I have been speaking to many highly placed people on the rent levels in Qatar. The opinion I have got from them is that the rent levels may dip a little bit immediately after the games but will come back to the present levels in just about 6 months - ie; by July 2007 they will be back at today's levels...

So, I don't think there will be any real drop at all. In the medium term however, there may be hope still. Once QP gets their quarters ready and all their staff move in, we might witness some availability in the market which should bring rents down. Lets hope !!!