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The Changing Face of Dubai’s Residential Market

Dubai’s residential market has seen sustained price growth in recent years, particularly at the upper end.

Prathyusha GurrapuP.P. Varghese • 2026-01-26

Thought Leadership • UAE

UAE Capital Trends: Reviewing 2025 and Outlook for 2026

At the start of 2026, the UAE’s commercial real estate market has reached a new level of institutional maturity, characterised by a more diverse investor base and higher-quality assets.

Ben Rose • 2026-01-19

Thought Leadership • UAE

Industrial Trends to Watch in 2026: A UAE Outlook

The UAE enters 2026 with an industrial market increasingly shaped by the specifications occupiers need to run efficient, technology-enabled operations.

Ben RoseRobert Thomas • 2025-12-16

Thought Leadership • UAE

Dubai Retail’s Next Chapter: A Market Expanding in All Directions

Dubai’s retail sector is entering 2026 with a level of depth and momentum that places it among the most resilient and diversified retail markets globally.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2025-12-05

Thought Leadership • UAE

Abu Dhabi’s Industrial Market: Why More Occupiers Are Re-Evaluating Where They Base Operations

Industrial activity in Abu Dhabi has accelerated sharply, with many companies reassessing whether their current locations still support their operational and cost objectives.

David Short • 2025-11-24

Thought Leadership • UAE

Abu Dhabi’s Maturing Urban Story

From stability to magnetism in the UAE’s most deliberate growth market

Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2025-11-11

Thought Leadership • UAE

Abu Dhabi Office Market: Plan Early or Pay Later

Abu Dhabi’s office market has entered one of its tightest cycles in more than a decade. Citywide vacancy now sits at just 8.3%, with Grade A space almost fully absorbed.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2025-11-05

Thought Leadership • UAE

The Shift Owners Can No Longer Ignore

From “asset-light” to “asset-right” in Gulf hospitality

P.P. Varghese • 2025-10-28

Thought Leadership • UAE

Advisory Behind the Master Plan

How commercial logic turns vision into value

P.P. Varghese • 2025-10-21

Thought Leadership • UAE

Neighbourhood Retail: Small Format, Strong Fundamentals

While large-format retail dominates the headlines, smaller, community-based retail is quietly outperforming across many parts of the UAE.

Warren Krawchuk • 2025-10-09

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MARKETBEAT- Office Q2 2026, Abu Dhabi, UAE (image)
Marketbeats • UAE

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Abu Dhabi's office market remained exceptionally tight in Q2 2026, with rents rising 15% QoQ and 33% YoY, as constrained supply and record occupancy continue to favour landlords.
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MARKETBEAT- Office Q2 2026, Dubai, UAE (image)
Marketbeats • UAE

MARKETBEAT- Office Q2 2026, Dubai, UAE

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