Thought Leadership • UAE

Cushman & Wakefield’s latest global occupier survey reveals how real estate priorities are evolving in response to cost pressure, workforce strategy, and operational resilience.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • Mohamed Makhlouf • 2026-07-15

Thought Leadership • UAE

UAE’s growth story is often told through multinationals and sovereign capital. But much of the country’s industrial depth sits with small and medium-sized enterprises. These firms fabricate, assemble, process and distribute. They are rarely headline names, yet they form the connective tissue of supply chains.

Robert Thomas • Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2026-06-25

Thought Leadership • UAE

Cushman & Wakefield's 2026 Waypoint report which surveyed 135 logistics and industrial markets globally, has one very clear finding: conditions are broadly tenant-favourable in 52% of markets, as uncertainty has slowed occupier decision-making and, in many regions, allowed vacancy to rise.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • David Abood • 2026-06-17

Thought Leadership • UAE

Dubai's residential market has long offered investors one primary route: buy a unit, rent it out, and realise value on sale.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • David Abood • 2026-06-04

Thought Leadership • UAE

Dubai's AED 34 billion metro expansion will alter the city's accessibility map and, with it, the price of land in places that have never had a station.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2026-06-01

Thought Leadership • UAE

Developers who have already committed capital to a project cannot wait for certainty. We laid out a framework for protecting your position while the market resolves.

Craig Rooney • 2026-04-21

Thought Leadership • UAE

The UAE's real estate markets are operating against a geopolitical backdrop that few would have predicted twelve months ago.

Edward Macura • 2026-04-02

Thought Leadership • UAE

Prime office assets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are nearing full occupancy, shifting the market advantage firmly to landlords.

Robert Thomas • Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2026-02-25

Thought Leadership • UAE

Dubai’s branded residences market has reached scale.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • P.P. Varghese • 2026-02-16

Thought Leadership • UAE

In Dubai, industrial demand continues to be driven by trade, logistics, and regional distribution. What is changing is how occupiers are using space inside the warehouse.

Robert Thomas • 2026-02-09