Even the high ranking, high grossing expatriates may not choose the Pearl. Why should someone pay so much of money to own something on the coast of Doha when there are other, more attractive destinations available to invest in ? You can spend all the money you want but can't change Qatar's desert climate - the sand storms, the humidity, the plain searing heat for most of the year, the list goes on...For me, a place with a temperate climate is definitely more attractive AND its not as if the Pearl is cheap or something !