In 2025, more than 60% of residential transactions in Dubai were off-plan, according to Dubai Land Department transaction data. That figure is holding steady into 2026. Prices for completed homes climbed faster than wages and rents in many areas, while developers responded with longer payment plans and aggressive launch schedules. Read more…
Dubai didn’t ease into 2025. It surged. January delivered the highest monthly real estate transaction value ever recorded in the emirate, with total activity reaching AED 107.96 billion, nearly double the AED 57.89 billion logged in the same month last year. Sales volumes climbed. Mortgage activity stayed elevated. Prices held Read more…
Over the past few years, global real estate capital has become more selective. Investors are no longer spread thin across dozens of markets. Instead, they are concentrating allocations where regulation is clear, income is reliable, and long-term risks are easier to assess. This shift helps explain the steady rise of Read more…
By the time an investor books a site visit in Dubai, most decisions are already half-made. Search results have been scanned. Prices compared. Rental yields checked. Similar units shortlisted. In many cases, the investor already knows what they want and what they won’t touch before speaking to a broker. That’s Read more…
Real estate is no longer struggling with a lack of technology. It is struggling with fragmented systems, slow adoption, and uneven execution. By 2025, global real estate firms were spending more on technology than ever, yet McKinsey estimated that operational inefficiencies still erased 10 to 15 percent of net operating Read more…