. Al Qudra, Emaar and Nakheel experienced significant decreases in the 3rd Quarter of 2009 , compared to the same period in 2008, in terms of volume of coverage.
In summary, the three property developers, Emaar, Aldar Properties and Sorouh, experienced an upward trend in the third Quarter of 2009. Aldar enjoyed a decent gap in terms of share prices throughout the quarter and inched further towards the latter middle part of September 2009.
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