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20.10.20260Dubai Islands recorded about Dh18.8 billion in residential sales across 5,035 transactions in the 12 months to 28 September, with the median price 17.7 per cent above the 2025 level — a rise that stands out while the wider market corrects.
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13.10.20260Dubai now counts 184 branded residence schemes — 68 completed and 116 in the pipeline — more than twice Miami's total, according to the Global Branded Residences Annual Report 2025–2026. Brands from outside hospitality account for a growing share, and the price premium is the number buyers are starting to question.
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06.10.20260Property Finder data shows resale transactions fell in the first eight months of 2026 while average deal values rose to AED3.75 million. Capital is rotating from Business Bay and Downtown Dubai toward newer communities like Dubai South and Mohammed Bin Rashid City.
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29.09.20260New tenancy contracts exceeded renewals by 633 in July and 2,139 in August — the first time that has happened since the data series began in January 2023. Median rents on new apartment leases are 15.3 per cent below renewal rates, and tenants are acting on the gap.
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22.09.2026130The Central Bank of the UAE lifted its base rate from 3.65% to 3.9% on 17 September, tracking the US Federal Reserve's first increase in three years. Fixed-rate borrowers are untouched for now; variable-rate and new buyers will feel it first — though Dubai's mortgage market is less rate-sensitive than it used to be.
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15.09.2026221Dubai Retail has unveiled The Yard, a 70,000 sq ft waterfront retail and lifestyle destination on Palm Jebel Ali with 26 concepts including Waitrose and American Hospital. It is due to open in 2027, in step with the island's first villa handovers.
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08.09.2026265Speaking at the AIM Congress in Dubai, Emaar founder Mohamed Alabbar said prices could adjust by 5 to 10 per cent as a large volume of new supply reaches the market by 2027 — and that he sees this as an adjustment rather than a crisis.
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01.09.2026318Between January and mid-August 2026, 186 development companies entered Dubai's property market — roughly 25 every month. Most were licensed by the Department of Economy and Tourism, with a handful coming through Trakhees, the SME authority and Expo City Dubai.
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25.08.2026346Dubai's property market closed the first half of 2026 with its strongest delivery volume in years: 104 projects were completed across the emirate, carrying a combined investment value of more than Dh111 billion — around $30.2 billion. The report was reviewed by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai,...
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18.08.2026341One of Dubai's most anticipated residential redevelopments has reached the finish line: Nakheel, part of Dubai Holding Real Estate, has begun handing over 892 villas and townhouses at the renewed Jebel Ali Village. Residential construction and core infrastructure are complete, and the first residents are receiving their keys. For the market this is...
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