Sam Gowland's Dubai Villa: Unsold Amid Conflict

0:00On March 18th, former reality TV star Sam Galin shifted from shows like Love Island and Jordy Shore to building a property business. The 30-year-old Brit bought a villa in Dubai for about 1,500,000 pounds last year. He spent four months renovating it into a modern luxury home and listed it for sale in mid-February, hoping for offers above 2 million pounds. Just days after the listing, regional tensions spiked. U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran triggered retaliatory drone attacks new Dubai, scaring off buyers and investors. Dubai's property market has tanked hard. Transactions dropped 51 percent, with experts forecasting a 20 percent plunge in values. Galin shared how rockets flew over his home, and he hid back at online trolls wishing at harm. Face with the chaos, he fled to Thailand by way of Mauritius, joining tens of thousands of other Brit's escaping the area. His villa now sits unsold, labeled unsellable by locals. Expat sources warn it could take months, or even years to offload the property amid

1:03the conflict, locking up his cash for future deals. Meanwhile, his family back in England breathes easier knowing he's safe in Bangkok.