Nakheel’s luxury man made private island development The World is set to return tot he market in the second half of next year according to reports out of Dubai. Work on the man made archipelago was postponed in the wake of hte financial crisis. 

However, with the markets bouncing back under-construction apartments and villas will go on sale as, it is hoped, an appetite for real estate investment will return. The World consists of 254 islands of which 175 have been sold and 33 handed over to developers.

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