| Dubai's freehold property boom has certainly had | | | | contracts with the companies responsible for |
| a knock-on effect to other sectors of the | | | | high-tech house systems, that many of the |
| economy. While many residents would say that | | | | upcoming developments will already be smart |
| the impact of the property boom has been | | | | homes. Controls for the home theatre system, air |
| inflation, it has also been to the benefit of | | | | conditioning, lighting and even the curtains will all be |
| businesses dealing in high specification home | | | | possible from one central control system, so if |
| entertainment systems. That's right, Dubai's elite | | | | your luxury villa doesn't make life easier, that |
| group of freehold property investors aren't just | | | | certainly will. The Sanctuary Falls community, part |
| investing a fortune into their homes, they are | | | | of the Jumeirah Golf Estates, will feature 96 villas |
| paying for the best home systems on the | | | | and all of them will be fully kitted out with smart |
| market, to take luxury to a whole new level. | | | | home control systems. |
| While Dubai's many freehold properties are to a | | | | Not only is the installation of a smart home |
| high standard already, this isn't enough for some | | | | control system a convenient idea, it is also |
| homebuyers. As the size of properties available in | | | | environmentally friendly. With all controls at your |
| Dubai are larger than in most other countries, | | | | fingertips at once, homeowners will save energy |
| home owners want the best home entertainment | | | | by avoiding leaving lights on in empty rooms, and |
| systems money can buy, and this has meant | | | | controlling the temperature to the right level. The |
| booming business for sellers. In fact, more and | | | | Grand Lagoons and Maimoon towers, part of the |
| more businesses are starting to provide this | | | | Fakhruddin properties group, will have the smart |
| service based on the huge demand for what is | | | | home systems installed to all property units. While |
| known as 'smart homes'. | | | | the idea of smart homes is still new, with the rate |
| Fortunately, this demand has not gone unnoticed | | | | of growth in Dubai, it won't take long for all new |
| by developers, and more and more of Dubai's | | | | properties to come equipped with this marvelous |
| leading freehold property developers are forming | | | | idea in home luxury. |