A growing number of long-term Dubai residents are upgrading from smaller apartments to larger units and villas, taking advantage of a cooling in parts of the property market, according to industry insiders. Rohit Bachani, co-founder of Merlin Real Estate, said the trend reflects Dubai’s evolution into a long-term residential hub rather than a transient market.He […]
Dubai’s residential real estate market is facing a significant stress test, as the ongoing regional crisis introduces a level of caution not seen since the pandemic. That is the central finding of a new credit analysis published this week by S&P Global Ratings, which stops short of sounding a full alarm but makes clear that the […]
November delivers another surge in transactions as off-plan demand drives market to fresh highs The highest value villa sale was an AED110 million property on Palm Jumeirah. Image: Shutterstock Dubai’s real estate market extended its record run in 2025, with November pushing both sales volumes and values beyond last year’s full-year peaks, according to new data […]
The growth was led by increased demand in the luxury segment in Dubai, which registered 17 transactions priced above $25 million Palm Jumeirah accounted for 34 per cent of all prime residential transactions during the quarter, making it the most active area. Image: Shutterstock Dubai’s high-end residential market recorded a rise in activity in the […]
Dubai real estate sales hit $17.3bn in July 2025, driven by off-plan demand. See the 10 most in-demand communities and top projects The Dubai real estate market continues its record-breaking momentum, with sales transactions in July 2025 reaching AED63.6bn ($17.3bn) — a 27 per cent year-on-year increase in value and a 24 per cent rise in transaction […]
DUBAI, May 29 (Reuters) – Dubai’s real estate market prices are likely to face a double-double-digit fall in the second half of the year and in 2026, ratings agency Fitch said in a report on Thursday, marking a sharp turn after years of a post-pandemic boom. A spike in deliveries in 2025 and 2026 to […]
Chestertons delivers upbeat analysis on 2020 real estate prospects in Dubai amid slowing price declines and stabilizing rental rates. Dubai’s real estate market could be seeing the first signs of growing market confidence, according to new research. Chestertons said this is a result of a notable slowdown in apartment sales price declines and the stabilization […]
The program is expected to help in absorbing the supply scheduled to come to the market According to Property Finder, the current short-term visas linked to employment hold back expats from investing and owning real estate in the UAE, with many opting instead to remit their savings back to their home countries. The UAE’s decision […]
